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Heidelberg-Harvard funds international collaboration aimed at addressing global oral health disparities

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Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Heidelberg University receive a strategic partnership grant to advance global oral health research in underserved communities.

Office of Global & Community Health Seminar Series

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Join us for a presentation by Dr. Mohammad Walji, the D. Bradley McWilliams Professor and Chair in the Department of Clinical and Health Informatics at UTHealth Houston, on "BigMouth Data Repository: Its History, Contents, and Access." If you are...

Office of Global & Community Health Seminar Series: Inclusive dental care matters

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Join Dr. Sydnee Chavis, clinical professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, as she discusses inclusive dental care and strategies for engaging in collaborative care for patients with disabilities and complex medical needs. The speaker...

Making Global Health a Collaborative Effort

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Not all health care is administered by physicians. Not all dental care is received in a reclining white chair. And when it comes to coverage, the U.S. does not always lead the way. Rather, dental care — like health care — is a global issue, and this year...

Brittany Seymour

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Dr. Brittany Seymour is the associate dean for Faculty Affairs, associate professor, and director of the Global Health Discipline at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM). She holds a full-time appointment in the Department of Oral Health Policy and...

Capacity Strengthening: Lessons from the Kenya Project

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As part of Worldwide Week at Harvard, a university-wide celebration of global engagement, join us for a virtual lecture on a community health worker training program in Kenya. HSDM, alumnus, Dr. Nithya Ramesh (Brown) will present key findings from the...

Oral Health Initiatives Across the Primary Healthcare Pyramid

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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...

Finding the Right Chemistry: National Healthcare Scholar Finds His Calling in Community Health

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Michael Cevallos, DMD22, might have become a chemist rather than a dentist, if not for an experience in a pediatric dental practice that changed his plans. As an undergraduate at the University of Richmond, he majored in Chemistry with the full intention...

Dr. Brittany Seymour appointed as associate dean for Faculty Affairs

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Dr. Brittany Seymour, associate professor of Oral Health, Policy, and Epidemiology, has been appointed to serve as HSDM’s new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. In this leadership role, she will serve as HSDM’s first full-time administrative dean...

Strengthening Oral Health Care Systems in Africa: New Agreement Between HSDM and the WHO Will Address Critical Needs

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Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) have teamed up to address critical oral health challenges in the African region, worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to...

Taking lessons from the field to heart

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When learning is immersive, you need to be a sponge—particularly when the average daily rainfall in your learning environment is measured in buckets rather than inches. Seven Harvard College undergraduates, four Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)...

Student’s Research Takes Her to India

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DMD student Hannah Yoo received a Harvard South Asia Institute (SAI) research grant that took her to India over winter session to conduct research on the oral and nutritional health of women and children in the slums of Mumbai. She worked with an...