Inside Dentistry publishes column on ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s College of Dental Medicine

The June 2012 issue of Inside Dentistry published a column titled "The Gift of Oral Health: A community in rural Maine responds to a critical need" by Susan Pierter, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ associate director of communications. The column tells the story of how ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and a community of dentists, businesses, and foundations, with support from state and federal sources, have launched the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Dental Medicine, scheduled to accept its first class in fall 2013. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ President Danielle Ripich, Ph.D., is quoted in the column, along with College of Dental Medicine Dean James J. Koelbl, DDS, MS, MJ.

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The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.