UNE dental college's first graduating class takes its skills on the road
Students in the inaugural graduating class at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine have begun the final component of their program, which involves participating in the college’s first community-based externships around New England.
Spanning the final year of dental school, the community-based education program introduces students to clinical practice in areas with limited access to health care. This year, 59 students are participating in up to three 12-week rotations at 36 designated sites across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Among those sites is Deerfield Valley Dental Care of Wilmington, Vt., which has been selected as a community-based externship site where Russell O'Connell, a member of this year’s graduating class, will be completing his training at Deerfield Valley Dental Care. He will be supervised there by Dr. Robert Ruhl, an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Dental Medicine.
UNE, Maine’s largest private university, said its externship program benefits students in several ways, noting in its release that the students “learn how to provide care for diverse patient populations, attain real-world experience, witness firsthand the need for greater access to oral health care in Northern New England and experience the importance of social responsibility and leadership as a dental professional.”
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