Impact of Community Outreach Reflection

My time as the Co-President for the Student Community Outreach for Public Education, or SCOPE, has been instrumental in my dental school experience. Our goal is to empower students as dental educators within their community. SCOPE provides disease prevention, oral health education, screening and preventative dental services to underserved members of the San Francisco Bay Area. Not only are we aiming to support those in our community, but we are empowering students as they grow to become effective dental educators and providers. Community outreach is extremely important in dental school education as it allows students to engage with their local community and understand the impact their education has beyond the four walls of school. To determine the effectiveness of community outreach in students’ experiences, it is essential that students submit reflections on their experiences. Dental schools are aware of the ways in which volunteerism can have a profound effect on students’ empathy which can greatly influence their treatment of patients. Written reflections can help the students examine the positive effect of working in the community, and also provide the administration with a summary of each student’s experience. There is limited research on the impact of reflective writing on dental student empathy levels. This paper aims to gather reflective data from dental students and evaluate the impact community health has had on their dental school career

Extramural Clinical Enrichment Weekends & Breaks: Updated Survey of Dugoni Dental Students For The Year of 2019

Student Community Outreach for Public Education (SCOPE) at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry conducted a follow up survey among dental students in the class of IDS 2020, DDS 2021 & DDS 2020. The purpose of the survey was to gauge the interest of dental students in participating in extramural clinical enrichment programs as well as survey their interest in a public health selective. The data from the 2019 survey is presented in a statistical form and is also compared to the data received from a similar survey conducted in both 2018 and 2016

Impact of Community Outreach Reflection

My time as the Co-President for the Student Community Outreach for Public Education, or SCOPE, has been instrumental in my dental school experience. Our goal is to empower students as dental educators within their community. SCOPE provides disease prevention, oral health education, screening and preventative dental services to underserved members of the San Francisco Bay Area. Not only are we aiming to support those in our community, but we are empowering students as they grow to become effective dental educators and providers. Community outreach is extremely important in dental school education as it allows students to engage with their local community and understand the impact their education has beyond the four walls of school. To determine the effectiveness of community outreach in students’ experiences, it is essential that students submit reflections on their experiences. Dental schools are aware of the ways in which volunteerism can have a profound effect on students’ empathy which can greatly influence their treatment of patients. Written reflections can help the students examine the positive effect of working in the community, and also provide the administration with a summary of each student’s experience. There is limited research on the impact of reflective writing on dental student empathy levels. This paper aims to gather reflective data from dental students and evaluate the impact community health has had on their dental school career

Adopt-A-School in San Francisco’s Chinatown: Gordon J. Lau Elementary School 2018-2019

In present day, tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease which effects the overall health and development of the young individual. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than 51 million school hours are lost each year because of dental-related health problems, making it the primary reason for missing school. Dental caries is a preventable disease with routine and early dental visits but due to lack of oral health education in the public, the problem is more widespread. Here in San Francisco, 33% of kindergarteners have experienced dental caries. The number is higher for children in Chinatown as they are 2-3 times more likely to have dental caries compared to other areas within San Francisco. This is due to the lack of adequate access to dental care in addition to other barriers such has low income, language barrier, and cultural differences. The University o f the Pacific School of Dentistry’s Student Community Outreach for Public Education (SCOPE) strives to improve the oral health and awareness of the young population through providing education, screenings, and fluoride varnish. As the largest elementary school in the city of San Francisco, Gordon J. Lau Elementary School (GJL) presented an ideal opportunity to reach out to many children in the Chinatown neighborhood. SCOPE hopes to not only offer these services to the students of GJL on a regular basis but also to expand its outreach to more elementary schools throughout the San Francisco

Adopt-A-School in San Francisco’s Chinatown: Gordon J. Lau Elementary School 2018-2019

In present day, tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease which effects the overall health and development of the young individual. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than 51 million school hours are lost each year because of dental-related health problems, making it the primary reason for missing school. Dental caries is a preventable disease with routine and early dental visits but due to lack of oral health education in the public, the problem is more widespread. Here in San Francisco, 33% of kindergarteners have experienced dental caries. The number is higher for children in Chinatown as they are 2-3 times more likely to have dental caries compared to other areas within San Francisco. This is due to the lack of adequate access to dental care in addition to other barriers such has low income, language barrier, and cultural differences. The University o f the Pacific School of Dentistry’s Student Community Outreach for Public Education (SCOPE) strives to improve the oral health and awareness of the young population through providing education, screenings, and fluoride varnish. As the largest elementary school in the city of San Francisco, Gordon J. Lau Elementary School (GJL) presented an ideal opportunity to reach out to many children in the Chinatown neighborhood. SCOPE hopes to not only offer these services to the students of GJL on a regular basis but also to expand its outreach to more elementary schools throughout the San Francisco

The Potential of Teledentistry in Community Oral Health for the Pediatric Population

• Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood in the US. • Young children are a particularly vulnerable population because of their dependence, inability to communicate needs, and relative poverty. • Furthermore, this can be exacerbated by disparities such that an increased rates of caries are observed in children who are of low socioeconomic status and minority backgrounds. • However, community oral health screenings can play a vital role in childhood caries as a predominately preventable disease. • The current emphasis on social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to teledentistry, which may have a valuable role in the future of community oral health outreach

Senior Smiles and Wellness Program: Continuation of a hybrid Interprofessional Education [IPE] Model for Assessing Community Health

SCOPE (Student Community Outreach for Public Education) at University of the Pacific (UOP), Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry sponsored the 26th Annual Senior Smiles Health & Wellness Fair in its clinic, located in San Francisco on April 27th, 2019. 125 San Francisco’s senior citizens with limited access to health care attended this event. As a continuation of last year’s Senior Smiles & Wellness which continued hybrid Interprofessional education (IPE) activities, SCOPE provided various health screenings to the senior attendees in partnership with Dugoni’s sister schools UOP Audiology, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy program, as well as Touro College of Pharmacy. This event was designed to be a continued effort of interdisciplinary community-outreach based learning that models UOP\u27s Dental School Helix Curriculum. This event presented a great opportunity for various health education programs to learn from each other and promote future collaborations among healthcare providers. The ultimate goal is to prepare alumni of each organization to enter the health sector with a greater understanding of the scope of practice of other health providers, allowing for better coordination and care rendered for each patient

The Potential of Teledentistry in Community Oral Health for the Pediatric Population

• Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood in the US. • Young children are a particularly vulnerable population because of their dependence, inability to communicate needs, and relative poverty. • Furthermore, this can be exacerbated by disparities such that an increased rates of caries are observed in children who are of low socioeconomic status and minority backgrounds. • However, community oral health screenings can play a vital role in childhood caries as a predominately preventable disease. • The current emphasis on social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to teledentistry, which may have a valuable role in the future of community oral health outreach

Senior Smiles and Wellness Program: Continuation of a hybrid Interprofessional Education [IPE] Model for Assessing Community Health

SCOPE (Student Community Outreach for Public Education) at University of the Pacific (UOP), Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry sponsored the 26th Annual Senior Smiles Health & Wellness Fair in its clinic, located in San Francisco on April 27th, 2019. 125 San Francisco’s senior citizens with limited access to health care attended this event. As a continuation of last year’s Senior Smiles & Wellness which continued hybrid Interprofessional education (IPE) activities, SCOPE provided various health screenings to the senior attendees in partnership with Dugoni’s sister schools UOP Audiology, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy program, as well as Touro College of Pharmacy. This event was designed to be a continued effort of interdisciplinary community-outreach based learning that models UOP\u27s Dental School Helix Curriculum. This event presented a great opportunity for various health education programs to learn from each other and promote future collaborations among healthcare providers. The ultimate goal is to prepare alumni of each organization to enter the health sector with a greater understanding of the scope of practice of other health providers, allowing for better coordination and care rendered for each patient