Oral Health Month April 2012
Canada's national oral health month is in April and this year the Faculty of Dentistry celebrates its faculty, students, alumni and other volunteers who are addressing the oral health needs of communities not only in April but year-round.
Check back often for updates, news items and more stories.
Recent Articles
Off the Campus: UBC Dentistry’s Community Initiatives
Giving Back—Volunteer Dentists at Home and Abroad
Bridging a Gap—Dentistry’s Part-Time Faculty
UBC Leaders in Dental Sleep Medicine
Exploring the Role of Enzymes in Disease
Recent News
Alumni and Friends in the News
Increasing the Community Involvement
Being a great dental school means stretching beyond the laboratory and classroom. It is a commitment to serve dental professionals and the larger community through outreach and community development efforts.
Read more about how UBC Dentistry is increasing the community involvement, one of three core themes in its strategic plan.
UBC Dentistry Students Go GlobalLast year our students have been in the spirit of giving to people in need around the world. Watch the presentation>> |
Community Volunteer Clinical Program
The Community Volunteer Clinical Program engages volunteer dentists, including alumni, and all years of students (both DMD and dental hygiene degree students) in weekend clinics at multiple locations in the Lower Mainland.
Click through here to check out all that is happening in the Community Volunteer Clinical Program including dates and times of weekend clinics in April 2012.
Summer Student Practitioner Program
April is the time of year DMD students start to think about their upcoming summer. This year many third-year DMD students will be working at a local dental practice. Click through here to check out the program that make summer a valuable time to learn.
Recent Publications
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Read UBC Dentistry's spring 2012 Impressions magazine and previous issues online here>> |
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“Biofilm Disease Dynamics: From Understanding to Eradication” framed Dentistry's annual Research Day in early 2012. Learn about Dentistry's fifth Research Day here>> |
Professional Organizations
Dentists, dental hygienists and patients can learn more about oral health this April by visiting the following pages of these professional organizations:
