Behavioral Sciences (BEH03-DN)

The course provides students with a basic understanding of theories, principles, and strategies in dental public health, preventive dentistry and oral health promotion. It also provides the students with the contextual knowledge, clinical and communication skills, and attitude needed to deliver oral health care for specific communities and populations. While the primary perspective of this course is that of the dentist within the traditional patient-dentist relationship, the course addresses health care issues with the ultimate goal of improving the health of society. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Core curriculum.

Continuation of BEH03-DN 1610. The ability to accurately self-evaluate clinical behavior and skills as well as the ability to evaluate and be evaluated by peers are essential qualities of being a competent health-care professional. This course builds on the principles of Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment to ensure that students are capable of identifying the skills and knowledge necessary for becoming a competent practitioner and to determine their progress in these skills and knowledge. Faculty provide mentorship to ensure that students feel secure, upon graduation, in their functioning in an interdisciplinary comprehensive healthcare environment and develop students’ skills to offer constructive, culturally-sensitive commentary to team members. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Core curriculum.

Elective course in which students receive training in pedagogy and function as tutors to individual students or small groups, primarily in Basic Science and Diagnostic Science core courses in the D1 and D2 years. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Elective.

Elective course in which students receive training in pedagogy and function as teaching assistants within the D1 Dental Anatomy and Single Tooth Restoration courses, with a focus on teaching digital impression-taking and modeling techniques. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Elective.

This course will focus on the appraisal of systematic reviews and evidence based clinical practice guidelines and will reinforce the applicability and the advantages of evidence-based clinical decisions. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Core curriculum.