Spring, 3.0 credits, Yihong Li
Dental, oral and craniofacial diseases and disorders are amongst the most common health problems in all regions of the world. Caries, periodontal infections, orofacial pain, temporomandibular joint diseases (TMD), and salivary gland dysfunction in the form of Sjogren's syndrome, significantly affect the quality of life of people around the world due to their high prevalence and incidence. Some of these conditions are more prevalent in certain countries or regions, while others are found virtually in all countries, but to varying degrees. Other oral health burdens are imposed by a variety of oral diseases and disorders with oral manifestations, such as HIV/AIDS, birth defects, head and face injuries, and head and neck cancers. As oral health is part of total health and is essential to quality of life, the World Health Organization, through international collaborative partnerships, gives priority to integration of oral health with general health programs at community or national levels for oral health promotion and disease prevention. This course will cover several thematic units (basic philosophy, epidemiology of oral diseases, etiologies of oral disease, social and culture risk factors, prevention of oral disease in public health), each of which will include a lecture component and a group discussion component.

Fall, 3.0 credits, Gustavo Cruz
In this course the basic concepts and the importance of oral health promotion in the community are discussed. The course builds on the basic epidemiology course and other core courses as they apply to the planning and evaluation of community-based oral health programs designed to improve the oral health of a target population. It compares cross national oral health promotion programs and discusses current trends in the oral health sector as it pertains to their goals, programs, costs and achievements. Environmental, social, cultural and behavioral mediators of oral health and access to care will be discussed as well as specific approaches to prevent and promote good oral health.

Spring, 3.0 credits, Neal Herman
Children in disadvantaged communities of developing countries have rates of untreated oral diseases that range from 32-90%. In over forty of the least developed countries, many communities have no basic or emergency care for their populations. This course will allow the student to: a) understand the epidemiology of oral diseases in children, b) understand and develop ways to meet the challenge of untreated oral diseases in disadvantaged communities, c) identify significant issues that affect the oral health of children worldwide and proposed ways to improve the oral health of children, and d) acquire the skills necessary to develop oral health promotion strategies directed at children across the world.

Fall, 3.0 credits, Ralph Katz
This course will provide students with detailed knowledge regarding the efficacy of water fluoridation, the safety of water fluoridation and the swirling controversies of alleged detrimental health effects of water fluoridation since its introduction in the late 1940s. The course will present the initial community trials which established it as the major dental public health program in the U.S., as well as the evidence from around the world regarding the relationship between water fluoridation and an array of diseases and conditions, including Downs Syndrome, heart disease, aging, skin disease and cancer. Students will assess the quality of the evidence for adverse health effects, and the pattern of presentation by the anti-fluoridationists.

Fall, 3.0 credits
Cross-listed with D60.7020 (College of Dentistry)
The overall goal of this course is to provide the student with the necessary foundation for the literature based learning. Basic research designs will be introduced and epidemiological and biostatistical measures commonly used in research studies will be reviewed using a series of lectures and guided seminars.

Fall, 3.0 credits
Cross-listed with D60.7030 (College of Dentistry)
The overall goal of this course would be to provide the student with the necessary foundation for understanding clinical trials through a series of lectures and guided seminars.

Fall, 3.0 credits, Walter Psoter
International public health careers may expose professionals to a wide variety of political, social, cultural and infrastructure conditions. Operations in some less developed countries may be even more challenging with degrees of low-level conflict. Some may chose to participate in humanitarian disasters. These conditions require an appreciation of local partners, planning details, resources, while basing public health practice on scientific principals. Using a "gold standard" NIH funded international research protocol as a framework for topical discussions, critical issues of international work will be explored, e.g., travel medicine, logistics, safety, application of scientific principals. Additionally, this pedagogical process will orientate the student to NIH grant procedures, and by the nature of the issues, challenge the student to consider practical ethical problems associated with international public health.

Spring, 3.0 credits, Gustavo Cruz
During recent years dramatic changing patterns of oral diseases have been observed at a global level. While some oral diseases seem to be in decline among certain groups of the developed countries they are reaching epidemic levels in developing countries. A proper understanding of the social context of oral health and illness is important for the development of oral health programs. In this course we will explore issues related to oral health inequalities in developed and developing countries and how these inequalities can be influenced by the value placed in oral health by political and social organizations.