/dentistry/taxonomy/term/276/all en /dentistry/article/community-students/oral-health-total-health-total-success <img alt="OHTH Volunteers" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2016/04/OHTH8.jpg" width="275" height="175" />DMD-III student Nicole (Nikki) Van Der Wal gives us a heartfelt account of this year's Sharing Smiles Day at Miriam Home. Nikki, along with co-organiser Ivy Lin (DMD-III), put together a great event highlighting the importance to advocate, educate, and improve the oral health care of persons with special needs. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2016/04/20/oral-health-total-health-a-total-success/">Read the full story here.</a></strong> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:46:55 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2043 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/community/10th-annual-run-outreach-great-success <p><span>Once again this year, the annual Run for Outreach was a great success. Over</span><b> </b><span>150 participants took part in the event on a sunny Mount Royal and more than $8000 were raised. Participants capped off their run with lunch on the mountain all together. </span><span>See photos of the event </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mcgilldentistry/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154890656623676">here</a><span> (all photos by Jackie Yip).</span></p> Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:21:37 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2069 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/community/dr-iera-travels-vietnam-treat-cleft-lip-and-palate <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/01/spotlight-chantal-alex.jpg"><img alt="Summer_Institute_2016" src="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/files/2017/04/v2.jpg" width="125" height="150" /></a>Dr. Deborah Iera took some time away from her duties in Montreal last month to tend to the needs of children with cleft lip and palate in Vietnam. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:28:54 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2093 at /dentistry /dentistry/article/community-students/successful-sharing-smiles-day On May 7th Æ»¹ûÒùÔº students and teachers participated in the annual Sharing Smiles Day organised by the Oral Health, Total Health (OHTH), a fun-filled, informative day where the attitudinal barriers between dental students and persons with special needs can be removed and positive relationships fostered. Organized by Maral Aghourian and Jun Li the day was a huge success. <strong><a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/dentistry/2017/06/01/a-successful-sharing-smiles-day/">Read all about the day.</a></strong> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 18:33:08 +0000 Brenna Kaukonen 2112 at /dentistry