The School of Dentistry shares the University's overall mission to generate, disseminate, and preserve knowledge, and to serve the community.
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Improving Dental Care. It's the Washington Way.
The School of Dentistry shares the University's overall mission to generate, disseminate, and preserve knowledge, and to serve the community.
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Long-term dental services are performed by dental students under the direct supervision of experienced dentists who are faculty members of the School of Dentistry.
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Our curriculum provides students with opportunities to learn the fundamental principles significant to the entire body of dental knowledge.
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Oral medicine patient care includes the management of patients with diseases of the oral soft tissues, oral cancer care, and oral cancer therapy complications, facial pains
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The mission of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry is to promote the health of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special needs, through education, research, and service.
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The University of Washington School of Dentistry is dedicated to excellence in education, research and community care.
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School of Dentistry offers an unsurpassed range of oral health care.
Dental Appointments and Questions: 206.616.6996
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5 staff cited for exceptional workOct. 15 – Five School of Dentistry staff members were recognized Friday for their outstanding work during the School’s annual Distinguished Staff Awards. Those who were honored included: LaMar Lowe, Jennifer Scott, Shirley Sampson, Linda Yedlin, and Shana’e Niles. Dean Joel Berg conducted the awards ceremony in the Lyceum Room at the newly renovated Husky Union Building, where staff and faculty enjoyed a buffet lunch along with the awards. |
Yamamura earns Dentsply honorsOct. 29 –Third-year student Peter Yamamura received first-place honors in the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Research Awards during the recent ADA annual meetings in San Francisco. Yamamura’s was judged the best among 27 entries in Category II: Basic Science Research. His presentation was titled “Effects of MTA on Stem Cells of the Apical Papilla.” |
 RIDEThe RIDE program was developed by the University of Washington School of Dentistry (UWSOD) to address oral health workforce needs in rural and underserved communities. RIDE is a partnership with Eastern Washington University (EWU), Washington State University (WSU) and the UW School of Medicine WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program to create educational efficiencies as well as innovations. Dental associations, community health centers, Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), and other stakeholders also play an invaluable role in supporting RIDE activities. RIDE was funded by the Washington State Legislature in 2007. The first RIDE students will graduate in 2012. |
Student ResearchThe National Student Research Group (NSRG) is a student-run organization with the purpose of fostering an environment for students to explore research opportunities. It is both a resource and forum for students interested in research and is composed of a network of local student research group (SRG) chapters at dental schools. Major goals of the NSRG are to help dental students across the nation establish chapters, to encourage participation in schools, and to ensure that research is seen as a vital part of dentistry. The University of Washington Student Research Group seeks to foster an environment where interested dental students can: |
