Course summary

Dental Public Health is the science and art of preventing oral diseases and promoting oral health to the population. The MSc in Dental Public Health will help you learn about population oral health which is led by internationally recognised educators and researchers who are specialists in clinical dentistry, psychology, sociology, oral epidemiology, and public health. Dental public health offers you the opportunity to enhance professional, clinical and academic knowledge alongside others from multi-disciplinary backgrounds from around the world. The course will equip you with the understanding and skills to appreciate what a 21st century discipline of dental public health can contribute towards the improvement of health and allows you to collaborate with people who are from a variety of health-related backgrounds. Research highlights of the course include:

• Introduction to research skills in qualitative and quantitative methodologies. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the role and importance of evidence reviews, literature searching, critical appraisal, project management, ethical issues and evidence synthesis and analysis.

• We’ll support you to develop an individual research project culminating in a dissertation.

• You’ll learn alongside students from multidisciplinary backgrounds from across the world. Two modules are taught and a further two modules are delivered by the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development. This learning experience will provide rich networking opportunities and deepen your appreciation of international public health.