Public Health Awareness

1.1 What is Health?; 1.2 Concepts of Disease & Illness; 1.3 What is Public Health?; 1.4 Introduction to Oral & Dental Public Health

2.1 Determinants of Health (Basic Model); 2.2 Social Determinants & Inequalities; 2.3 Determinants of Oral Health

3.1 Natural History of Disease (Simple Framework); 3.2 Levels of Prevention (Applied to Oral Health)

4.1 Concepts of Health Promotion; 4.2 Basic Oral Health Education Principles; 4.3 Methods of Health Education; 4.4 Behaviour Change (Very Introductory)

5.1 Key Terms (No Maths); 5.2 Patterns of Disease; 5.3 Community Oral Health Surveys (Very Basic)

6.1 Communicable Diseases (Awareness Only); 6.2 Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs); 6.3 Major Oral Health Problems (Public Health Angle)

7.1 Environmental Health Basics; 7.2 Oral Health & Environment; 7.3 Infection Control – Community & Clinic

8.1 Introduction to Health Systems; 8.2 Primary Health Care (PHC); 8.3 Country-Specific Illustrative Examples (Awareness Only)

9.1 National & Local Health Campaigns (Awareness); 9.2 Role of NGOs and Community Organisations; 9.3 Health Communication & Media

10.1 Professional Responsibility; 10.2 Student Activities & Community Engagement; 10.3 Personal & Professional Development

11.1 Outbreaks & Pandemics; 11.2 Emergency Preparedness in Oral Health