The School of Dentistry provides dental care in rural areas across the state.
What’s the news?
West Virginia University’s School of Dentistry fourth-year dentistry students have
traveled throughout the state to bring healthy lifestyle choices to rural
areas. Over the course of a year, dental students performed more than 17,000
clinical procedures.
Quotes
and Comments
“It’s
a fascinating experience, in my opinion. When you go to a rural site, you
actually get to see what so many people are really in need of —a dentist. I did
everything. I did fillings, I did cleanings, I did extractions.” Grace Garcia, fourth-year dental
student.
Grace Garcia audio file (2:33).
“The need is huge. The patients we see at the school, I do feel we see very often and they come regularly, so their needs aren’t as big as what they are in the rural environment.” Mylea Carpenter, fourth-year dental hygiene student.
Mylea Carpenter audio file (2:00).
Resources
Link to original story:
Dentistry students focus on rural care and outreach
Target
Audiences
Healthcare providers
Dentists
Dental students
Professors
Insurance companies
Dental health consumers
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Contact:
Richard L. Meckstroth, D.D.S., chairman of the WVU School of
Dentistry Dental Practice and Rural Health Department,
304.293.5912
Contact:
Amy Funk, director of Dental Hygiene Department
304.293.3417
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