ATSU dean focuses on access to dental care
When
"He never did mention it," said
Dentist of the Year is not the only major professional award
"I think that's very important in fulfilling our mission, being that ATSU is known for its community service and for its advocacy of underserved communities and access to care,"
During their first two years at ATSU-MOSDOH, students take classes at the
Students begin performing some tasks in a clinical setting sooner than that. In their first two years, they can provide services like nutritional counseling and cancer screenings.
"What the studies have shown is that when we all know a little bit about what each person is doing, then guess who benefits? The patient,"
After four years of school, students emerge with a certificate in public health in addition to their dental degree.
For patients in
In addition to the cost, rural patients may not have many dentists in their area -- or any at all. In
In
He hopes ATSU can help fix some of those problems.
Part of that mission is getting students involved in community service projects, like the
It also involves sending students out into the communities -- schools, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters -- and educating them about dental health care.
"When they interact with us and when we inform them in a non-intimidating way, then the ones that are interested will make an appointment,"
"We look for a particular type of student,"
There's often little financial incentive to establish a dental practice in a rural area but,
"What really attracted me here was the mission of the university and what it stands for, and the opportunity to be able to work with a new school and shape that new school into becoming a premier dental school not just in the local region here, but in the state and in the nation,"
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