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DHYG 3364: Community Foundations
Effective date
September 2024
Department
Dental Hygiene
School
Health Sciences
Description
This course enables learners to develop and apply foundational knowledge, skills and attitudes in population and public health principles and strategies to a novice level that enable individuals, groups, communities and populations to improve their health and well-being and reduce inequities. This course prepares the learner for Community Practice.
Credits
7.0
Year of study
3rd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the dental hygienist's role in improving the health and well-being of the public within communities using a determinants of health framework.
- Explain population and public health theory and practice.
- Discuss health promotion and disease prevention principles and strategies for improving the health and well-being of the public using a population health approach recognizing cultural safety, client advocacy, community capacity building, political action, and community development.
- Analyze political, economic and social marketing influences affecting community dental hygiene practice.
- Apply educational theories, principles and learning strategies for improving the health and well-being of the public.
- Develop a simulated community program using an interprofessional appraoch to improve the health and well-being of communities.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 96
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 18
Total Hours: 114
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 18
Total Hours: 114
Instructional Strategies
Instructional strategies include collaborative, experiential learning activities, lesson plan development, and small group teachings.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Project |
35 |
Instructional competence including self and peer evaluation. |
|
Project |
30 |
Political, social and economic advocacy |
|
Final Exam |
35 |
Written examination |
Course topics
- The dental hygienist's role in community health
- Population health theories and models
- Health promotion and oral disease prevention communities and target populations
- Political, social, marketing, and economic influences on population health
- Epidemiology of oral disease
- Critical analysis of scientific literature
- Instructional methodology, elements of instruction, and adult learning principles
- Community program planning to address heatlh inequities
- Community development and capacity building
- Impacts of colonization on the health and well being of the Indigenous people of Canada
- Cultural safety and humility
Learning resources
Course resource information will be supplied by the department/instructor.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.