Community Outreach - School of Dentistry

Dental Clinic Services

UDM’s Dental Clinic provides low-cost dental care to residents in metro Detroit with approximately 15,000 patients receiving about 85,000 treatment procedures annually—including services to the elderly, homeless and handicapped.

Outreach Programs

The School of Dentistry expanded its community outreach programs by partnering with the Burton Hamilton Health Center in Flint.  This affiliation broadens the School's history of community-based education at locations that include Thea Bowman Health Center, the St. John Clinic and five Detroit-area nursing homes. Students also participate in the UDM International Dental Treatment Program, Bay Cliff Health Corp Summer Camp and various other outreach volunteer service projects. In addition, faculty and students provide educational and dental services at local schools, community centers and health fairs.

Give Kids A Smile

Detroit District, Macomb and Oakland County Dental Societies personnel joined UDM Dental School faculty, staff, and dental and dental hygiene students to treat 177 underserved area children during the 2007 "Give Kids A Smile Day," hosted by the School of Dentistry.

Career Presentations

Dental faculty and students often present at high school career days to inform students about dental/dental hygiene careers.