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Population Oral Health in Practice (POPH90306)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
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This subject is a core subject within the Graduate Certificate of Dental Public Health. Developed and delivered in collaboration with partners from the sector, this subject will provide the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the pre-requisite subjects to a real-world scenario. Students will undertake a population oral health project, they will work with partners from the sectors and gain exposure to a range of public health roles, perspectives and problems and develop skills in adopting a collaborative, team-based approach to developing solutions.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse a population oral health problem collaboratively with dental public health stakeholders.
- Apply theoretical and methodological dental public health knowledge to identify solutions to complex population oral health problems.
- Conduct a detailed investigation of a public or population dental health issue in a substantial project, working with key stakeholders, with a high-level of personal autonomy and accountability.
- Communicate complex population oral health problems and their solutions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Generic skills
- Problem-solving
- Finding, evaluating and applying relevant information
- Demonstrating initiative, autonomy and organization
- Written communication
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively with team members
Last updated: 25 April 2024