Health Promotion 2 (ORAL20001)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject comprises four modules:

Health Promotion Principles: Public health and the social determinants of health, primary health care, health promotion and education; health promotion models and strategies; evidence-based oral health promotion; health promotion programs; health promotion program planning, implementation and evaluation.

 

Health Education: Health education in context; health behaviours, communication and counselling skills; teaching and learning methodology; interpersonal and group skills; health education models and frameworks; educational evaluation; and may include field visits and practical work.

 

Applied Health Education: School curriculum frameworks, settings and strategies for health education, educational technology and aids for oral health and applied health education experience via in-class practical sessions, interviews and field visits.

Ethical Practice and Research in Oral Health: Policies that affect oral health practice, dental professional practice regulation and legislation, the principles and application of ethics to health care and human research, privacy, record keeping and health consumer issues; ethics for professional practice, selection of and preparation for final year oral health therapy research projects.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Identify the social and environmental determinants of health and their influence on oral health outcomes
  • Work with people and the community to identify and address health literacy and oral health promotion needs
  • Examine teaching methodologies and their application to health education
  • Apply culturally sensitive approaches in promoting oral health
  • Apply health education and health promotion theory to oral health promotion
  • Critically appraise oral health education and oral health promotion interventions
  • Critique the role of ethics, policy and legislation in relation to the practice of oral health therapy
  • Apply ethical principles to oral health therapy practice and research
  • Investigate the role of oral health therapists as part of interprofessional teams
  • Design and deliver evidence-based oral health education and promotion interventions

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:

  • Observation and evaluation;
  • Communication;
  • Planning and presenting;
  • Academic writing and referencing;
  • Searching, retrieval and application of evidence;
  • Skills in Information technology and use of academic databases;
  • Understand the social and cultural diversity in our community
  • Planning, delivery and evaluation of programs; and
  • Teamwork skills
  • Professional practice and ethics.

Last updated: 4 March 2025