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Global Oral Health Program

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Research initiatives in dentistry and beyond<br/> Addressing oral health issues close to home and around the globe

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Benjamin W. Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD
Director of Global Oral Health
Division of Oral Epidemiology
and Dental Public Health
Center to Address Disparities
in Children's Oral Health

benjamin.chaffee@ucsf.edu
415.476.9226

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The Global Oral Health Program develops, coordinates and supports research, educational and service initiatives within the School of Dentistry and beyond.

The program sponsors the annual Global Oral Health Symposium, which draws world-renowned speakers, and coordinates the Student Research Travel Awards, which allow students to develop faculty-mentored research projects in public health, epidemiology and basic sciences relevant to global oral health.

2023 Symposium: Global Oral Health Today and Moving Forward: Reflections on the World Health Organization Global Oral Health Status Report

Mark your calendar for the 12th annual UCSF School of Dentistry Global Oral Health Symposium:

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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This will be an online event, with live presentations from around the world. Leading oral health researchers will discuss the latest global initiatives to advance oral health and enhance oral health equity and share recent research findings. The talks will reflect and connect to the landmark 2022 World Health Organization Global Oral Health Status Report. Please join us for fast-paced presentations and moderated discussions with the online audience.

We are proud to welcome:
Habib Benzian, New York University
(Keynote)
Noha Gomaa, Western University, Canada
Lucy O'Malley, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Thiago Ardenghi, University Federal of Santa Maria, Brazil

2021 Symposium

News roundup of the May 8 event
View videos of the full symposium

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