Masters in Dental Public Health MDPH

The following modules are taken as part of the course:
 

• EH6051 Principles and Practice of Public Health

• EH6052 Applied Research for Public Health

• EH6053 Public Health Informatics

• EH6054 Leadership in Public Health

• PA6001 Decision Analysis and Evaluation Methods in Health Care and Health Care Financing

• SS6028 Critical Social Science Perspectives on Public Health

• OH6001 Dental Public Health

• OH6002 Preventive Dentistry

• OH6003 Dissertation in Dental Public Health

Prospective students must satisfy the following:
 

• students accepted on the course should hold a BDS (Hons) Degree of the NUI or equivalent degree. Health care professionals, for example medical doctors, nurses or auxillary dental workers holding relevant degrees will also be considered

• include with application form a sample of their own written work

• satisfy an interview board
   

All applicants should indicate on their application form their reasons for wishing to enter this programme and will be required to discuss these at interview.
 

Note: In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a primary degree in another discipline may be recommended for entry to the programme under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) following a review of their individual qualifications and experience by the course committee. Admission of such applicants may be subject to the approval of the College of Medicine and Health Executive Committee.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations

The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
 

There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.

IELTS*    

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT    
 

• 90 Overall

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

 

The EU fee for this course is €5,980.
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €12,000.

At the end of this course you will be able to:
 

• analyse critically and debate the theories and issues related to dental public health and effectively communicate your perspective to peer groups

• construct arguments around the social, political and economic factors determining the health of populations

• demonstrate competence in the key disciplines and theories underpinning public health including health informatics; epidemiology, including needs and demands assessment; communicable diseases, including healthcare associated infections; biostatistics; social and behavioural sciences and social policy

• design and discuss the provision, economic evaluation, management and leadership of health services

• analyse and synthesise evidence-based research and its application to the practice of dental public health

• develop and evaluate appropriate oral health protection and promotion initiatives at the population level

• develop and apply research methodology by conducting a specified programme of research under appropriate supervision.