Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Prerequisite: Completion of DH 208 with a grade of C or better.

• Recognize the various dental projects, clinics, research efforts and other facilities in the local area and provide treatment in a public health setting.
• Design and implement an oral health program for a community population.
• Explore communication styles with various populations, with an emphasis on cultural competence.

• Evaluation of student rotations
• Quizzes
• Written progress report on the program developed by the student for a community population including surveys, population profile, goals and objectives, communication log, and mentor evaluations
• Comprehensive final examination

• Local agencies providing dental services, education or research.
• Assessing dental needs and building rapport with a community population.
• Conduct and analyze a survey for student-run project.
• Dental health education and promotion in the community.

Skill Competencies

• Provide dental hygiene services in a public health setting.
• Identify a target population that demonstrates a need for oral health intervention.
• Conduct a minimal analysis of data produced by a survey of the target group.
• Design and implement a dental health program to address the health need.
• Select and create materials to teach dental health concepts.
• Effectively communicate with a liaison for the target population with whom the student will develop their dental health program (student run project.)
• Continue discussion, exploration of public health initiatives.
• Explore basic Spanish dental terminology.
• Discuss communication styles and health beliefs of various populations and relate them to the delivery of oral health.