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Academic Programs       Departments		DIPLOMA PROGRAM     DIPLOMA IN DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH   Admission Requirements 1. The applicant must be a registered dentist or its equivalent. 2. He must have at least one year experience in public health service,   teaching, or private practice. 3. A newly registered dentist with exceptional academic abilities may be admitted.   Graduation Requirements 1. He shall have been in residence for a period equivalent to one full academic year which may be spread out in not more than three years 2. He shall have completed at least 30 units of course work with a weighted average of "2.5" or better.   Curriculum   1. Required or "Core" Courses   Course No. Course Title Units HPAD 201 Principles of Health Administration      2 HPAD 201.1 Practice of Health Administration    2 DPH 201 Principles and Methods of Dental Public Health    3 DPH 202   Dental Ecology  1 DPH 205  Dental Statistics and Epidemiology   3 DPH 208  Dental Health Education       2 TOTAL      13 units                  2. Electives Course No. Course Title Units DPH  204 Special Problems and Programs 1.5 DPH  206  Financing and Delivery of Dental   Care    2 DPH  207 Community Preventive Measures    2 DPH  209 Current Clinical Dental Procedures      2 DPH  280 Dental Public Health Practice    3 DPH  290  Special Studies and Research 2 Micro 213  Bacteriology of Dental Caries and   Periodontal Diseases                    1.5 HPAD 212  Socio-cultural Determinants of Health 2 HPAD 210  Public Health Education 2 PHEd  202 Health Education for Community Development 2             There are other elective courses available in the MPH Program of the College as well as in other Gradu­ate Units of the University where the student may enroll with the approv­al of his adviser and should be consistent with the rules of the Graduate School.   The student should earn at least 17 units of electives in order to meet the 30-unit requirement of the program.   D. Maximum Credit Load A maximum of 34 units or 4 additional credit loads may be allowed depending on the ability or needs of the student for additional competencies.   A minimum of two (2) semesters or 10 months (June to March) for full time students or a maximum of three years for part-time students.		80th Foundation Anniversary   1st Minda Luz M .Quesada Memorial Lecture