DH 728 — Dental Health Careers, Leadership, and Research
This course is designed to provide dental hygienists with the foundations necessary to become effective leaders within the dental health care industry. Fundamental principles of leadership needed for resource management, corporate sales and education, teambuilding within dental health organizations and healthcare payer ecosystems will be investigated. The components of basic researching and research paper composition are made through the evaluation of scientific evidence-based literature and basic research design. Additionally, this course will explore how a dental hygienist can leverage their researching skills and contribute to future advancements in oral health care by exploring how studies and data analysis are conducted through clinical trials, product testing, and healthcare policy research. Professional roles of a dental hygienist are identified through various dental health career options including clinician, corporate, public health, researcher, educator, administrator, and entrepreneur. (CSU)