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Dental Public Health (not running in 2012)
|MSc DL
|Distance Learning
| Admissions status: Closed
Dental Public Health is for a wide range of people, not only dentists, who wish to have an overview of dentistry, especially those who intend to become planners, managers of dental services, oral epidemiologists, oral health promoters and teachers of dental public health and community dentistry subjects.
KEY BENEFITS
• renowned centre of international excellence for teaching and research
• at the forefront of many cutting edge developments
• a leading partner in the IVIDENT (International Virtual Dental School) initiative
• pioneers of teaching dentistry by a blended learning approach
• over 20 years of experience in assisting internationally-based professionals meet their continuing postgraduate needs
• delivered by a team of academics, many of whom are world-leaders in their field
Online open evenings
London open evenings
• at the forefront of many cutting edge developments
• a leading partner in the IVIDENT (International Virtual Dental School) initiative
• pioneers of teaching dentistry by a blended learning approach
• over 20 years of experience in assisting internationally-based professionals meet their continuing postgraduate needs
• delivered by a team of academics, many of whom are world-leaders in their field
Online open evenings
London open evenings
KEY FACTS
Programme leader/s
Dr Blanaid Daly
Accreditation
UK dentists can gain credit towards CPD requirements; allows students to sit the DDPH examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (separate fee payable). One week intensive face-to-face course available for students wishing to take the DDPH exam in their third year of study. This course is not compulsory and a separate fee will apply.
Awarding institution
King's College London
Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent)
UK 180/ECTS 90
Duration
Three years
Location
Study is at home using flexible learning materials.
Student destinations
UK graduates have become consultants in dental public health, directors of community dental services and senior academics in universities. Overseas graduates work to develop community dental services and have set up departments of dental public health.
Year of entry 2012
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