Health Promotion and Community Experience

This course is offered 1 hour per week in class plus 4 hours per week field placement.This course relates to service learning through community placement experiences and oral health programs aimed at targeted populations. Experiencing interaction with clients and populations that do not access traditional dental/dental hygiene services will allow students to gain more insight into unique community needs. Students will gain experience with program planning, service delivery and evaluation as well as interprofessional collaborations in community settings.