牙科公共卫生高级研究生教育计划的目标是通过牙科公共卫生专家的教育来改善人群的口腔健康。该计划的毕业生将致力于：促进牙科公共卫生领域的研究，重点在于疾病监测，卫生服务研究，项目评估，口腔疾病的原因以及系统/口腔健康的相互作用，改善服务欠佳人群的口腔保健服务和质量普及护理，鼓励制定和维护社区牙科计划，在牙科保健提供系统中增加预防性牙科的使用，为牙科公共卫生领域的研究，学术和行政职业做好牙科服务提供者的准备。牙科公共卫生居留权（证书）是一项为期两年的计划，符合资格的毕业生可以参加美国牙科公共卫生委员会的专业考试
The goal of the Advanced Graduate Education Program in Dental Public Health is to improve the oral health of populations through the education of dental public health specialists. Graduates of the program will work to: Stimulate research in dental public health with emphasis on disease surveillance, health services research, program evaluation, causes of oral diseases, and systemic/oral health interactions, Improve access to dental care for underserved populations and the quality of care for all populations, Encourage the development and maintenance of community dentistry programs, Increase the use of preventive dentistry in dental care delivery systems and Prepare dental providers for research, academic, and administrative careers in Dental Public Health. The Dental Public Health Residency (Certificate) is a two-year program qualifying graduates to take the American Board of Dental Public Health specialty examination. Residents work in the four knowledge areas of the specialty which include: