Despite the ongoing pandemic, UCLA Dentistry students and faculty continue to promote oral health in the community
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For three hours on a November afternoon in Burbank, 21 UCLA dental students and two professors provided free oral health care services to underserved people. Brianna Aldrich |
December 15, 2020
From cleanings to root canals to extractions in decidedly non-dental office environments, a core part of UCLA dental students’ education includes critical oral health care delivery to people in underserved communities.
Since its inception in 1964, the UCLA School of Dentistry’s students, residents and faculty help thousands of people annually in community clinics across southern California to fulfill its historical mission of improving the oral health of Los Angeles, California and beyond. Their efforts continue to be essential as an estimated 5.2 million people in California do not have dental insurance according to the National Association