Our goal is to provide as much dental care as we can.
Zohra Saleh, DDSOVERVIEW
The University of Michigan School of Dentistry Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education Program is one of the most comprehensive dental health service-learning curricula in the nation. Third- and Fourth-year dental students, Fourth-year dental hygiene students, and graduate dental residents gain practical dental experience in over 15 clinics dedicated to providing care to underserved populations in multiple cities across the state of Michigan (see map). Student-run special clinics providing free dental care to disabled veterans in the Brighton, Pontiac, and Traverse City areas, as well as community-centered pediatric care events, are examples of additional experiences provided through the program.
Clinics involved in this program have direct partnerships with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and include Federally Qualified Health Care Centers, local community clinics, and volunteer free clinics. This unique collaboration of public and private institutions is vital to the program's continuing viability and provides students alternate sources of community-based health care.
862,449
Number of procedures between the academic years of 2004 and 2024
$201,897,362
in care provided since 2004
Dentistry at the University of Michigan is about more than classrooms and clinics. It's about making a difference. The Community-based Collaborative Care & Education Program sends dental and dental hygiene students across the state of Michigan, to offer dental care to underserved populations.