2022/23 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DSUR5130M Principles of Dental Public Health

35 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Mrs Jenny Owen
Email: j.c.owen@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

Pre-requisite qualifications

A bachelor degree with 2:2 (hons) in a related subject or medical or dental degree. New graduates with limited or no work experience in a health-related area would be expected to have a 2.1 or above.
Or
Professional qualification with 3-5 years' work experience.
We also welcome applications from graduates with a medical or dental degree.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in each component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module forms part of the MSc Dental Public and gives students a foundation in the principles of dental public health and in health services research.Unless your programme is designed to be delivered fully online, your programme and modules will be delivered predominantly on campus. These teaching activities will be supported by the use of digital tools to enhance your learning and experience. The catalogue provides details of your module and the teaching methods used to deliver your module (for example, lecture, seminar, tutorial, practical). It does not necessarily provide you with information about the mode of delivery for specific learning activities on your module (whether these will be on campus or delivered digitally). Information about the delivery mode for learning and teaching activities for your modules will be published in the timetable and in the Minerva area for your modules. You can access your personalised timetable through Minerva or our UniLeeds app on your mobile device. We sometimes need to adapt our teaching to take account of developments in the subject, in response to new research and current affairs for example, and on occasion we may need to adapt our delivery modes too. You will be kept informed of any proposed changes to the content and delivery of your modules as described in the module catalogue and we’ll make sure you understand and agree the reasons for any changes before they are introduced.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Explain the influence of lifestyle on oral and general health.
2. Discuss the Common Risk Factors Approach.
3. Discuss inequalities in oral health.
4. Evaluate the most commonly used socio-economic indicators in dental research.
5. Discuss the principles and models of health promotion including the theories of behaviour change.
6. Discuss the effectiveness of various methods of prevention and how to evaluate oral health promotion initiatives.
7. Discuss the political imperative influencing oral health promotion including government White Papers.
8. Discuss healthy public policies nationally and internationally their impact on oral health.
9. Discuss the principles of planning and management of oral health care services.
10. Explain the role of sociology in dentistry.
11. Discuss health protection in the context of oral and general health.
12. Discuss methods of oral health education and their underpinning theories.
13. Explain oral health needs and demands and their relative importance and priority.
14. Describe the survey methods and techniques for measuring dental and oral diseases.
15. Discuss health services research methods including qualitative approaches and systematic reviewing

Learning outcomes
On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able to:
1. demonstrate, in depth, an understanding of the theories underpinning the practise of dental public health
2. show the ability to critically evaluate population oral and general health needs and demands and an appreciation of the appropriate methods to measure them
3. describe in detail the principles of planning and evaluating oral and healthcare services and health promotion programmes
4. identify the most appropriate evidence-based approaches to the prevention of oral diseases in given populations

Skills outcomes
- Find, retrieve and synthesise information; appraise and interpret evidence
- Critically review literature and tools in oral health promotion
- Explore issues in validating socio-economic indicators
- Critically appraise oral health inequalities theories
- Communicate effectively with audience at different levels
- Presentation skills
- Problem analysis and solving
- Translate theories to practice
- Contribute to the water fluoridation debate
- Policy development
- Appreciation of political agendas
- Working with professionals from other disciplines
- Time management and organisational skills
- Correctly identify appropriate health services research methods

Syllabus

This module aims to provide an understanding of the basic principles of Dental Public Health. The syllabus should enable students to understand the theoretical basis for Dental Public Health as well as the skills required to undertake health services research and covers the main areas below which mirror those of the Diploma in Dental Public Health syllabus of the Royal College of Surgeons of England:
- Organisation of Health Services and the principles of planning and management
- Oral health needs and demands and their relative importance and priority
- Epidemiology of Oral and Dental Diseases
- Oral Health Promotion
- Prevention of Oral Diseases

The module aims to explore current issues in dental public health both in the UK and internationally and to promote a multi-disciplinary approach will involve professionals from other disciplines such as health promotion. Throughout all of the teaching students will be given opportunities to critically appraise the literature and the evidence which underpins the concepts which are discussed. The importance of evaluation of Dental Public Health initiatives will be emphasised.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Tutorials	1	1.00	1.00
Tutorials	2	2.00	4.00
Group learning	1	2.00	2.00
Group learning	3	3.00	9.00
Lecture	1	1.50	1.50
Lecture	3	2.00	6.00
Lecture	7	1.00	7.00
Lecture	7	3.00	21.00
Seminar	3	2.00	6.00
Private study hours			292.50
Total Contact hours			57.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			350.00

Private study

Private study and self-directed learning will be used to prepare for lectures, seminars and regular literature reviews. As part of the assessment, students are required to research into various socio-economic indicators that are used in different countries and assess their validities and to critically evaluate existing oral health promotion initiatives. There is one online learning session on the use of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) of 90 minutes duration plus 30 minutes performing a self-assessment test on learning achieved.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

There are several opportunities for students to receive formative feedback throughout this module, however there are three key sessions which are designed to discuss the syllabus and provide formative feedback to the student on their essay, project assignments and exam. The students are also given the opportunity to review the learning objectives and ask for further guidance where they feel they may need additional support.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2,500 word essay on sources of population information and inequalities in oral health	25.00
Report	2,500 word project report/essay proposing an oral health improvement programme for a specified population	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		50.00

Each summative element of assessment is compensatable

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	3 hr	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		50.00

Essay and short answer based. Each summative element of assessment is compensatable.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 26/01/2023

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