Welcome
The Office of Regional Affairs oversees dental programs that engage communities outside of the UW campus. We foster regional and global collaborations and seek resources to support students, researchers, and community stakeholders in a wide range of oral health programs. We especially value opportunities to conduct research with regional and global collaborators, reach underserved communities with clinical care, engage youth in exploring health professions, and expose dental trainees to a variety of practice models/patient populations.
Support Community Dentistry and RIDE Expansion
Program Contacts
Sara Stanley, MPH
DeRouen Center Program Manager
Mary Krempasky Smith, DDS
RIDE Regional Clinical Director and RIDE Faculty
206-543-0903
Programs
Regional Initiatives in Dental Education
The RIDE program is a specific educational track of the UW School of Dentistry (UWSOD) DDS programs that train dentists to meet the needs of rural and underserved populations in the state and region.
DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health
The Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health at the UW School of Dentistry aims to improve quality of life by promoting collaboration and inclusivity in oral and craniofacial research that impacts global health.
Office of Educational Partnerships
OEP coordinates outreach programs to improve the oral health of underserved communities directly through working with our dental student’s volunteer service, and through our pathway programs.
Service Learning Rotation
In the SLR program at the UWSOD all 4th year dental students serve for at least 5 weeks in a community dental clinic delivering dental care to patients in need.
Rural and Underserved Opportunities Program
The four-week summer RUOP program gives students pre-clinical training opportunities at underserved community dental clinic sites.
News!
RIDE Addresses Oral Health Disparities in Washington- Rural Health Information Hub
Rooted in Care RIDE Program Boosts Rural Dental Health
UW RIDE program fills a vital need
Journal of the Michigan Dental Association RIDE article-
