This course introduces the history and principles of community dental health and provides knowledge of skills and behaviors necessary to promote dental health and prevent dental disease through organized community-based programs. Topics include the prevention of oral disease, health promotion and communication theories, dental epidemiology and oral indices, and principles of community program assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Issues surrounding access to care and the development of community dental programs are presented. In addition, students will gain insight into research design, statistical methods, and evaluation.