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Dental Public Health Residency

Part of the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry

The specialty of dental public health focuses on the art and science of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. Our program prepares residents to be future dental public health experts who  address the social determinants of health to  reduce oral health disparities and  inequities in vulnerable populations.  The residents in this program participate in seminars, conduct dental public health research, and provide preventive services at elementary schools in our school-based prevention programs. We require residents to teach undergraduate dental students, as well as participate in clinical rotations. Our program offers service-learning experiences within dental public health clinics across South Texas. 

An excellent education and professional experiences will be instrumental when you complete the DPH Residency program and develop the following traits and marketable skills:

• Critical thinking including analysis skills, excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Identify, evaluate, integrate, and interpret scientific literature to support theories and applications.
• Develop and monitor new oral health programs and policies to advocate culturally appropriate community oral health delivery to vulnerable populations.
• Examine current oral health trends and needs within a community to determine what areas need improvement.