University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry
University of Illinois at Chicago |
2006 Facts Publicly supported 92 full-time, 157 part-time clinical faculty members 309 students 85 graduates 60 days spent by senior dental students in community clinical settings Community Partners Alzheimer's Association American Diabetes Association American Lung Association Association House Bonaventure House Carole Robertson Center for Learning Casa Central Center on Halsted Chicago Abused Women Coalition Chicago Communities in Schools Chicago Dental Society Chicago Department of Public Health, Division of Oral Health Chicago Dept. of Aging Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind Children of Peace School Cicero Health Department Dental clinic Community Health Partnership Crusader Clinic Daniel J. Corkery School Daniel Webster School Division Dental Clinic El Valor Erie Family Health Center Erie Neighborhood House Gilda's Club of Chicago Heartland Health Outreach Hines VA Hospital Howard Brown Health Center Howland School of the Arts Hull House Family Service Center IFLOSS: Coalition of Communities Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Oral Health Illinois Masonic Medical Center Infant Welfare Society of Chicago Inspiration Café Interfaith House John M. Smyth School Lake County Health Department Lakeview Pantry Lawndale Christian Health Center Lawndale Christian Health Center Lincoln Dental Society Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Logan Square Neighborhood Association Lower West Health Center March of Dimes McCormick Boys and Girls Club McCormick Tribune YMCA Milestone Inc. Dental Clinic Mujeres Latinas en Acción National Multiple Sclerosis Society New City YMCA Northwest Community Healthcare Oak Park-River Forest Infant Welfare Society Pacific Gardens Missions and Dental Clinic Rafael Center Rainbow House RUSH Medical Center Spang Center for Oral Health St. Ann School St. Malachy School St. Pius V School Telpochcalli School UFCW Union Medical Center Dental Clinic Veterans Administration (VA) Dental Clinic Washington Irving School William E. Gladstone School Working Together to Improve Oral Health in Illinois Project Contact Information |
The College of Dentistry’s patient care philosophy, educational direction, and physical facilities emphasize preparing highly qualified oral health care professionals; providing comprehensive and compassionate patient-centered care; and creating a clinical education model that reflects the best practices of general dental practitioners and assures the achievement of core competencies.
The College’s mission is to “promote optimum oral and general health to the people of the State of Illinois and worldwide through excellence in education, patient care, research, and service.” To help achieve this mission, the College has developed several community-based education goals. These include:
1) Providing patient-centered care that is comprehensive and compassionate for culturally diverse populations; and
2) Providing student-oriented education programs that prepare individuals for the thoughtful, ethical practice of dentistry and life-long learning. Additionally, the College plans to address community and regional health care needs through outreach initiatives, educational programs, consulting, and referral services. It also plans to play a leadership role in forming healthcare policy at the university, state, and national levels.
Project Activities
Over the next two years, the College of Dentistry will:
- Provide community-based experiences to students in all four years of dental school.
- Continue to provide 60 days of extramural rotations to all senior students.
- Continue to encourage faculty and staff to integrate community-based experiences into the curriculum.
- Collaborate with the State of Illinois on the “Illinois Initiative for Dental Public/Community Oral Health Infrastructure Development,” a state project to ensure that there are enough community oral health professionals in Illinois.
- Increase underrepresented minority student, faculty, and staff recruitment and retention ‘within the College and Illinois’ oral health workforce.
- Apply for grants to expand the extramural program to include sites in rural Illinois.
For more information and student testimonials about the extramural rotations please visit http://dentistry.uic.edu/community/index.html
