Community Outreach - School of Dentistry

Dental Clinic Services

UDM’s Dental Clinic provides low-cost dental care to residents in metro Detroit with approximately 8,000 patients receiving about 73,000 treatment procedures annually—including services to the elderly, homeless and handicapped.

Outreach Programs

The School of Dentistry continues its community outreach programs in partnership with the Burton Hamilton Health Center in Flint, 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 175 underserved area children during the 2008 "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.

Dental Associates host Oral Cancer Walk

The Student National Dental Associates at UDM and the National Dental Associates hosted the Detroit Oral Cancer Walk in July to raise awareness of oral cancer, which kills more than 7,000 American men and women each year.