Unit Code: DNT820

Unit Name: Applied Preventive Dentistry

Description: The course provides students with the knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary for a manager in public health dentistry with regards to prevention of oral diseases. Students will have a deeper understanding of oral disease burden while appraising scientific literatures for evidence-based practice in oral health care. Based on these, students acquire the ability to critically appraise individual and community-based preventive interventions and related legislative framework. Further, it will assist them to prescribe, implement and amend preventive strategies accordingly by designing a comprehensive preventative plan.

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Prerequisite: MER

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 30

Offered In: Semester 1,2