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Laboratory and reviewed the curriculum for the Dental
Laboratory Technology course of study.
Adjunct Professor Ronald Guttu, Specialist in Oral
Medicine, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Professor
C. R. Anderegg, Specialist in Periodontology and Dr
Ralph Cunningham of New York University completed
the list of distinguished volunteers.
Professional/Consultancy Services
The College of Oral Health Sciences is collaborating
with the University of Dalhousie, Ministry of Health, and
the Pan American Health Organization in conducting a
Migration Studies for Dental Auxiliaries in Jamaica.
Outreach Activities
Ninety-six (96) Health Fairs and Outreaches were
conducted during the period under review. Some
15,000 individuals in communities across Jamaica have
received an exceptionally high standard of Oral Health
Care.
Students of Morant Bay High school St. Thomas, are all smiles during a Health Fair hosted by College of Oral Health Sciences, UTech, Ja. at the school. From
left are final year Doctor of Medical Dentistry students Denise Masters, Arthur Jefferson and Renae Duhaney.
Conference
The 3rd International Conference of the Rosalie
Warpeha - Caribbean Institute for Strategic Planning
and Research in Oral Health was hosted by the College
in October 2014. The theme of the conference, held
at the Jamaica Conference Centre, was “Evidence-
Based Approaches to New and Re-emerging Diseases,
Endemic Diseases and Enhanced Surveillance
Methodology.”
Organizational Well-Being
The College supported the specialised training of the
Dental Assistant Students, Dental Assistants and
Ancillary staff in Climate change and Infection Control,
for a two-day training workshop which was hosted by
the Caribbean Academy of Eastern European Trained
Professionals (CAEETP).
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