Course Information
Description
In this course, students will gain an understanding of the challenges of dental public health, the ethics around oral health dilemmas, as well as the management and leadership challenges of a dental practice/departmental setting. At the end of this course, the student should:
1. Understand the practical ethics of day to day dentistry and dental hygiene
2. Understand the rules and regulation regarding the practice of dentistry and legal ramifications of non-compliance
3. Understand how to read dental related legal material using the legal reasoning approach
4. Be able to apply basic principles of finance to the dental office
5. Understand economic trends that impact the dental profession and factors that may impact a dentist’s income
6. Be able to analyze aspects of the business of dentistry
7. Be able to assess marketing strategies of a dental practice
8. Understand the concept of quality improvement in the dental setting
9. Understand the intrinsic qualities necessary to be a leader, such as emotional awareness and the ability to self-manage
10. Understand the importance of communication skills in leadership and management
11. Understand the importance of team building and communication skills
12. Understand the dentist’s role in global and community health
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