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ArticleJournal of dental education2025

Implementing a Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry Dual-Masters-Degree Training Program.

Kimberly J Hammersmith, David O Danesh, Beau D Meyer, Andrew W Wapner

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Article in Journal of dental education, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Community-Based Learning and Its Relevance in Dental Surgeon Education.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kimberly J HammersmithDivision of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
David O DaneshDivision of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7999-601X
Beau D MeyerDivision of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2177-7367
Andrew W WapnerCollege of Public Health, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Funding

Health Resources and Services Administration Postdoctoral Training Grant in Pediatric Dentistry D8837551HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Robust public health training can be integrated into a didactically and clinically rigorous pediatric dentistry training program. Our program is the first of its kind to offer an MS-MPH dual-masters-degree track, producing graduates who understand the scientific basis of dentistry along with population oral health needs. We describe the planning, implementation, recruitment, retention, and evaluation process of a dual-masters-degree track in pediatric dentistry and public health (MS-MPH) in its first 5 years. We achieved necessary approvals, designed a streamlined curriculum, and have consistently recruited, retained, and graduated trainees since implementation. Graduates are working in rural areas or with underserved populations, applying their combined pediatric dentistry and public health skills. Early success has led to expansion of funded positions available.

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Education, Dental, GraduatePediatric DentistryPublic Health DentistryChildCurriculumHumansMedically Underserved AreaPersonnel SelectionProgram DevelopmentProgram Evaluationmaster of public healthmaster's degreepediatric dentistrypopulation oral health

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PMID40152414
PMCPMC12619118

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