School of Preventive and Therapeutic News

UAA Dental Hygiene student at the RAM Read More

UAA dental hygiene students step up to serve Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns in need

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  |  , ,

The Remote Area Medical (RAM) nonprofit clinic recently made its first visit to Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, setting up pop-up clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks to provide free dental, vision, and medical services to those in need. However, RAM faced a challenge when it came to staffing the clinics with dental hygiene volunteers.

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HPER offers a fast-growing sport to fall courses

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is excited to announce it is offering pickleball at UAA for the first time starting this fall.

Carol Mitchell holding award money for scholarship and smiling Read More

Speech-language pathology student wins Helen Bierne award

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Carol Mitchell, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program was awarded the Helen Bierne scholarship at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Speech-Language-Hearing Association state convention.

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UAA Dental Clinic provides free dental care to children

 |  Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's News Source  |  , ,

Dental hygiene students give back to the community by providing free dental care to children during the 2nd annual Children’s Day event.

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Slideshow: Dental hygiene program recognizes Orange Shirt Day

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Clinicians and students in the dental hygiene program wear orange shirts to recognize Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters.