组合的非临床非论文型专业帮助学生提升牙科公共卫生的知识，侧重提升口腔卫生，预防和控制口腔疾病。该专业包含教育、行业工作和公共服务，促进加拿大健康和社会文化的进步。课程扎根于批判性思维和实证实践，结合了人口和公共卫生学院以及牙科学院的课程。行业工作以实践的模式进行，涉猎社区参与和地方、国内外的组织合作研究实践。实践侧重评估社区的口腔卫生需求，特别是边缘化和处境困难者; 制定和实施口腔卫生政策; 并提供方案和服务，解决有特殊需要的人口的口腔健康问题，包括不限于原住民，静脉注射吸毒者，移民、难民以及低收入人群。
This combined non-clinical, non-thesis program allows students to advance their knowledge in dental public health, an area of dentistry focused in promoting oral health as well as preventing and controlling oral and dental diseases. The program encompasses education, field work, and public service components that contribute to the health and sociocultural progress of Canadians. The curriculum is ingrained in critical thinking and evidence-based practice that combines a broad spectrum of courses from the UBC School of Population and Public Health and the Faculty of Dentistry. The field work experience comes in the format of a practicum that involves community participation and research practice at local, national or international partnering organization. The practicum focuses on the assessment of the oral health needs of the community, specially the marginalized and disadvantaged; development and implementation of oral health policy; and provision of programs and services that address oral health issues of people with special needs, including not limited to First Nations, intravenous drug users, immigrants and refugees, and low income/working poor.