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About the DeRouen Center

WEBTimothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health. The Center for Global Oral Health, established in 2013 at our School of Dentistry to promote international collaborations in …

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Inclusion of Oral Health in Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

WEBOn September 23rd, the first United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on UHC took place in New York City to secure political commitment from countries on UHC.

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Harm or treatment: A reflection on an African dental tradition by

WEBGrowing up as a young lad in a rural Kenyan village some decades ago, was full of fun. It was a life rich in local health traditions that each child was expected to master and apply.

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Global Oral Health Proceedings

WEBThe UW DeRouen Center’s first symposium on global oral health entitled “Inter-professional Healthcare: Adding Oral Health to Interdisciplinary Global Health Projects Worldwide” …

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Advances in our efforts to integrate oral health among the …

WEBRefugees often experienced trauma in their home country, and during the migratory process to neighboring countries and refugee camps. Studies have shown that refugees have …

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My Journey into Public and Global Health Dentistry

WEBMy name is Jennifer N. Ricaldi-Camahuali, faculty in the Department of Social Dentistry at Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (UPCH) in Peru.

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Oral and Craniofacial Research Impacting Global Health

WEBAt the 2024 International Association of Dental Research (IADR) conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the University of Washington made a significant impact with a series …

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Transitioning from examining issues in oral health to embracing a

WEBMaría Claudia Garcés-Elías, DDS, MBA, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia . Greetings from Peru. My name is María Claudia Garcés-Elías, a …

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Visiting Scholar

WEBThe program varies from 3 months to 12 months in length, determined by the availability of both the applicant and UW Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health. …

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Welcome to the McLean Lab

WEBDr. McLean’s research career began at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA (2000-2007). He then established a research program at the non-profit J. …

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The link between breastfeeding and dental caries

WEBThe results were interesting. They found that full breastfeeding and any breastfeeding had different patterns of caries risk. The longer the “full breastfeeding” duration, the lower the …

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Reshaping Oral Health After COVID-19

WEBThe logistics of providing clinical experiences in dental schools and the facilities for that education will evolve with COVID-19.

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Global Innovation Grant concludes to the UW’s DeRouen Center

WEBPublished Manuscripts. Maureen Macharia, Oral health status and hygiene practices among visually impaired adolescents from a school in Kenya, BMC Oral Health; Kerre …

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Check-in on Refugee Project in Washington State

WEBAs of early December 2021, the team from the Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health at University of Washington has conducted initial virtual interviews with all seven …

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Our Intern Jennifer Liu Accepted to Epidemiology Fellowship in

WEBUW MPH graduate, Jennifer Liu, was recently selected for the California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) Fellowship Program for the 2020-2021 year.

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