Competencies of dental public health for undergraduate students and their self-perceived achievements: The case of Iran.

The finalised competencies gained the consensus level of agreement and appropriateness by representatives of all DPH experts in the country. However, according to the dental students' self-reports, they had moderate competencies in most cases. Therefore, content and applied methods of training and evaluation may need to be revised to support students' development. Also, the complementary evaluation method at real work setting is highly suggested.