MSc Dental Public Health

The Dental Public Health MDPH course offered by the University of Sheffield is a full-time, on-campus program that allows students to broaden their understanding of dental public health issues. The course instils skills necessary for improving oral health for populations and devises ways to tackle inequalities that lead to oral health problems.Course Content: This course takes an in-depth approach to public health issues related to dentistry, including how to plan and evaluate public health interventions. Those undertaking the program will reflect on their own experiences and apply knowledge to their everyday practice. It also provides practical skills in data analysis.Key Modules: Students will study various modules such as Principles of Preventive Dentistry, Introduction to Research Methods and Applied Statistics, Basic Epidemiology, Introduction to Health Economics, Needs Assessment and Priority Setting, Social and Behaviour Science and Health Promotion, Assessment and Management of the Risk Factors to Health, as well as Ethical, Political, and Legal Aspects of Public Health and Preventive Dentistry.Future Careers: Graduates of this course can anticipate opportunities in roles related to policy-making, research or teaching. Additionally, this course is ideal for those seeking specialty training roles in dental public health within primary care trust or strategic health authorities. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.