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Othman Shibly, clinical professor
School of Dental Medicine
A global pandemic could not deter UB professor Othman Shibly from delivering supplies and oral health care to Syrians who have become refugees or been displaced by the ongoing war in Syria.
Through the UB Global Miles for Smiles program, Shibly, clinical professor in the School of Dental Medicine, traveled to Lebanon April 2-11 to deliver critical oral health care and medical supplies, and to train community health care workers to provide dental care.
The mission follows an initiative he completed in January and February to deliver heating fuel throughout the winter to nearly 1,200 families in Lebanon, and 87 schools that enroll more than 31,000 children in northwest Syria.
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