Serving the underserved:
That is the goal of the University of Florida's Statewide Network
for Community Oral Health.
The
network was established in 1997 by UFCD to provide oral health
services to low-income and low-access populations in Florida ranging
as far south as Miami and as far north as Jacksonville.
UFCD's patient base comes from 46 Florida counties and 80% of
the patients UFCD treats have incomes below 200% of the poverty
level.
Community
Based Clinics
The
Community-Based Programs
established in communities such as Hialeah,
Jacksonville,
St. Petersburg, and
Apopka also provide cost-effective community-based learning experiences
to pre-doctoral students.
UFCD
postdoctoral dental residents benefit from Community-Based Programs
as well. CBP increase the training opportunities for residents
in Florida through hands-on experience in clinics and through
distance learning lectures
using our V-Tel videoconferencing network. It's
hoped by providing future dentists in Florida a chance to work
in medically and dentally underserved areas it might encourage
them to establish private practices in these communities.
Mission:
.to
provide predoctoral and postdoctoral dental students with opportunities
to learn and practice in interdisciplinary, community based health
care settings committed to provide health care to Florida's underserved.
Goals:
 To
provide community based, interdisciplinary educational experiences
for pre-doctoral & postdoctural residents
To
develop general dentistry residency training positions in the
community
To
provide quality oral health care to underserved patients
To
form bonds with communities and organizations
Follow
the links above to find out more about what UFCD is doing to help
thousands of Florida's underserved residents in locations throughout
the state. If you have any questions, contact our Community-Based
Programs office:
Division of Community
Based Programs
College of Dentistry
P.O. Box 100432
Gainesville, FL 32610-0432
352.392.9813
352.392.0655 Fax
E-mail: emprog@dental.ufl.edu
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