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There are a few training opportunities to obtain an [[MSc]] in Dental public health<ref>[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology/graduate/msc.html UCL]</ref>.
There are a few training opportunities to obtain an [[MSc]] in Dental public health<ref>[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology/graduate/msc.html UCL]</ref>.


One of the controversial subjects relating to dental public health is [[Fluoridation]] of drinking water. Another media blow-up is associated with commercial mouthwashes <ref name=mlc>{{cite web
One of the controversial subjects relating to dental public health is [[Fluoridation]] of drinking water. Another media blow-up has been associated with the commercial mouthwashes, by which an oral cancer is blamed <ref name=mlc>{{cite web
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Revision as of 06:33, 12 January 2009

Dental public health is a non-clinical speciality of Dentistry[1]

Dental public health is involved in the assessment of dental health needs and improving the dental health of populations rather than individuals[2]

There are a few training opportunities to obtain an MSc in Dental public health[3].

One of the controversial subjects relating to dental public health is Fluoridation of drinking water. Another media blow-up has been associated with the commercial mouthwashes, by which an oral cancer is blamed [4], [5], [6], [7]


Academic resources

  • Journal of Public Health Dentistry [8]

References

  1. ^ NHS careers
  2. ^ Florida
  3. ^ UCL
  4. ^ The Daily Telegraph. "Mouthwash linked to cancer". Retrieved 12 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Carretero Peláez, M.A.; et al. "Alcohol-containing mouthwashes and oral cancer. Critical analysis of literature". Retrieved 12 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Vecchia, Carlo La. "Mouthwash and oral cancer risk: An update". doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2008.08.012. Retrieved 12 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Winn, Deborah M.; et al. (2001). "Mouthwash in the etiology of oral cancer in Puerto Rico". Cancer Causes and Control. 12 (5): 419–429. doi:10.1023/A:1011291807468. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ American Association for Public Health Dentistry. "Journal of Public Health Dentistry". Retrieved 12 January. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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