Public Health (Online), Dental Emphasis with a Dental Public Health Residency, MPH and Graduate Certificate

Master of Public Health [Dental Emphasis] with Dental Public Health Residency Certificate

A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies sponsors a full-time, 25-month completely online residency program in Dental Public Health. This residency program provides a formal training opportunity for dentists planning careers in dental public health.

During this program, residents learn about the fundamental principles of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, healthcare policy and management, behavioral sciences, and environmental health with an emphasis on oral health and dentistry-related issues. Students receive training in the 10 dental public health competencies outlined by the American Board of Dental Public Health. In addition, the program provides residents with a field experience opportunity as well as instruction in essentials of scientific research.

Program graduates receive a Master of Public Health (dental emphasis) and a Dental Public Health Residency Certificate, and are qualified educationally to apply for examination by the American Board of Dental Public Health for specialty certification.

Length of Program

The Dental Public Health Residency program is a 25 month program consisting of 51 credit hours.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees are billed by the semester at the per-credit-hour rate and are due the first week of class. Rates are subject to change each academic year for all enrolled students. Delinquent tuition penalties accrue at 1.5 percent per month, which is 18 percent per year.

For ATSU programs approved to certify for Title IV funding, a Cost of Attendance (COA) is available which provides estimated amounts for direct and indirect expenses for a period of enrollment. 

Curriculum

Students in the Dental Public Health Residency Program complete the same core courses that appear under the Master of Public Health with dental emphasis curriculum section . 

In addition to those 13 core courses, Dental Public Health Residency students must also complete three research courses, Research II, Research III, and Research IV.

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