DT 280 - Digital Health Communications

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Practice the use of telehealth and other technology to communicate with supervising dentists and other healthcare providers as well as explore the potential and consequences of social media on health beliefs and behavior. Design, implement, and evaluate a mini social media campaign.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Dental Therapy (DT) coursework from previous quarter.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Discuss key techniques for effective teledentistry communication.
Communicate with supervising dentist and other healthcare providers by using teledentistry.
Discuss the potential of engaging and educating through social media.
Synthesize social media best practices by designing a mini social media campaign.
Implement mini social media campaign.
Evaluate mini social media campaign.
Present findings from mini social media campaign.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Teledentistry
Unit 2: Social Media
Unit 3: Social Media Campaign Presentation

Instructional Units: 2