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Community Programs
in the Dental School
- Dominican Republic Dental Mission
- Eastern Shore Oral Health Outreach & Lower Eastern Shore Dental Education
- Fort Meade-US Army, Dental Clinic 3, Ft Meade, Maryland
- High School Biomedical Research Program
- High School Neuroscience Forum
- Maryland Work Opportunity And Health Care For The Homeless Treatment Program
- Maryland and International Brain Bee Competitions
- Outpatient Dental Clinics
- Pediatric Dental Fellowship Program
- Quest for Care
- Referral Of Complicated And Difficult Cases To Pediatric Dentistry Specialty Clinics
- Sealant Saturday
- South Baltimore Family Health Center (SBFHC)
- Special Patient Program
- The Plus Program
- The Predoctoral Dental Student Service Learning/Externship Program
- Treatment Of Children In Underserved Rural And Urban Areas By Pediatric Dentistry Fellows
- University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental surgery, Oral Health Care Services for Long Term Care Facilities
- University of Maryland, Baltimore: Vivian T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Summer Research Program
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore
- Western Maryland Area Health Education Center
- Year Two Service Projects
- Description:
This program is a collaborative effort bringing dental preventive and treatment services to children in the Dominican Republic.
- Community served:
- Contact:
Steven Pohlhaus -
dominicanproject@yahoo.com
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- Description:
This project employs two staff members on the Eastern Shore whose responsibility is to: 1) increase awareness of relevant oral health topics for low-income children, adolescents, and adults, including oral hygiene, disease prevention, oral cancer awareness, and tobacco cessation; 2) administer fluoride mouth rinse programs in Wicomico, Worcester, and Dorchester Counties; 3) serve as a liaison between needy families and oral health service providers; and 4) promote awareness of oral health issues across healthcare disciplines.
- Community served: Eastern Shore Region
- Contact:
Debra Dixon, MS - 410-706-7773
DDixon@umaryland.edu
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- Description:
Emphasis is placed on general dentistry, however dental students participate in specialty rotations such as oral pathology, oral surgery, peridontics, endodontics and prosthetic dentistry. Students also participate in dental continuing education programs, seminars and case presentations as available.
- Community served: Anne Arundel County
- Contact:
Ms. Pat Mcguire - 410-706-7967
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- Description:
This program provides full-time summer training for high school students and their teachers. Funded by federal, state and local dollars, the program's primary focus is the student-scientist relationship. Each student is matched with a different research scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Students work in laboratories for the program of Neuroscience and the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and the Biotechnology and Psychiatric Institutes for 8 weeks during the summer months. Training is intense and focused in a highly scientific environment, concentrating on scientific methods, scientific writing and oral communication. Group activities include science seminars, career seminars, field trips survival skills workshops, student presentations, bioethical debates, humanitarian activities, group competitions and classes on lab safety, biomedical informatics, scientific methods, ethical conduct and communication scientific data. Eighty-two Maryland high schools have participated. Ninety-five percent of the students have gone on to college with 88% majoring in the sciences.
- Community served: Statewide
- Address: Various locations on the UMB Campus
- Contact:
Dr. Norbert Myslinski - 410-706-7258
nrm001@dental.umaryland.edu
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- Description:
High School Students, parents and teachers from across North America attend the Neuroscience Forum held at the, National Institutes of Health's Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland during the month of March. The purpose of the forum is to motivate youth to learn about the brain, capture their imagination and inspire them to pursue careers in biomedical brain research. At this event, winners of the Maryland Brain Poetry Competition present their work, Brain Bee winners from localities across North America compete to help determine the current year's champion and awards are given for the International Brain Bee.
- Community served: Statewide
- Address: 650 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201
- Contact:
Dr. Norbert Myslinski - 410-706-7258
nrm001@dental.umaryland.edu
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- Description:
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School students, in their third and fourth years of study and students in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, provide oral health care to clients of the Health Care for the Homeless and the Work Opportunity Program (formerly Project Independence).
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Leonard A. Cohen, DDS - 410-706-7967
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- Description:
The Maryland Brain Bee is a question and answer neuroscience competition for high school students, developed by Dr. Norbert Myslinski of the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Maryland Dental School. It consists of three levels of competition: an optional school level, a local level and the international championship. The local competition is one of 30 in North America. The winner of each local competition is invited to the International Championship to compete for $6000 in prizes, a free trip for 2 to San Diego to attend the Neuroscience Convention and a summer-long research experience in the lab of an internationally known neuroscientist. The International Brain Bee Championship is a two day event held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the National Institutes of Health in Washington DC.
- Community served: Statewide
- Address: 650 W. Baltimore St, Baltimore MD 21201
- Contact:
Dr. Norbert Myslinski - 410-706-7258
nrm001@dental.umaryland.edu
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- Description:
Faculty and students take pride in the quality of care provided in University of Maryland Dental School. Dedicated staff help patients learn which patient care area is best suited to their needs. Dental and dental hygiene students provide the majority of the treatment, supervised by faculty engaged in teaching, research and patient care. At the Dental School, caring for patients--and caring about patients--are our goals. We provide complete family dental care while helping our patients to prevent dental disease. Before beginning any treatment, dental health care providers conduct a complete examination to determine the best course of dental care. Our faculty review and evaluate all treatment provided by students. Patient care may take longer, but personal attention and supervision are assured.
- Community served:
- Website: http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/patientinfo/
- Address: 650 W. Baltimore St Baltimore Md 21201
- Contact:
Dr. Norman Tinanoff - 410-706-7970
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- Description:
Established in September 1999, the Dental School's Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Program of Pediatric Dentistry currently employs nine post-graduate pediatric dental fellows who provide comprehensive dental services to children and adolescents, including children with special health care needs, in undeserved urban and rural regions of Maryland. These services are provided in both outpatient and hospital operating room settings at Walnut Street Clinic Community Health Center in Hagerstown (Washington County), Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Choptank Community Health Systems in Federalsburg (Caroline County), Mercy Hospital, local health departments in Howard, Frederick and Carroll Counties and at public health clinics and hospitals.
- Community served: Statewide
- Contact:
Dr. Harry Goodman - (410) 706-7970
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- Description:
Quest for Care is a vital program which provides funding for oral health care to individuals facing physical and mental health challenges. An endowment has been established to ensure Quest for Care's continued existence.Established in 1985 by four Dental School students, this fund provides financial assistance to special people whose oral health care needs may complicate their disabilities and threaten their general well being.
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Dr. Robert Foreman -
rforeman@umaryland.edu
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- Description:
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Dental School and the dental clinic at the James L. Kernan Hospital have increased their capacity to treat children with complicated dental conditions, including treatment in an operation room setting.These programs are also reaching out to Head Start centers in rural areas to serve young children who have limited access to dental care.
- Community served: Statewide
- Contact:
Dr. Norman Tinanoff - 410-706-7970
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- Description:
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry's Dental Hygiene Program partners with the Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association annually to offer Sealants, free-of-charge to students in local schools. Sealants are a clear, colorless, odorless, protective plastic coating applied to the chewing surfaces of permanent molars and have been proven effective at helping reduce tooth decay. This service is targeted at children ages 6-12 who are receiving reduced-fee or free lunches. This event is usually scheduled in early May so parents need to call in advance, during the month of April to schedule an appointment for the day of the event.
- Community served: Citywide
- Website: None
- Address: 650 W. Baltimore St 2nd Floor Baltimore Md 21201
- Contact:
Leila Liberman R.D.H., B.S. - 443-386-4911
lliberman@umaryland.edu
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- Description:
SBFHC is a full service medical facility and students have the opportunity to provide a full range of general dentistry services to patients. The patient population is primarily low income.
- Community served: Baltimore City/ Southwest
- Contact:
Ms. Paula McClellan - 410-354-2000
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- Description:
The Special Patient Program is located on the campus of University of Maryland, Baltimore and provides treatment for patients with physical, emotional and medically compromising conditions.
- Community served: Statewide
- Contact:
Eartha Pope - 410-706-7039
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- Description:
Located on the ground floor of the University of Maryland dental School, the Advanced General Dentistry Clinic provides comprehensive emergency dental care to patients who are HIV+. Patients are seen by appointment only and usually are referred for dental treatment by their physician or case manager.
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Marsha Kessler - 410-706-8467
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- Description:
The Predoctoral Dental Student Externship Program, coordinated by the Department of Health Promotion and Policy, is a clinical education requirement at an affiliated oral health care delivery site outside the Dental School. Students will be required to spend three consecutive weeks at the sites for approximately 120 hours. Sites are:Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore County Health Department
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Choptank Community Health System, Eastern Shore, MD
Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Kernan Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg, PA
Naval Dental Center Southwest, San Diego, CA
Parkwest Health Center
Public Health Service Indian Hospital, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
South Baltimore Family Health Center
United States Army, Fort Gordon, Georgia
United States Army, Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington
United States Army, Fort Meade, MD
Veterans Administration Medical Center at Baltimore, MD
Veterans Administration Medical Center at Miami, FL
Veterans Administration Center at Martinsburg, West Virginia
Western Maryland Area Health Education Center
York Medical Hospital, York, PA
- Community served: Statewide
- Contact:
Dr. Norman Tinanoff - 410-706-7970
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- Description:
Starting in September 1999, the Dental School's Department of Pediatric Dentistry funded three post-graduate fellows who treat children in undeserved urban and rural areas. Patients are seen at "safety net" clinics located at the Washington County Health Department, Howard County Health Department, Carroll County Health Department, Frederick County Health Department, Caroline County Health Department, and two sites in Baltimore City.
- Community served: Citywide; Howard County; Carroll County; Frederick County; Caroline County
- Contact:
Dr. Norman Tinanoff - 410-706-7970
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- Description:
Long-term care facilities contract with the Department of Oral Health Care Delivery of the Dental School for preventive, evaluative and management of the oral health care of residents of long term care facilities. Third year dental students are introduced to the issues related to oral health and long term care in these facilities.
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Dr. Janet Yellowitz - 410-706-7967
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- Description:
Sponsored by the University of Maryland, Baltimore under President David J. Ramsay, this paid summer research program encourages students from Vivian T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy to consider a career as a health professional or scientist. Students work 40 hours each week with faculty and graduate research assistants in biomedical research labs to gain direct work experience and mentoring. Throughout the internship, students participate in weekly workshops and campus tours, where they meet with faculty and students from all of the schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Students also participate in a "Student Research Forum" where they present the results of their summer research activities. This program accepts 25 students each summer.
- Community served: Baltimore City/ Poppleton
- Contact:
Dr. Jordan E. Warnick - 410-706-3026
jwarnick@som.umaryland.edu
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- Description:
Students have the opportunity to increase their skills within the specialty areas of Oral Surgery. Prosthodontics and Periodontics while emphasis is placed on general dentistry.
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Dr. Randy Iddings - 410-706-7047
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- Description:
Students travel in and around Cumberland receiving multidisciplinary training and experience centered on rural health care in assigned public and private practices. Students also receive experience in the specialty areas of Oral-Maxiollofacial Surgery, Periodontics, Orthodontics, geriatric and public health dentistry.
- Community served: Cumberland, Maryland
- Contact:
Terri Socha - 301-777-9150
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- Description:
The importance of giving back to the community is instilled in students early in their dental careers. Students in their second year of Dental School are required to participate in service projects. Students provide oral health education to populations that are severely underserved. Student Work sites include:- Baltimore City Elementary Schools
- Head Start, Baltimore, Maryland
- South Baltimore Family Health Center, Baltimore, Maryland
- Community served: Citywide
- Contact:
Ms. Pat Mcguire - 410-706-7967
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