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Dental/Medical Integration: The Future of Health Care …

WebIt’s a conversation and question that’s been going on for years: how to create more accountable, value-based health care for patients. As past chair of the American Dental …

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Centers of Excellence – Contact Point

WebFor some individuals, good oral health care is a luxury far beyond their reach—a lack of access that can lead to serious and long- term health problems. Such disparities in care …

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Pacific to Launch New Health School and Graduate …

WebThe University’s current portfolio of healthcare programs includes other premier and high-enrollment health schools and programs, such as the Arthur A. Dugoni School of …

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Just Health 510 – Contact Point

WebJust Health 510 is a non-profit dental clinic in Oakland offering free dental services for underserved communities. Founders Drs. Daniel Nam ’02 and Brian …

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New Ways of Learning, New Tools to Learn – Contact Point

WebCindy Lyon ’86, associate dean for oral health education, notes that despite the disruption to dental training in 2020, a post-pandemic survey found that more than …

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Current Issue – Contact Point

WebHealthcare practitioners, educators and leaders from across the country gathered at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry for the “Dentistry as Participant and Casualty of …

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Hitting a Major Milestone – Contact Point

WebHitting a Major Milestone. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dental schools across America to reimagine many aspects of their programs, including clinical operations, …

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Interprofessional Education – Contact Point

WebThis is a key step in moving health systems from fragmentation to a position of strength.’’ The idea of interprofessional education has been gaining interest in dentistry and in …

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Current Issue – Contact Point

WebThe group conducted a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of oral health needs, dental education, workforce, financial and reimbursement …

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Staying Connected – Contact Point

WebYou’ll learn more about the Pacific Health Care Collaborative, an integrated dental-medical clinic and academic facility—the first of its kind at an American university—that we are …

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Dugoni School Launches Vaccination Center in Fight Against …

WebThe Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, is doing its part, playing an important role in speeding up the …

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Current Issue – Contact Point

WebThe Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry co-hosted an oral health outreach table at the Pistahan Parade and Festival, the largest celebration of Filipino art, culture, …

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Lessons Learned: Defining Best Practices in the Era of COVID-19

WebDr. Des Gallagher, associate dean for clinic services and chair of the Department of Clinical Oral Health Care, says a key challenge in educating dental students during this time was …

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Dr. Eugene LaBarre Extraordinary Professor – Contact Point

WebHighly respected and much loved by patients, students and colleagues, Eugene LaBarre, DMD, MS, is undeniably deserving of his recent honor, the 2019 University of the Pacific …

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Women In Leadership at Dugoni – Contact Point

WebTo support the strong and continuing leadership of the school’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry and clinic, Dr. Geraldine Gerges is serving as interim chair upon Dr. A. Jeffrey …

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Dean’s Speaker Series Explores Insights and Ideas

WebA new speaker series initiated by Dean Nader Nadershahi ’94 is serving as a platform to explore issues and new ideas about the future of oral health care. The Dean’s Speaker …

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Planning for the Future of Dental Education – Contact Point

WebBy Dr. Elisa M. Chávez Luna. Even the most forward-thinking, outward-facing institution needs to periodically take the time to reflect. As the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry …

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Surf’s Up – Contact Point

WebThe Children’s Dental Health Clinic describes itself as “a multi-specialty, all-inclusive, safety-net dental home” for underserved and medically compromised children and young adults, …

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Jack Morris: A Modern Renaissance Man – Contact Point

WebMorris currently works in the Special Care Clinic where he provides oral health care to patients with a range of medical and psychosocial considerations. “In the Special Care …

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Chrystle Cu ’08 Changing the Way You Floss – Contact Point

WebAs a practicing dentist at Young Dental Group in San Mateo, California, Dr. Chrystle Cu ’08 felt like she was treating the same diseases and conditions over and over again and her …

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Wellness at Work: An Integral Part of Life at Dugoni

Web“It was pretty successful,” says Armando Ortega, human resources representative. “We had a lot of friendly competition, and that began a snowball effect to create a committee here …

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Dental Camp: Kids Explore Careers in Oral Health

WebAll were excited to come to the dental school to learn more about careers in oral health. The students spent time in the simulation laboratory and dental clinics, learning how to …

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