the master in dental public health in dental public health explains how oral health can be promoted and protected across society. students will learn how dental public health services are planned, delivered and managed, and how to find practical solutions to public health challenges.

graduates will study key concepts in public health, such as how environments and lifestyles can contribute to disease, and social attitudes towards health. they will also focus on specific topics in dentistry, including the epidemiology of oral diseases, strategies for promoting good oral health, and how to design a population’s dental services.

students will cover the economics of delivering public health services, the statistical techniques that are used to measure their impact, and policy issues such as affordable healthcare and social inequality. the biggest part of the degree will be their dissertation project, where they will examine the latest research on a topic in dental public health, and consider the impact these findings could have on dental services or oral health.