Courses

• SDM PH 804: Advanced Topics in Statistical Analysis Using Computers
  Prerequisite: SDM PH 803. In-depth coverage of concepts taught in Biostatistics (PH 803). Includes a more detailed discussion of estimation techniques, central limit theorem, analysis of variance, regression and correlation, and analysis of covariance. Multivariate techniques are covered in conjunction with Epi-info and SAS facilities at the Boston University Office of Information Technology. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 806: Environmental Health
  Familiarizes students with issues in environmental health. Topics include environmental health hazards such as air, water, and food quality, human settlement, and industrial activities, including diseases associated with these issues, and assessing, controlling, and preventing these hazards. 1st sem
• SDM PH 807: Prevention and Health Promotion in Dentistry
  Designed for master's and doctoral students. Introduces the concepts and techniques of disease prevention and health promotion in dentistry and health. Emphasizes caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancer prevention in the individual and community. 1st sem.
• SDM PH 808: Health Care Management and Finance
  Topics include accounting principles, budgetary processes, accounting documentation, and cash flow analysis, with an emphasis on dental care delivery using computer simulation. 1st sem.
• SDM PH 810: Introduction to Dental Public Health
  This course presents an overview of dental public health. Through lectures, class discussions, and projects, students will learn to apply the principles of dental public health, dental epidemiology, community-based oral health promotion, disease prevention strategies, and outcome assessment. 1st sem.
• SDM PH 812: Oral Epidemiology
  This course will provide the student with 1) the principles of epidemiology, relating these principles to the diseases of the oral cavity and 2) demonstrate the designs for clinical and community-based studies. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to understand the strengths and limitations in the design of such studies. 1st sem.
• SDM PH 821: Dental Public Health Literature Review
  This course will provide the students with the tools to critically evaluate the literature. Students will become familiar with the classical dental literature. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 831: Presentation Skills
  Develops and fine-tunes teaching and presentation abilities. Focuses on instructional design, presentation graphics, and presentation skills. Hands-on learning experience.
• SDM PH 872: Current Issues in Dental Public Health
  This course provides the student with an overview of current concepts and programs in dental public health and their relationship to the four major dental public health competency areas: health policy and administration, health promotion and disease prevention, delivery systems, and research. The course will familiarize students with various approaches to meeting the oral health needs of high risk populations on the local, national, and international levels.
• SDM PH 890: Seminars in Dental Public Health
  This course gives the student the opportunity to interact with invited speakers who are leaders in the field of Dental Public Health, Dentistry or affiliated disciplines. The amount of credit awarded will vary depending on the duration of study. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 892: Dental Public Health Grand Rounds
  This course is intended to provide a formal review of current topics of interest to the dental public health field. Specifically, this course provides a seminar format to update information on the current hot topics in dental public health, with an emphasis on preparation for the DPH Board examinations. In this course, graduate student and faculty participants will review recent topics covered in the published public health literature. The bi-monthly meeting will consist of a critical discussion of dental public health emerging topics, encompassing policy, health care reform, workforce issues, and updates/review of Oral Epidemiology. Years 1, 2 and 3, 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PH 911: Public Health Project (MS, MSD only)
  Students attain public health, primary care, or public health policy and administration experience through placement at one of several extramural sites. Experience may be correlated with the student's research topic.
• SDM PH 920: Dental Public Health Practicum
  This course gives the student the opportunity to receive real-world experience. A practicum provides the opportunity to integrate and apply classroom learning in a public health work environment, enabling students to observe and learn from professionals in the field. The student contributes to a community's resources and to the solution of public health problems while developing practical skills and personal confidence as a public health professional. The city's health department, other community dental programs, and dental insurance companies are suitable sites for practicum. Students also gain experience in areas such as quality assurance, needs assessment, prevention programs, and policy development. Approval of the program director is required. The amount of credit awarded for directed study will vary dependant on the duration of study.
• SDM PH 930: Residency Field Experience
  Dental Public Health students who wish to become Board-eligible are required to enroll in a Residency Field Experience. Students are encouraged to choose sites for the Residency Field Experience which are compatible with, and can serve best, their particular interests. The primary site for this activity is at the Boston Public Health Commission. The Residency Field Experience is designed so that Dental Public Health students enrolled at the Boston University School of Dental Medicine receive real world experience in the city's health department and other community dental programs. Students also gain experience in areas such as needs assessment, prevention programs, and policy development. Students are required to spend at least two days a week on this aspect of the program. 3rd and 4th sem.
• SDM PH 991: Research in Dental Public Health
  Investigation necessary to satisfy requirements for the MSD and DScD degrees. May include any aspect of public health dentistry including needs assessment, program planning, public policy, and administration and finance. In most instances, an epidemiologic or biostatistical analysis is required.
• SDM PR 720: Practice Management
  This course reviews fundamental principles of risk managing a dental practice with special emphasis on record keeping and risk management. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 750: Preclinical Restorative
  Laboratory instruction that will introduce new techniques and enhance technical restorative skills. Will provide exposure to procedures not exposed at the pre-doctoral level and give in-depth rationales of all potential clinical procedures that students will be expected to perform during their clinical career. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 761: Occlusion
  Principles of occlusion. The analysis and management of occlusal problems as related to periodontology, restorative dentistry, and tooth movement. 1st sem.
• SDM PR 780: Geriatrics and Gerontology Seminar
  An in-depth analysis of current issues in our aging population, including demographic profiles, long-term care, financial considerations, and case discussions. Articles from current literature will complement the information discussed in the seminar.
• SDM PR 801: Fixed Prosthodontics
  This advanced level course reviews all aspects of fixed therapy with special emphasis on contemporary materials and techniques and the principles of occlusion as they relate to fixed prosthodontics. 1st and 2nd sem.

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