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Overview
Dental public health offers you the opportunity to enhance professional, clinical and academic knowledge alongside others from multi-disciplinary backgrounds around the world.
The Dental Public Health course from University of Leeds will suit dental professionals or public health professionals who want to grow their knowledge, skills and commitment to develop equitable and fair dental health services. It includes tutors from outside the university environment and with specialist knowledge and experience in oral health protection and the management of dental services locally.
Career opportunities
There are dental public health opportunities at all levels of health service planning, government offices and health departments, health agencies and in academia.
Candidates studying our MSc in Dental Public Health may be eligible to continue their studies in the PhD or Doctor of paediatric dentistry programmes. If you’re interested in combining your studies in this way, please speak to Professor Gail Douglas, Dr Julia Csikar, Dr Richard Balmer or our admissions team before applying to find out more about your options.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Research Methods Ethics and Statistics
- Transferable Skills
- Dental Public Health Research Project
- Principles of Dental Public Health
- Health Promotion
- Principles of Public Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
IELTS 7
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Health Dentistry View 1022 other Masters in Public Health in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor degree with 2:2 (hons) in a related subject or medical or dental degree. New graduates with limited or no work experience in a health-related area would be expected to have a 2.1 or above.
- Professional qualification with 2 years' work experience.
- Postgraduate experience preferred, but we will also consider elective experience or experience gained throughout degree.
- We also welcome applications from graduates with a medical or dental degree.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Leeds
637 - 1103 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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