Master of Science (MS) in Dental Public Health
The MS program is a minimum of two terms and is designed for dental hygienists, therapists, and dental assistants to develop and enhance the managerial and analytical skills essential to attain leadership roles in today's changing dental healthcare field. Career-oriented applications of knowledge, theory, and experience are an integral part of the curriculum, including biostatistics, epidemiology, research methods, dental healthcare management, and finance. A project or practicum of the student's choice is a significant part of the program, because learning by experience teaches additional skills important in career settings. Projects may include survey design and analysis; educational program development; community program planning, implementation, and evaluation; media development; and marketing/public relations. Graduates of this program will be sufficiently trained to play an active leadership role in a wide range of career venues, including, but not limited to, public and private sector dental care delivery, dental education, research, and government. Applicants must be educationally qualified in dental hygiene, dental therapy, or dental assisting, and should have a bachelor's degree.
Curriculum
The following courses are required to complete the MS degree in Dental Public Health. Additional course selection is available contingent upon specific needs of each student.
SDM OB 830 Research Writing
SDM PH 763 Bioethics and Law
SDM PH 803 Biostatistics
SDM PH 804 Applied Statistical Analysis in Dental Public Health
SDM PH 806 Environmental Health
SDM PH 808 Health Care Management and Finance
SDM PH 810 Fundamentals of Dental Public Health
SDM PH 812 Oral Epidemiology
SDM PH 821 Dental Public Health Literature Review
SDM PH 872 Dental Public Health Policies, Programs and Advocacy
SDM PH 888 Seminars in Dental Public Health
SDM PH 892 Dental Public Health Grand Rounds
SDM PH 900 Directed Study in Dental Public Health
SDM PH 991 Research in Dental Public Health
SPH PH 720 Individual Community and Population Health
See the School of Public Health Bulletin for a detailed description. Course selection may vary according to the School of Public Health schedule.
Completion is not tracked by unit accumulation but by successful completion of individual courses and duration requirements.
January 2025
Henry M.Goldman School of Dental Medicine
635 Albany Street,
BOSTON,
Massachusetts,
02118, United States
Applicants must hold a certificate in dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental technology and should have either a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and related experience. To receive the MS, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average while fulfilling the curriculum requirements and complete a project or practicum.
TOEFL is required for all applicants whose first language is not English. TOEFL minimums are 90 iBT or 550 PBT. Exemption is considered for applicants who have earned a U.S. degree. IELTS is not accepted for admissions purposes.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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