ProgramCIP 51.0504
Dental Public Health and Education
A program that focuses on the scientific study of dental disease prevention and control, community dental health promotion, and prepares dentists and public health professionals to function as dental health specialists. Includes instruction in preventive dentistry, the relationship of oral disease to health and quality of life, patient and practitioner behavior, dental epidemiology, nutrition and dental health, dental care policy and delivery, oral health program planning and administration, biostatistics, and research methods.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Dental Public Health and Education (Cert.), Dental Public Health and Education (MS, MPH), Dental Public Health and Education (PhD, DPH).
Leads to
3 jobsKnowledge those jobs draw on
- Education and Training2 of 3
- English Language2 of 3
- Administrative2 of 3
- Psychology2 of 3
- Customer and Personal Service1 of 3
- Biology1 of 3
- Medicine and Dentistry1 of 3
- Administration and Management1 of 3
- Computers and Electronics1 of 3
- Public Safety and Security1 of 3
- Mathematics1 of 3
- Sociology and Anthropology1 of 3
How many of the linked jobs rate the area important (O*NET importance 3.5 or more out of 5).
See also
- Public Health, Other51.2299