Oral Health Policy and Access in the United States
HPM 583
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Description
This course examines the U.S. oral health care system through a health policy lens, focusing on how federal, state, and market-based policies shape access to dental care. Major topics include oral health disparities, insurance design, financing across Medicaid, Medicare, and private markets, delivery systems, and workforce regulation. Students develop skills in policy analysis, evidence interpretation, and applied problem-solving through engagement with policy reports, empirical research, case studies, and structured discussion.
Class Notes
Course Location: FXB G12
Not Available for Cross Registration