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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- DA 109
- Course Title:
- Public Health and Community-Based Learning
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 10
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Introduces a community-based learning project. Covers working in small groups to plan, create and present an oral health based project to meet the oral health needs of a chosen demographic.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
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Research and identify the needs of a community to establish an oral health topic for a target audience.
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欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 and implement a community-based learning project.
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Demonstrate collaborative teamwork with fellow classmates while developing and presenting the community-based learning project.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
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Course assignments surrounding CBL project
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Discussion posts
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Reflection paper
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes
- Oral health promotion and education
- Community engagement and advocacy
- Public health in dentistry
- Diversity and inclusion in healthcare
- Interpersonal communication in healthcare
- Social determinants of health and their impact on oral health
- Demographic-specific oral health challenges
- Principles of health education and behavior change
- Ethical considerations in community outreach
- Evidence-based dental care practices
- Health disparities and access to care
- Cultural competence in dental practice
- Barriers to oral health education
- Challenges in designing effective community projects
- Sustainability of community initiatives
- Research and data analysis to assess community needs
- Project planning and organization
- Team collaboration and conflict resolution
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Creative problem-solving in healthcare delivery
- Networking with community stakeholders and organizations
- Evaluating the impact of community projects
- Applying feedback to refine project implementation