Pgdip dental public health, policy and leadership institute of dentistry

Overview
How are dental policy decisions made and implemented?
How can you develop and evaluate public health programmes that tackle oral health problems relevant for your population and practice?
How do you design a research study that addresses issues encountered in your own health care setting?
What makes an effective leader?
If you are interested in these questions, then this programme is for you.
Dental Public Health focuses on preventing oral diseases and improving the oral health of populations. Addressing the major oral health issues and the global challenges facing dental care systems in the current political economy requires strategic planning, evidence-informed decision-making and strong public health leadership.
The Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership Postgraduate Diploma builds on the Certificate Course by including four additional modules that allow students to develop “real world” transferrable public health skills that cover:
Research Methods
Primary Dental Care
Health Systems Policy and Performance (from the online MSc in Global Public Health at QMUL)
Leadership and Planning in Health and Public Services (run in collaboration with the School of Business and Management at QMUL)
Who is this course for?
Dentists and Dental Care Professionals
Public health practitioners and advisors
Health promoters
Health service managers
Anyone with an interest in public health, dental service planning and policy making
Why study Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership at Queen Mary?
QMUL’s new Dental School (Institute of Dentistry) opened its doors to patients and students in 2014 - the first new dental school in the UK to be built in 40 years. The £78m new school houses the most modern dental facilities in the UK, following more than a decade of planning and work. The new premises provide cutting-edge technology, superb education and research facilities for clinical dentistry and a vastly improved patient experience.