Oral Health Initiatives Across the Primary Healthcare Pyramid
Date and Time
Location
Office of Global and Community Health Seminar Series featuring Dr. Donna Hackley
The high level of global oral disease cannot be managed by dental professional care alone. Innovative ways to prevent disease and identify pathology earlier showcase a multi-tiered approach to tackling this disease burden. Dr. Hackley will discuss three projects that address oral healthcare at various levels of the primary healthcare pyramid including collaborative projects at the University of Rwanda, University of Global Health Equity, and World Health Organization Africa Region.
About the Speaker
Donna Hackley, DMD, MA, MPH is an assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology. Her global projects center on educating an inter-disciplinary workforce and identifying the burden of oral disease. As PI, she led the team that supported the development, launch, and accreditation of the first dental school in Rwanda. She served as Co-PI for the first National Oral Health Survey in Rwanda and serves as Director of Dentistry at the University of Global Health Equity where she co-developed and directs a novel clerkship on oral health for physicians. Dr. Hackley strives to promote contextually relevant and sustainable development.