SOD serves more than 1,000 during third Dental Mission Week
The School of Dentistry completed a massive service project last week, providing free dental care to 1,444 underserved and uninsured children, adults and veterans, beating last year’s record. The weeklong event gave students and volunteers from several UMMC schools the opportunity to learn and to see patients under faculty supervision.
Published on Monday, February 11, 2019
Video: SOD provides care for hundreds of JPS elementary students
During Give Kids a Smile Day, School of Dentistry faculty, staff and students provided free dental care to hundreds of children from elementary schools in Jackson. The effort demonstrated one of the Medical Center's unique roles of service to the community.
Published on Thursday, February 7, 2019
People of the U: Alana Bowman, Dr. Jason Griggs
During their days at UMMC, Dr. Jason Griggs and Alana Bowman work in the School of Dentistry and in the School of Population Health, respectively. But on evenings and weekends, the husband-and-wife team travel back hundreds of years through time with the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Published on Monday, February 4, 2019
Nation’s top dentist addresses students at his alma mater
Dr. Timothy Ricks graduated from the School of Dentistry in 1995. His path during the last quarter century has led him to public health dentistry in the Indian Health Service and, in 2018, to an appointment as chief dental officer for the U.S. Public Health Service.
Published on Thursday, January 31, 2019