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Kenya Day 3- Princess Crowns, Pictures and Preventative Care
Sticking to a schedule is a challenging thing to do here in Kenya. Plans are made and plans are broken just as the sun rises and sets. Today however is a different story because today everything...
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Kenya Day 4- A Time to Shine
Today was busy! Our agenda consisted of oral hygiene instructions, water purification system installments and a quick dental survey and oral exams at Gichunge Primary School. And this was only the...
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Kenya Day 5- Not enough time in the day
We have been on the go ever since we got here and everyone is just a little more tired than usual. Over the last few days we have visited a local hospital-based dental clinic, given a tour of KEMU,...
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Kenya Day Six- Turkey Time
So far we have visited Gichunge and Kithoka Primary Schools, Chogoria Hospital and today we visited Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) for a second time. Every institution we have visited seems eager...
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Kenya Days 8 and 9- Saying Goodbye and Safari
Alright, I have missed Monday and Tuesday. I will give a very quick and overly rushed summary of those two days because today we are going on a safari! Monday was probably the longest and most tiring...
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Kenya- Safari Pictures
All pictures courtesy of Jonathan Dzingle, who says: “I thought the safari was a pretty incredible experience. I enjoyed a safari trip where we actually left the vehicle and walked among the wild...
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Special Olympics-Special Smiles
Waking up at six am on Saturday morning and driving two hours in the rain to Central Michigan University Campus just did not sound like a great idea…Well, that’s what we thought until we arrived to...
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Introducing, Brazil!
During the last two weeks in August, two dental students and one faculty member will be traveling to Bauru, Brazil to visit the University of Sao Paulo School of Dentistry and the Hospital for...
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Welcome to Brazil
Our first few days in Brazil have been enchanting as one of the Bauru professors might say. We were welcomed with warm smiles and kisses on the cheek from each student and faculty we met, along with...
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Brazil and National Health Care
During our week at the dental school (FOB USP) we had the chance to learn more about healthcare in Brazil. We met with Prof. Dr. Roosevelt da Silva Bastos, a community dentistry professor, who...
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UMSOD Outing to the Nationally Named Cosmetic Practice of the Year
Dr. Marcy Goldin is known in the School of Dentistry as the outgoing pre-clinical row instructor, always enthusiastically involved with bringing out the best of her students’ abilities. Whether she is...
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Lição 1 (Lesson 1): Arriving to Bauru
It was our first day as exchange students at the University of São Paulo School of Dentistry in Bauru, Brazil. Walking into the classroom, we quickly realized that we were the only ones wearing all...
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Day in the Life of a Brazilian Dental Student
The first week in Bauru was spent following around fourth year dental students. The fourth year dental students are actually in their final semester, because summer vacation in Brazil begins in...
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Jamaica Outreach 2014
Tagged: Class of 2014, community outreach projects, Dental Opportunities, Jamaica, Students Doing Good, University of Michigan, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
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Kenya Summer Research Program: An Intro
The Kenya Summer Research Program is an interdisciplinary program that includes many students, staff and faculty members from the School of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy etc. The School...
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Jambo from Meru!
Jambo! This year, seven third year dental students, one fourth year dental student, three faculty members and one staff member embarked on a journey to Meru, Kenya for the fourth consecutive year....
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Humility, Humanity and Samba
Here it is, post-travel from Bauru, São Paulo (Brazil)— I can hardly believe that my international travel experience has come and gone, and I am positive there is hardly enough space within this blog...
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