FDA Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75639 2026-08-28T04:36:53Z 2026-08-28T04:36:53Z Commentary: Moving Beyond Charitable Dental Missions: The Pursuit of Equitable Partnerships to Reduce Oral Health Disparities Cunha-Cruz, Joana Senturia, Kirsten D. http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75902 2026-08-05T20:03:57Z 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Title: Commentary: Moving Beyond Charitable Dental Missions: The Pursuit of Equitable Partnerships to Reduce Oral Health Disparities Authors: Cunha-Cruz, Joana; Senturia, Kirsten D. Abstract: Drs. Cunha-Cruz and Senturia point to the lack of systematic evaluative evidence that international service-learning benefits dental students, universities, and the U.S. healthcare system, and challenge us to create metrics that would enable critical evaluation of global health experiences as a first step in developing equitable partnerships designed to reduce oral health disparities. 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z A Note from the 2017 Chair of the Academy of Distinguished Educators and the JADE Editorial Board Chair Spivakovsky, Silvia http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75898 2026-08-05T20:03:57Z 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Title: A Note from the 2017 Chair of the Academy of Distinguished Educators and the JADE Editorial Board Chair Authors: Spivakovsky, Silvia Abstract: This issue of the Journal of the Academy of Distinguished Educators (JADE) focuses on the challenge of global oral health disparities and the importance of preparing students to address the lived reality of communities in need of dental education and care, both globally and locally. 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Focus on Global Oral Health: What It Means To Be Globally Competent and Locally Relevant Benzian, Habib http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75900 2026-08-05T20:03:57Z 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Title: Focus on Global Oral Health: What It Means To Be Globally Competent and Locally Relevant Authors: Benzian, Habib Abstract: Habib Benzian's centerpiece article focuses on the importance of developing sustainable models for student engagement in global oral health while seizing opportunities to implement powerful healthcare strategies at home as well. 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Guest Editorial: The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Addressing the Challenge of Global Oral Disease Birenz, Shirley http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75899 2026-08-05T20:03:57Z 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z Title: Guest Editorial: The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Addressing the Challenge of Global Oral Disease Authors: Birenz, Shirley Abstract: In this guest editorial, Shirley Birenz offers a dental hygiene perspective on the importance of interprofessional collaborations in mitigating the global burden of oral disease. 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z