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Master of Science (MS) in Dental Public Health at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

Trains dental hygienists, dental therapists and dental assistants for leadership roles, focusing on managerial and analytical skills with a required practicum or project.

Faculty: Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine  |  Department: Health Policy & Health Services Research  |  Duration: Minimum two terms; at least 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Didactic requirements of 29.75 units including Biostatistics, Oral Epidemiology, Health Care Management and Finance, Fundamentals of Dental Public Health and a Supervised Field Experience, plus 3.25 units of Research in Dental Public Health.

Career pathways

Leadership roles in public and private dental care delivery, dental education, research and government.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be educationally qualified in dental hygiene, dental therapy or dental assisting, and hold a bachelor's degree.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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