Program Overview

Introduction to DOH113 Community Oral Health 1

DOH113 Community Oral Health 1 is a subject that introduces students to the determinants of oral health from a sociological perspective. This subject aims to establish key concepts of health promotion relevant for oral health practitioners, with an emphasis on effective community engagement and communicating with communities with high health needs.

Subject Outlines

The subject outlines for DOH113 Community Oral Health 1 are available for current CSU students to view. Please note that subject outlines and assessment tasks are updated each session.

Availability

DOH113 Community Oral Health 1 is available in Session 2, with 60 students on campus at Holmesglen and Wagga Wagga Campus.

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for DOH113 Community Oral Health 1 is HD/FL.

Duration

The duration of this subject is one session.

School

This subject is offered by the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Enrolment Restrictions

Enrolment in DOH113 Community Oral Health 1 is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Oral Health (Therapy/Hygiene) course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Apply sociological concepts and theories to oral health inequities
• Define key concepts of oral health promotion, with a deeper understanding of assessments of oral health and planning an intervention
• Discuss and describe strategies of health promotion: school, workplace, and community programs
• Discuss and describe effective team/group approaches to health promotion
• Demonstrate the ability to identify behavioral models of oral health
• Establish key concepts of cultural perspectives on health, and how these relate to overall health outcome
• Demonstrate professional behavior and attitudes at all times in all learning environments

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Determinants of health, perceptions of oral health, oral health promotion, planning oral health promotion
• Health communication and health literacy
• Cultural perspectives of health and oral health
• Oral health advocacy
• Introduction to public health knowledge
• Effective preventive measures at individual, community, and population level
• The role of the oral health practitioner in improving health outcome
• Models of behavior change

Workplace Learning

This subject contains a 5-day compulsory workplace learning component, where students will engage effectively in groups with a chosen high-need community group to plan and develop oral health promotion activities.