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Preventive and Community Dentistry

Head

Daniel Caplan

Professors

Daniel Caplan, Peter Damiano, Jed Hand, Raymond Kuthy, Steven Levy, Elaine Smith, John Warren

Professors emeriti

Henrietta Logan, Nelson Logan

Adjunct professor

Rhys Jones

Clinical professor

Howard Cowen

Associate professors

Marsha Cunningham, Teresa Marshall, Derek Willard

Associate professors emeriti

Howard Field, Hermine McLeran, Lawrence Peterson, Jamie Sharp

Assistant professor

Michelle McQuistan

Adjunct assistant professors

Julie Eichenberger-Gilmore, Betsy Momany, Fang Qian

Clinical assistant professors

Erin Lacey, Marco Rouman

Graduate degree: M.S. in Dental Public Health
Web site: http://www.dentistry.uiowa.edu

D.D.S. Student Training

Predoctoral training in preventive, community, and geriatric dentistry is designed to increase D.D.S. students' awareness of preventive dental practices, aspects of dental practices affected by community factors, and care of compromised adult patients.

Community dentistry programs give students opportunities to interact with health care teams and the public in Iowa and around the world. The department conducts off-site community programs statewide, nationwide, and worldwide. It also operates the Special Care Clinic, which is housed in the Dental Science Building.

Using the community dentistry programs as the classroom, D.D.S. students observe and participate in a variety of activities that nurture their awareness of the societal obligations they must assume in order to become effective practitioners.

Graduate Program

Master of Science in dental public health

Master of Science

The Master of Science program in dental public health requires 40 s.h. of course work and is designed to be completed in two academic years of full-time study. It prepares dentists and dental hygienists to be specialists in dental public health. The program emphasizes research and requires a research project culminating in the completion and defense of a thesis. Successful dentist graduates meet the educational requirements for eligibility to take the certifying examination of the American Board of Dental Public Health.

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College.

Courses

For D.D.S. Students

111:116 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry	1 s.h.
Identification of health and disease in the mouth; practical methods of disease control, philosophy of preventive dentistry; patient assessment, clinical diagnosis.

111:117 Cariology and Preventive Therapies	2 s.h.
Multifactorial etiology of dental caries; support data for use of fluorides, sealants, antimicrobials, and plaque control mechanisms in prevention of caries. Prerequisites: 111:116.

111:118 Preventive Dentistry Assessment and Patient Care	3 s.h.
Patient oral assessment, communication, patient management skills; preventive dentistry risk assessment, oral hygiene instruction for collegiate recall patients; skills in instrumentation for detection, removal of calculus deposits. Prerequisites: 111:116 and 111:117.

111:145 Clinical Preventive Dentistry	0, 2 s.h.
Experience providing complete prophylaxis and preventive services for college patients; application of nutrition principles and communication skills in a clinic setting. Prerequisites: 111:118.

111:160 The Practice of Dentistry in the Community I	1-2 s.h.
Issues related to the role of the dental professional at a local and state level, including dental public health, health literacy, cultural competency, and forensic dentistry; the role of the state dental director.

111:161 The Practice of Dentistry in the Community II	1-2 s.h.
Factors that affect the profession and practice of dentistry, including basics of health care systems in the U.S. and in other countries; health care reform; Medicaid; dental insurance; health care delivery systems; legal and malpractice issues; dental utilization and dental workforce; quality of care.

111:185 Broadlawns Medical Center	arr.
Dental care to low-income patients in a metropolitan hospital-based clinic; community-related assignments; student team experience in Des Moines.

111:186 Colorado Migrant Program	arr.
Experience providing primary dental care and outreach services to a migrant population; broad understanding of needs, resources for migrant, low-socioeconomic populations.

111:187 Community Health Care: Davenport	arr.
Experience providing dental care at medical-dental ambulatory health care facility serving Scott County; community-related assignments.

111:188 St. Lukes-Dental Health Center	arr.
Experience providing clinical and outreach services for low-income children and adults with developmental disabilities at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids; operative and behavioral dental problems, hospital protocol, special needs of low-socioeconomic clients.

111:189 Geriatrics and Special Needs Program	arr.
Experience in Special Care Clinic and Geriatric Mobile Dental Unit; comprehensive care for medically, physically, cognitively compromised adults, including frail elderly nursing home residents with portable equipment, other underserved populations.

111:191 Private Practice Preceptorship	arr.
Development of skills and knowledge necessary for day-to-day practice of dentistry; experience at selected preceptor sites in Iowa.

111:194 Special Field Clinic	arr.
Extramural experiences developed according to student needs, extramural opportunities.

111:196 Siouxland Community Health Center	arr.
Experience providing dental care at medical/dental ambulatory health care facility; community-related assignments.

For Graduate Students

111:200 Introduction to Dental Public Health	2 s.h.
Science, philosophy, practice of dental public health.

111:201 Literature Review Methods: Dental Public Health	2 s.h.
Concepts and process of literature review, particularly in area of student's interest.

111:202 Research Protocol Seminar	2 s.h.
Development of a master's thesis protocol; identification of thesis topic, review of relevant literature, development of research methods, writing.

111:203 Independent Study: Dental Public Health	1-3 s.h.


111:204 Principles of Oral Epidemiology	arr.
Retrospective, prospective, cohort study designs; validity and reliability; distribution and determinants of oral diseases--caries, periodontal diseases, oral cancer, malocclusion, fluorosis, HIV infection, tooth loss, edentulism.

111:205 Administration of Public Dental Programs	2 s.h.
Application of general management concepts; practical aspects of planning, financing, staffing, implementing, operating, evaluating dental public health programs at federal, state, local levels.

111:206 Preventive Programs in Dental Public Health	2 s.h.
Prevention, control methods for major dental conditions, primarily dental caries, periodontal diseases; clinical efficacy, cost-effectiveness; development of comprehensive preventive oral health plan for a community.

111:208 Field Experience in Dental Public Health	arr.
Arranged with public and voluntary health agencies according to students' and agencies' needs.

111:209 Advanced Field Experience in Dental Public Health	1-3 s.h.
Opportunity to research, develop, and implement programmatic objectives with local, state, national, and/or federal agencies and organizations on an issue that is both relevant to the student and the agency; may require off-site visits to agencies or organizations. Prerequisites: 111:208.

111:211 Thesis: Dental Public Health	arr.
Protocol preparation; data collection, analysis, organization; writing, defense of research.

111:214 Dental Care Policy and Financing	2 s.h.
Dental financing and policy issues: payment mechanisms for health care service providers, third-party prepayment plans, salaried and public-financed programs, Medicaid and Medicare programs, dental insurance systems, and care of the underserved.

111:217 Teaching Methods and Evaluation	2 s.h.
Philosophies of dental education, teaching methodologies, evaluation; focus on learning to write educational objectives, writing and analyzing exam items.

111:218 Clinical Teaching Practicum: Preventive Dentistry	arr.
Teaching experience in preventive dentistry clinic setting with first-year dental students; outcomes focused on methods in clinical teaching, evaluation, and remediation.

111:230 Geriatric Care I	2 s.h.
Aging in humans, with emphasis on oral cavity; issues and problems of oral health care in older adults.

111:231 Geriatric Care II	2 s.h.
Issues and problems related to oral health care in older adults, especially the frail or functionally dependent.

111:300 Dental Public Health Certificate	arr.
Dental public health certificate. Requirements: D.P.H. M.S. Program participation.