Priyanka Prajapati, a student in the UWSOD’s UWIDDS program, has done a tremendous job using interprofessional collaboration to help improve access to oral health care for underserved populations, winning a national award along the way.
Category: Service
Dr. Austin Gaal spreads cleft care expertise, treatment at home and abroad
UW Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) residents are lining up to follow Dr. Austin Gaal on his outreach trips to Bolivia, and beyond, to treat children with cleft lip and palate.
Learning on location: dental students provide care, boost skills during service trip to Jamacia
Last month, students from the University of Washington School of Dentistry were able to take part in an impactful volunteer outreach trip, sending 28 dental students to Jamaica to treat over 700 patients in need.
Staff member Chelsea Stone to be honored during Martin Luther King Jr. tribute
Chelsea Stone from the Office of Educational Partnerships and Diversity has been selected as the UW School of Dentistry’s recipient of the 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award.