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Dental Public Health
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All graduates of dental school are eligible for the residency in Dental Public Health (foreign graduates of dental schools should contact Dr. Jayanth Kumar at the NYS-DOH, (telephone 518-474-1961.) The program follows the competency outline of the American Board of Dental Public Health. The competency for Dental Public Health can be found on the American Association of Public Health Dentistry websitehttp://www.AAPHD.ORG/default.ASP?Page=competencies.HTM . The competency outlines the requirements of Dental Public Heath and the effectiveness of Dental Public Health specialists. Ten areas of competencies with sub-headings are found in this document including:

I. Plan oral health programs for populations
II. Select interventions and strategies for the prevention and control of oral diseases and promotion of oral health
III. Develop resources, implement and manage oral health programs for populations
IV. Incorporate ethical standards in oral health programs and activities
V. Evaluate and monitor dental care delivery systems
VI. Design and understand the use of surveillance systems to monitor oral health
VII. Communicate and collaborate with groups and individuals on oral health issues
VIII. Advocate for, implement and evaluate public health policy, legislation, and regulations to protect and promote the public's oral health
IX. Critique and synthesize scientific literature
X. Design and conduct population-based studies to answer oral and public health questions

The residency training is designed to offer participants opportunities to improve their skills in these competency areas. This is accomplished primarily through independent research projects and interactive seminars. At the beginning and at completion of the residency training, assessments are conducted to determine progress made by the resident in each of the competency areas.

The Dental Public Health residency may be completed in one-year full-time study and research or in a part-time effort over a period of two or more years if needed. The entire residency can be off-site from Jacobi Medical Center with telephone, video tele conference online seminars, face-to-face meetings, national meetings etc. used to provide direct interaction as well. The program completion requires a research proposal conducted from initiation to completion in a Dental Public Health areas of interest. The projects are selected in collaboration with the Dental Public Health Residency faculty. The training program in research is tailored to meet the particular interests and experiences of each participant and the resident's didactic training is developed using the competencies to inform and create an individualized initial training plan.

The New York State Department of Health provides an opportunity for residents to learn government policy and burocracy and to understand the day-to-day operations of a Department of Public Health Bureau. Site visits to the NYS-DOH (Albany, New York) are made on a periodic basis, according to the interests and needs of each student.
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