News Release
UDM School of Dentistry to host Community Open House
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and Clinic will host a Community Open House on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on UDM's Corktown Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Clinic will offer oral health and blood pressure screenings, information on better dental care for for adults and children, and answers on avoiding oral cancer and smoking cessation at no charge. The event is part of the School of Dentistry's 75th Anniversary celebration.
Millions of Americans with tooth decay and other oral diseases are not seeing dentists, mainly because they cannot afford care, according to a study by Public Health Service, a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
The overall oral health of Americans has improved substantially with the advent of fluoride and better dental education, but minorities, the poor and the elderly still have too many cavities, untreated and decaying teeth and diseases from gingivitis to oral cancer, the study found.
University of Detroit Mercy's Dental School and Clinic moved to its new location in January to a facility approximately 211,000 square-feet, more than twice the size of the former building. The new facility features a high-tech simulation lab with 100 stations, 190 patient operatories.
Cost at the University's Clinic for dental care is approximately half the cost of private dentistry. With more than 85,000 patient visits each year, the new location will give UDM the opportunity to serve more patients and accept additional students to the dental program.
The UDM School of Dentistry is one of two in the State of Michigan. One-third of all dentists in Michigan have graduated from the University's Dental School and nearly half of the graduating class remains in Michigan.
Located on UDM's new Corktown Campus, the Dental School and Clinic is located one block east of I-96 Jeffries and just minutes from I-94, I-75 and the Lodge Freeway.
University of Detroit Mercy is committed to quality education, service of faith, promotion of justice and compassionate service to persons in need. Accordingly, the university and its students, staff and administration take an active role in strengthening Detroit through community outreach and partnership with like-minded organizations.
Community outreach has always been an essential part of a University of Detroit Mercy education. Students from every College and School at UDM provide community outreach to those in need. While the Dental School offers low cost services and assistance to the underserved and seniors, other services include the Law School's Veteran's Law Clinic, Urban Law Clinic, the Mobile Law Office and the School of Architecture's Urban Design Center to name just a few.
For more information on the Community Open House or to schedule a dental appointment, call the UDM Dental Clinic at 313-494-6700.
Release date: May 06, 2008
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