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Dental Public Health at King's College London, University of London - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

The programme challenges you to think critically about oral health at population level. Subjects covered include the philosophy and principles of dental public health; the major health problems of a community (and their determinants); the organisation and delivery of oral health services; research methods, epidemiology and statistics; methods of control and prevention of oral and dental diseases; planning and evaluation for oral health; and social and behavioural sciences as applied to dentistry.

Assessment method

Assessment is by written examination; one practical module, involving written, practical and oral examinations; one research module, involving the submission of a research project report including a literature review.

Entry requirements

An Honours degree (2.1 or above) in a relevant subject plus an interest in the following: dental public health; community dentistry; preventive programmes; health promotion; special needs care; evidence of experience of research, report writing or relevant knowledge.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please see the programme pages on the King's College website for the most up-to-date information regarding tuitions fees. Some programmes may require you to pay an application fee prior to submission. Programmes may also ask you to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place when you receive an offer. For more details on scholarships and bursaries, please visit our funding pages: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/index.aspx

Sponsorship information

Overseas students apply for scholarships from the World Health Organisation, or the British Council or the Association of Commonwealth Universities; overseas applicants must apply in their own countries to the appropriate organisation.

Dental Public Health at King's College London, University of London - UCAS