MPH - Dental Emphasis with a Dental Public Health Residency Certificate

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    Phone: 800.621.7440
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    The ATSU Residency in Dental Public Health is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of approval without reporting requirements. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, 1L 60611. The Commission’s web address is:http://www.ada.org/en/.

• Career Advancement+

  • There are many, diverse career options in both the public and private sectors for graduates who have earned the notable A.T. Still University Public Health Master of Public Health degree with dental emphasis, including:
    • Dental director in a community health center
    • Dental director for a local or state health department
    • Dental hygienist
    • 专业牙科组织的牙科经理
    • Dental personnel in a federal health agency
    • Dental faculty in dental or dental hygiene school

    • Dental personnel for an insurance company
    • 流行病学家
    • Manager in a community-based non-profit
    • 公共卫生管理员
    • Researcher

公共卫生- Dental Emphasis Degree Faculty

• Dean+

  • • Don Altman, DDS, DSHc, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA
      Dean
      
      

      Don Altman, DDS, DHSc, EdD, MPH, MBA, MA, is the Dean of the College of Graduate Health Studies (CGHS) at A.T. Still University (ATSU). He also serves as director of public health at ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). Dr. Altman has been with ATSU since October 2006.

      Dr. Altman graduated from the University of Texas Dental Branch (DDS) in 1983. He completed his Master of Public Health degree at the University of Texas School of Public Health in 1989 and became Board Certified in Dental Public Health in 1999. Dr. Altman completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix (2002) and a MA in Bioethics from Midwestern University (2004). He graduated with a Doctor in Health Science (DHSc) degree in March 2012 from the Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University (ATSU-ASHS) and his EdD from Southern New Hampshire University in March 2016.

      Dr. Altman has worked for The City of Houston, the State of Texas, the State of Arizona, as well as The Principal Financial Group. Dr. Altman’s public health experience includes: serving as President of the Arizona State Board Dental Examiners; serving as President of the Arizona Public Health Association; volunteering with Health Volunteers Overseas (Cambodia and Vietnam); Director of the National Oral Health Leadership Institute; and serving as the Consumer Representative to the Dental Products Panel for the Food and Drug Administration. On May 1, 2012 he was appointed as a Director to The American Board of Dental Public Health and is currently the president.

      Dr. Altman’s research interests are currently centered on public health and higher education. He has published articles in the Journal of Dental Education, Journal of the American Dental Association, Public Health Reports, Special Care in Dentistry, and Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

• Associate Dean Academics and Assessment+

  • • 吉姆·法里斯（Jim Farris），PT，博士
      
      

      吉姆•法里斯PT博士是aca的副院长demics and assessment in A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU-CGHS). Dr. Farris earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1987, and master’s degree in exercise science in 1989, both from California State University, Fresno; as well as a bachelor’s degree in physical therapying 1999 from Arkansas State University. His doctoral degree was conferred by The Ohio State University in 1995, where his studies focused on exercise physiology and nutrition. His current scholarship efforts are aimed at cardiopulmonary fitness throughout the lifespan.

      He joined ATSU in 2009, started his associate dean role in 2020, and is now in his 25th year of higher education and administration. Dr. Farris has over a decade of academic administration and assessment experience as a department chair and has strived for overall educational excellence in that role. He completed the American Physical Therapy Association’s Education Leadership Institute Fellowship, is an Educational Leadership Institute Fellow, and has served on the board of directors for the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy before joining ATSU-CGHS.

      他喜欢为社区服务，以及我们国家最受欢迎的人群，他是Funfitness计划的临床主任，这是特奥会健康运动员计划的一部分。他的家在西部，户外活动和阳光丰富。工作与生活的融合是一个目标，他通过打高尔夫球，骑自行车，钓鱼，远足，烹饪，酿造和院子“锐化了锯”。

• Chair and Associate Professor+

  • • 玛丽·凯瑟琳·史密斯（Mary-Katherine Smith），DRPH，MPH，MCHE，CPH，COI
      Chair & Associate Professor
      
      

      Mary-Katherine Smith, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, CPH, COI, is department chair and associate professor of the Master of Public Health program at A.T. Still University-College of Graduate Health Studies.

      Dr. Smith holds a doctorate of public health with an emphasis in social and behavioral sciences from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, a master’s in rural public health from Texas A&M University Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, and a bachelor’s in biology from Texas A&M University with a minor in chemistry. She is a master certified health education specialist, is certified in public health, and is a certified online instructor.

      史密斯博士在流行病学，计划计划，社区健康和公共卫生准备方面拥有丰富的经验；具有在非营利部门，政府部门以及学术界工作的经验。自2007年以来，她一直在网上教学，并从伦尔（Lern）的COI完成并获得了她的在线教学证书，目前正在从质量问题上读课程。

      Prior to becoming a full time academic, Dr. Smith was the first full time pandemic program planner in the state of Texas at Dallas County Health and Human Services. Key activities included enhancing existing surveillance systems for seasonal influenza, educating community leaders through created lectureships and programs, and provide consulting services for agencies in developing their own business continuity and continuity of operations plans. Prior to her employment for Dallas County she worked as a community health facilitator for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Fort Worth, focusing on community health education and outreach.

      Dr. Smith has published multiple research articles on pandemic planning and emergency preparedness, and on social media in educating diverse populations; she also presents regularly at national conferences on rural border health issues, health equity, social media and water scarcity as a public health issue, this includes presentations at American Public Health Association and National Rural Health Association. She has served as a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association as well as former chairman of the American Heart Association Cultural Health Initiatives Tarrant County Task Force. She is a member of the National Rural Health Associations Government Advisory Council, National Rural Health Association’s Health Equity Board, and serves on the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Education Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Best Practices in Pedagogy subcommittee. She is also a CPH question writer.

      Dr. Smith’s research interests include cultural health disparities, rural /border health issues, maternal and child health, public health preparedness, and special medical needs populations.

      In her spare time she enjoys riding horses and traveling. Dr. Smith lives in Texas with family.

• Faculty+

  • • Jeffrey Chaffin, DDS, MPH, MBA, MHA
      Assistant Professor
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      Jeff Chaffin, DDS, MPH, MBA, MHA, is an assistant professor in the Master of Public Health – Dental Emphasis program at A.T. Still University. Dr. Chaffin graduated from the University of Tampa in 1988, and received a doctor of dental surgery from the University of Nebraska in 1992, a master’s in public health from the University of Michigan in 2000, a master’s in business administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2006, and a master’s in healthcare administration from Baylor University in 2006. Dr. Chaffin is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, currently serves as the immediate past president of the American Board of Dental Public Health, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry, a member of the Official Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3), and he holds the Surgeon General’s “A” designator for excellence in Dental Public Health.
      Chaffin博士在美国陆军担任Tricare牙科主管的现役21年。他的研究兴趣集中在牙科患者的满意度和军事牙齿准备方面。当前的研究工作集中于牙科密封剂和与牙科护理利用相关的因素。

    • Jaana Gold, DDS, PhD, MPH, CPH
      Professor
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      Jaana Gold，DDS，PhD，MPH，CPH是A.T.的教授佛罗里达大学牙科学院的兼职临床副教授，属于社区牙科和行为科学系。Gold博士于1992年获得了芬兰Oulu大学的DDS学位；2005年预防牙科博士学位；并于2019年在纽约大学的纽约大学兰蒙医院完成了牙科公共卫生的高级教育计划。她为牙科的教学，研究和实践带来了25年以上的经验。

      金博士的研究兴趣包括龋齿等内容ement and prevention, oral health promotion, dental education, and dental public health. She has published original research in peer-reviewed journals and presented in several international and national conferences. She is teaching dental epidemiology, evidence-based dentistry, dental research, global health issues, and dental public health, and she serves as an advisor for MPH students and dental public health residents. Dr. Gold is a member of several national and international professional organizations; serves in several national and institutional leadership roles and continue to conduct research and promote and advocate for oral health in underserved populations.

    • Gregory Loeben, PhD, MA, BA
      Associate Professor
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      Gregory Loeben, PhD, MA, BA, is an associate professor and the MPH practicum coordinator in A.T. Still University’s College of Graduate Health Studies. Previously, Dr. Loeben served as an associate professor and coordinator of bioethics at Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz., where he created and ran a master’s degree program in medical ethics. Prior to Midwestern, he was coordinator of the Outreach Program at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics. He received a bachelor’s in both philosophy and environmental studies from the University of Vermont, and a master’s and doctorate in philosophy from the University of Arizona.

      Dr. Loeben has served as a consultant or advisor on medical ethics issues to numerous healthcare institutions. He is on the board of the Arizona Bioethics Network and serves as a consultant He has an extensive experience in clinical ethics consultations, working with healthcare ethics committees, and research institutional review boards. His current research interests include a variety of issues in public health ethics, clinical ethics consultation, and online ethics education. More specifically, Dr. Loeben is interested in how professional and conscience based refusals to participate in an apparent medical activity should be understood. He is also interested in developing tools to measure the effectiveness of animal therapy programs for special needs populations.

    • M. Lindsay Wright, D.M.D., M.P.H.
      Assistant Professor
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      英里每小时,林赛·赖特,DMD。教授助理极为痛心r in the Master of Public Health – Dental Emphasis program at A.T. Still University. Dr. Wright graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1996, and received a dental degree from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in 2000, a master’s in public health from the University of Illinois – Chicago in 2008, and completed a dental public health residency in 2015. Dr. Wright is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health. She is a member of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Speaker’s Bureau, and also participates in several professional public health and dental organizations. Dr. Wright holds a joint appointment with the College of Graduate Health Studies and the Arizona School of Dental and Oral Health where she teaches full time in the dual-degree MPH-Dental Emphasis and Public Health certificate programs. She also serves as an advisor for MPH students and dental public health residents. Her research interests are oral health care for the pregnant patient, oral health care education for home-visiting nurses, and interdisciplinary oral health education and collaboration.

    • Mary-Katherine Smith, DrPH, MPH, CHES
      Associate Professor and Chair
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      Mary-Katherine Smith, DrPH, MPH, CHES, is department chair and associate professor of the Master of Public Health program at A.T. Still University-College of Graduate Health Studies.

      Dr. Smith holds a doctorate of public health with an emphasis in social and behavioral sciences from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, a master’s in rural public health from Texas A&M University Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, and a bachelor’s in biology from Texas A&M University with a minor in chemistry. She is a master certified health education specialist, is certified in public health, and is a certified online instructor.

      史密斯博士在流行病学，计划计划，社区健康和公共卫生准备方面拥有丰富的经验；具有在非营利部门，政府部门以及学术界工作的经验。自2007年以来，她一直在网上教学，并从伦尔（Lern）的COI完成并获得了她的在线教学证书，目前正在从质量问题上读课程。

      Prior to becoming a full time academic, Dr. Smith was the first full time pandemic program planner in the state of Texas at Dallas County Health and Human Services. Key activities included enhancing existing surveillance systems for seasonal influenza, educating community leaders through created lectureships and programs, and provide consulting services for agencies in developing their own business continuity and continuity of operations plans. Prior to her employment for Dallas County she worked as a community health facilitator for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Fort Worth, focusing on community health education and outreach.

      Dr. Smith has published multiple research articles on pandemic planning and emergency preparedness, and on social media in educating diverse populations; she also presents regularly at national conferences on rural border health issues, health equity, social media and water scarcity as a public health issue, this includes presentations at American Public Health Association and National Rural Health Association. She has served as a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association as well as former chairman of the American Heart Association Cultural Health Initiatives Tarrant County Task Force. She is a member of the National Rural Health Associations Government Advisory Council, National Rural Health Association’s Health Equity Board, and serves on the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Education Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Best Practices in Pedagogy subcommittee. She is also a CPH question writer.

      Dr. Smith’s research interests include cultural health disparities, rural /border health issues, maternal and child health, public health preparedness, and special medical needs populations.

      In her spare time she enjoys riding horses and traveling. Dr. Smith lives in Texas with family.

    • Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, Ph.D., RDH, CHES,
      Assistant Professor
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      Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, Ph.D., RDH, CHES, is an assistant professor in the Master of Public Health program at A.T. Still University within the College of Graduate Health Studies. Dr. Wolfe is a Registered Dental Hygienist, Certified Health Education Specialist, and a National Health Service Corps Scholar Alumni. She earned an undergraduate degree in dental hygiene from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2005, a Master of Science in public health from Walden University in 2008, and a doctoral degree from Walden University in 2017. Previously, Dr. Wolfe served as the director of the Oral Health Program at Texas Health Institute and the project coordinator of a school-based dental sealant program at the City of San Antonio’s Health Department. Dr. Wolfe serves as Chairperson for the American Public Health Association’s Oral Health Section and is also a member of the Speakers Bureau for the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. She has over a decade of oral health leadership experience, and she is a national dental health educator and speaker. Her research interests include oral health equity, social and structural determinants of health in Latino and immigrant populations, care coordination in community health centers, and health systems research.

MPH - Dental Emphasis with a Dental Public Health Residency Certificate Degree Admissions

• Student Selection+

  • The program is available to qualified graduates from a school of dentistry accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or from a Canadian dental school with accreditation recognized by the commission. Graduates of schools from other countries must possess an equivalent educational background.

• 要求+

  • Required materials for admission into the MPH program for residents:

    1. Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university. Applicants who graduated from a university outside the United States must provide a degree equivalency evaluation.
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    3. Official transcript from a qualifying degree-granting institution. For students using VA benefits transcripts for all institutions attended are required.
    4. Non-refundable application fee submitted with application.
    5. Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 (4.0 scale) at the qualifying degree institution.Candidates with a GPA below 3.0 may apply by completing an additional essay during the application process to explain factors that precipitated a student’s low GPA and how and why a student will be successful in a program.Students who did not attend an institution where a GPA system was used are required to petition the program chair.
    6. National Boards Part I and II scores.
    7. A current resume.
    8. Completion of essay.
    9. Applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in English when applying to the College of Graduate Health Studies, A.T. Still University. Written and spoken proficiency in the English language may be demonstrated by one of the following options:
       • Option 1 - English is your first language.
       • Option 2 - Graduated from a regionally accredited four year university or college in the United States (minimum BA or BS).
       • Option 3 - You are demonstrating your English proficiency by submitting acceptable scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Testing Service (IELTS).

       Acceptable minimal scores for CGHS applications are:

       • Internet based total score = 80
       • Acceptable IELTS score are an overall band score of 6.5

       The TOEFL is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA, phone: 609. 771.7100. Information is available athttp://www.ets.org/toefl. A.T. Still University’s institutional code is 0339. Please be sure to include this information when you submit your application packet. TOEFL Educational Testing Services P.O. Box 6151 Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, phone: 609.771.7100

    10. ATSU does not provide assistance in securing visas. All residents must possess a visa and must live in the U.S. during the length of residency.
    11. Applicants are selected by an admission committee.

    12. Technology requirements: All ATSU students are required to own a computer system.Minimum system requirementsvary depending on program.

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    申请者甲型肝炎e graduated from a foreign college or university must submit acceptable evidence of U.S. degree/course equivalency. All coursework taken at the foreign institution must be evaluated for American institution equivalence by one of the following services:

    • World Education Services P.O. Box 5087 Bowling Green Station New York, NY 10274-5087 phone: 212. 966.6311 fax: 212.739.6139info@wes.orgwww.wes.org
    • Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. P.O. Box 514070 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 414.289.3400
    • American Assn. of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520 Washington, DC 20036-1135 202.293-9161www.aacrao.org
    • FCCPT-外国物理治疗委员会（仅PT申请人）P：703.684.8406www.fccpt.org
    • Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants 7101 SW 102 Avenue Miami FL 33173 p: 305.273.1616 f: 305.273.1338info@jsilny.comwww.jsilny.com
    • ICD - International Consultants of Delaware (General) p: 215.222.8454www.icdeval.com

• 应用程序+

  • 应用程序s from prospective residents are accepted through theelectronic application system (PASS), which is sponsored by the American Dental Education Association.

    应用程序s are due November 1 of each year with the residency starting that following June. Documents required are outlined in the PASS application system. Applications received are reviewed by the residency director for completeness and compliance with educational requirements. If necessary, additional information is requested of applicants. Applications are further reviewed by the residency director and other members of the admission committee. They conduct personal interviews with eligible candidates by telephone or electronic media such as Skype. After completion of all interviews and in-depth evaluation of applicants, the admission committee makes the final decision.

    Normally, between two to four residents are selected each program year. Selection is based on educational eligibility, past academic performance, past professional experience, and the candidate’s essay of intention. Applicants are considered equally, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation or age.

    Once residents are selected, they will be referred to an Enrollment Counselor at the College of Graduate Health Studies to complete the application and submission of documents needed before he/she is able to begin taking courses in the Masters of Public Health dental emphasis program.

• Program's Length and Timeline+

  • 全职实习项目的长度是25 months; however, part-time residents have up to 49 months (approximately four years) to complete their training. The program is semester based with two blocks within each semester, and starts each year, mid-June. The program starts each year, mid-June. During the first month, residents complete their training plans and upon approval of their training plans by the residency director, they begin formal courses in mid-July. The total credit hours for completion of the residency program are 68.

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Students in the Dental Public Health Residency Program complete the same core courses that appear under the公共卫生大师牙科课程部分. In addition to those 13 core courses, Dental Public Health Residency students must also complete three research courses, Research II, Research III, and Research IV.

Courses

• 研究II+

  • Credits: 3
    This independent study course is meant to provide a student with the knowledge and skills to continue his or her research project. This course will focus on research methods, selection of data, the proper management of data, and the use of statistical software appropriate for the study. Students will also prepare and submit a research project application to the appropriate institutional review boards. Each student is responsible for working with his or her assigned instructor to arrange regular meeting times, assignment milestones, and completing the data collection component of the research product.

• 研究III+

  • Credits: 3
    This independent study course is meant to provide a student with the knowledge and skills to continue his or her research project. This course will focus on the logic and process of hypothesis testing, and give you an overview of basic quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Each student is responsible for working with his or her assigned instructor to arrange regular meeting times, assignment milestones, and completing the data collection component of the research product.

• 研究IV+

  • Credits: 3
    This independent study course is meant to provide a student with the knowledge and skills to continue his or her research project. This course will focus on the logic and process of hypothesis testing, and give you an overview of basic quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Each student is responsible for working with his or her assigned instructor to arrange regular meeting times, assignment milestones, and completing the data collection component of the research product.