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PORTLAND, Maine

College of Dental Medicine students present at the New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition Forum

Four students from SWAGÊÓƵ’s College of Dental Medicine presented a poster at the New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition Forum on Friday, October 30, at the Holiday Inn in Concord, New Hampshire.

At the event, D.M.D. ’17 candidates Jessfor Baugh, Riddhi Daftary, Isha Gandhi and Christina McCann, presented information about their experience with SWAGÊÓƵ’s Interprofessional Education MED/DENT pilot program.

This didactic program was an interprofessional education effort involving students from SWAGÊÓƵ’s College of Dental Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine. Using a peer-to-peer teaching method, medical students received instruction regarding how to perform head and neck evaluations, and how to apply fluoride varnishes. The program goal was to strengthen students’ interprofessional team building skills, professional knowledge and ability to provide patient-centered care. 

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The SWAGÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.