The course appraises principles, goals, importance in decision making and application of evidence based practice to oral health care. With this background, students are able to carry out a SWOT analysis and establish measurable oral health goals. In addition, the students will also be expected to formulate oral health strategies by recognising common risk factors in the procurement of dental services.
Students will also be expected to design an oral health promotion project that will be applicable to relevant target population. Furthermore, students will also develop an evaluation plan of an existing health promotion programmes.