Mini-Master of Dental Public Health Catalogue
Dental Public Health is the science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.
The Mini-Master of Dental Public Health (Mini-MDPH) is a shorter, condensed version of the traditional Master of Dental Public Health (MDPH) programme. It typically provides an overview of key dental public health concepts, methods, and practices in a shorter timeframe, making it suitable for individuals who want to gain foundational knowledge in dental public health but may not have the time or resources to commit to a full MDPH programme.
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Programme Description
This programme is a 3 months (12 weeks) online certificate course designed to teach the skills that are necessary for the basic dental public health understanding or practice and to prepare learners to become dental public health scientists/practitioners in resource-limited contexts.
Programme Objectives
1. To educate learners on the basic principles and practice of dental public health
2. To produce graduates who would improve access to oral healthcare in populations
3. To equip learners for future professional development, self-actualization, and practice management
4. To educate learners on the ability to cooperate with individuals, teams or groups and specialists in population oral health care and appropriate referral
Teaching Target
The teaching target of the Mini-Master of Dental Public Health (mMDPH) programme is to help learners to grasp the basic knowledge and skills needed to master the basic techniques of dental public health science and practice, manage dental public health facilities, and establish the foundation for a sound managerial and capitalist entrepreneurial dental public health engagement enterprise.
Specialisations
1. Dental Public Health (mMDPH)
2. Oral Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (mMDPH-OPR)
3. Community Oral Health (mMDPH-COH)
Courses
Dental Public Health (mMDPH)
Dental Public Health is a branch of dentistry that focuses on improving the oral health of populations rather than individuals. It involves assessing the oral health needs of communities, implementing programs and policies to address those needs, and evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions. Dental public health professionals work on initiatives such as community water fluoridation, school-based dental sealant programs, oral health education campaigns, and efforts to reduce disparities in access to dental care. They collaborate with public health agencies, policymakers, community organizations, and dental professionals to promote oral health and prevent dental diseases on a large scale.
| CODE | USCH | TITLE |
| PC3-011 |
3 |
Foundations of Dental Public Health |
| PC3-012 |
3 |
Oral Health Systems, Law & Policy |
| PC3-013 |
3 |
Oral Epidemiology and Control of Oral Diseases |
| PC3-014 |
3 |
Social and Behavioural Sciences in Oral Health |
| PC3-015 |
4 |
Oral Health Promotion, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence |
| PC3-016 |
3 |
WHO’s Basic Methods for Oral Health Surveys |
| PC3-017 |
6 |
mMDPH Capstone (Practicum/Field Work) |
| Other components of the mMDPH curriculum | ||
| RL00 |
0 |
GRIT |
| RL01 |
0 |
Developing your personal career strategy |
| RL03 |
0 |
Dental Public Health Business |
| WBN01 |
0 |
We are the Future |
| WBN02 |
0 |
Advocacy in Health Care |
| WBN04 |
0 |
Designing and Developing Healthcare Facilities & Programmes |
| WBN07 |
0 |
Stress and our Health and Illness States |
| WBN08 |
0 |
Behavioural Dimensions in the Concept of Health |
| WBN09 |
0 |
Nutritional Factors in Health and Illness States |
| WBN10 |
0 |
Public Health Informatics |
| WBN11 |
0 |
Communication in Health Education Programmes |
| WBN12 |
0 |
Anxiety Disorders |
| WBN13 |
0 |
Diagnosis of Oral Disease: History Taking |
| WBN14 |
0 |
Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Routine Physical Examination |
| WBN15 |
0 |
Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Choosing & Ordering Investigations |
| WBN16 |
0 |
Working in Resource-Limited Settings |
| Additional Modules for CAREER PLAN | ||
| CRR 101 |
0 |
Career Landscape |
| CRR 102 |
0 |
Gaining Visibility |
| CRR 103 |
0 |
Career Advancement |
| CRR 104 |
0 |
Becoming Indispensable |
| CRR 105 |
0 |
Performance Improvement |
| Additional Modules for BUSINESS PLAN | ||
| BUS 101 |
0 |
Product Development |
| BUS 102 |
0 |
Business Strategy |
| BUS 103 |
0 |
Sales & Marketing |
| BUS 104 |
0 |
Leadership and Organisational Behaviour |
| BUS 105 |
0 |
Business Accountability & Ethics |
Total credits: 25 USCH (50 ECTS). Note: USCH = United States Credit Hours and ECTS = European Credit Transfer System.
Programme Plans
There are three (3) plans in the mMDPH programme – Regular Plan (the full strength of the programme), Career Boost Plan (learn how to build a great career with the full strength of the programme and help others to do the same), and Business Plan (learn how to build a great business with the full strength of the programme and help others to do the same). The details of each plan are given below. You should choose the plan that you intend to run during your application. Notice that the enrolment fee differs with each plan (https://orapuh.org/fees).
Oral Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (mMDPH-OPR)
Oral health promotion and risk reduction encompass a range of strategies and activities aimed at improving oral health outcomes and minimising the risk of dental diseases. These efforts focus on empowering individuals and communities to adopt healthy oral hygiene practices and behaviors while reducing factors that contribute to oral health problems.
| CODE | USCH | TITLE |
| PC3-011 | 3 | Foundations of Dental Public Health |
| PC3-012 | 3 | Oral Health Systems, Law, and Policy |
| PC3-013 | 3 | Oral Epidemiology and Control of Oral Diseases |
| PC3-014 | 3 | Social and Behavioural Sciences in Oral Health |
| PC3-015 | 4 | Oral Health Promotion, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence |
| PC3-618 | 3 | Behavioral Oral Health Promotion & Healthy Dental Choices |
| PC3-619 | 3 | Preventive Dentistry and Risk Assessment |
| PC3-620 | 2 | Oral Health Education |
| PC3-621 | 6 | mMDPH-OPR Capstone (Practicum/Field Work, Publication, and Seminar) |
| Other components of the mMDPH-OPR curriculum | ||
| RL00 | 0 | GRIT |
| RL01 | 0 | Developing your personal career strategy |
| RL03 | 0 | Dental Public Health Business |
| WBN01 | 0 | We are the Future |
| WBN02 | 0 | Advocacy in Health Care |
| WBN04 | 0 | Designing and Developing Healthcare Facilities & Programmes |
| WBN07 | 0 | Stress and our Health and Illness States |
| WBN08 | 0 | Behavioural Dimensions in the Concept of Health |
| WBN09 | 0 | Nutritional Factors in Health and Illness States |
| WBN10 | 0 | Public Health Informatics |
| WBN11 | 0 | Communication in Health Education Programmes |
| WBN12 | 0 | Anxiety Disorders |
| WBN13 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: History Taking |
| WBN14 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Routine Physical Examination |
| WBN15 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Choosing & Ordering Investigations |
| WBN16 | 0 | Working in Resource-Limited Settings |
Total credits: 30 USCH (60 ECTS). Note: USCH = United States Credit Hours and ECTS = European Credit Transfer System.
Community Oral Health (mMDPH-COH)
Community oral health refers to efforts aimed at improving the oral health of a specific community or population group. It involves various strategies and programmes designed to promote oral hygiene, prevent dental diseases, and ensure access to dental care within the community. Community oral health initiatives often include educational campaigns, preventive services such as dental screenings and fluoride treatments, and outreach programs to underserved populations.
These efforts may be implemented through partnerships between local health departments, community organisations, schools, dental professionals, and other stakeholders. The goal is to address the unique oral health needs and challenges faced by the community, reduce oral health disparities, and improve overall oral health outcomes for its residents.
| CODE | USCH | TITLE |
| PC3-011 | 3 | Foundations of Dental Public Health |
| PC3-012 | 3 | Oral Health Systems, Law, and Policy |
| PC3-013 | 3 | Oral Epidemiology and Control of Oral Diseases |
| PC3-014 | 3 | Social and Behavioural Sciences in Oral Health |
| PC3-015 | 4 | Oral Health Promotion, Communication, and Artificial Intelligence |
| PC3-621 | 2 | Introduction to Community Oral Health |
| PC3-622 | 3 | Community Engagement and Community-Based Interventions |
| PC3-623 | 3 | Community Oral Health Programme Planning, Implementation & Evaluation |
| PC3-624 | 6 | mMDPH-COH Capstone (Practicum/Field Work) and Seminar |
| Other components of the mMDPH-COH curriculum | ||
| RL00 | 0 | GRIT |
| RL01 | 0 | Developing your personal career strategy |
| RL03 | 0 | Dental Public Health Business |
| WBN01 | 0 | We are the Future |
| WBN02 | 0 | Advocacy in Health Care |
| WBN04 | 0 | Designing and Developing Healthcare Facilities & Programmes |
| WBN07 | 0 | Stress and our Health and Illness States |
| WBN08 | 0 | Behavioural Dimensions in the Concept of Health |
| WBN09 | 0 | Nutritional Factors in Health and Illness States |
| WBN10 | 0 | Public Health Informatics |
| WBN11 | 0 | Communication in Health Education Programmes |
| WBN12 | 0 | Anxiety Disorders |
| WBN13 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: History Taking |
| WBN14 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Routine Physical Examination |
| WBN15 | 0 | Diagnosis of Oral Disease: Choosing & Ordering Investigations |
| WBN16 | 0 | Working in Resource-Limited Settings |
Total credits: 30 USCH (60 ECTS). Note: USCH = United States Credit Hours and ECTS = European Credit Transfer System.
How we teach these courses and modules
This programe is taught and assessed entirely (100%) online/ODL.
We utilise the Flipped Classroom Model of Instruction, using the best available, cost-effective media (WhatsApp, Telegram, & YouTube).
- We assign pre-recorded lecture audios and videos and other resources as homework to be watched or engaged before class.
- Students make their own notes or jot down major points and may also consult materials outside of school resources for better understanding of lessons and to enrich their notes/jottings.
- We spend classroom time on valuable activities like review of lecture and/or other resources, discussions, Q & A, real-life applications, and projects.
- For each course, live interactive sessions hold as scheduled in the Programme’s Roadmap. Each session runs for about 45 minutes to 1 hour
- There are regular (weekly) academic webinars that support learning and career/business development.
- The capstone (practicum/field work) summarises the overall achievement in the programme.
- Faculty-Student Forum (WhatsApp and Telegram) goes from 10 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday
mMDPH Enrolment Fees
Regular plan
- The Gambia: D15,560 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N251,145 (NGN)
- Other countries: $250 (USD)
Career Boost plan and Business plan
- The Gambia: D18,060 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N300,625 (NGN)
- Other countries: $300 (USD)
mMDPH-OPR and mMDPH-COH Enrollment Fee
- The Gambia: D18,060 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N300,625 (NGN)
- Other countries: $300 (USD)
EF Payment Plans
- Plan 1: pay all EF before resumption
- Plan 2: pay 50% of EF before resumption and pay the rest 50% one month after the first payment. This plan also attracts an extra charge
- The Gambia: D62 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N1,000 (NGN)
- Other countries: $1 (USD)
- Plan 3: Pay 1/3rd of EF before resumption, pay another 1/3rd one month after resumption, and pay the last 1/3rd two months after resumption. This plan also attracts an extra charge
- The Gambia: D124 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N2,000 (NGN)
- Other countries: $2 (USD)
*Each admitted student should endeavour to inform the Finance Unit (+220-288-6490 – WhatsApp; [email protected]) about their chosen EF Payment plan.
**Failure of a student to keep to the specific requirements of their chosen EF payment plan results in the termination of all learning activities for the defaulting student.
How to Picture this Programme
There are a number of ways to picture the Mini-Master of Dental Public Health experience; a few of them are:
- As a core training/practice programme
Chances are that you feel this programme is not too related to your career. But that is not true. In fact, the programme is at the heart of your future practice. You cannot practice effectively without considering the impact of your practice on the health of the public. - As a programme in entrepreneurial capitalism
After taking this programme, you could start your own dental public health business and build it until it becomes a profitable and an enduring business that is sustainably prominent in the marketplace - As a programme in Administration
The knowledge and skills that you gain from this programme could help you to enhance viability, productivity, and sustainability in your present workplace or other facilities that you manage - As a programme in Business Administration Business strategies and methods are freely taught throughout each module of the programme. The knowledge and skills you acquire during the programme would help you to begin and/or boost your business or career and optimise them to maximise profit and minimise loss
- As a core science programme
Dental public health’s principles and practices are predicated on scientific evidence and methods. Taking this programme stimulates scientific reasoning in you - As a programme in teaching
The programme prepares you to teach others these principles that you learn by taking the programme. All you need to do is adapt the teaching to the peculiarities of your context. Today, you are being taught Dental Public Health, tomorrow, you could be teaching others! - As a programmee in research
This programme stimulates your appetite for research. - As a programme in learning to reason critically
The challenging presentations of scenarios in lectures catalyze critical reasoning in learners. The field practicum trips keep students thinking and desiring more experiences. Weekly lectures also stimulate the same feelings in students. - As a programmee in learning to generalize
Dental public health is a microcosm of other bigger medical/health concerns. Managing a dental public health facility effectively inspires the trust that one could manage bigger facilities. This impression is a true feeling. This programme encourages you to think along that line.
Requirements for mMDPH programme
1. Interest in dental public health
2. Ability to communicate effectively in the English Language
3. Payment of the Admission Processing Fee
- The Gambia: D600 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N7,150 (NGN)
- Other countries: $10 (USD)
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Requirements for mMDPH-OPR and mMDPH-COH programmes
1. Interest in the programme
2. Possession of a relevant degree or its equivalent recognised by the school’s Oversight and Academic Board (OAB)
3. Ability to communicate effectively in the English Language
4. Payment of the Admission Processing Fee
- The Gambia: D600 (GMD)
- Nigeria: N7,150 (NGN)
- Other countries: $10 (USD)
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Prospects after Taking this Programme
After taking this course, a learner should be able to
- Manifest increased dental public health knowledge and skills
- Land a new job or promotion, or enhance their CV
- Possess sharpened skills
- Attract a salary raise
- Start a dental public health business/organization or improve the revenue generation, organization, and operations of an existing facility
- Enhance the operations of their own dental public health business/organization or their present work place
- Use their knowledge and skills to manage any health facility or project
- Help society better or give back to society
Available Cohorts
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