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CDENT 5174 - STUDENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AND EDUCATION 1: COMMUNITY OUTREACHMinimum Credits: 1.5 Maximum Credits: 1.5 Mission statement: To increase the workforce of dental professionals who treat underserved and at-risk patients by creating a learning environment in the School of Dental Medicine where students are able to expand their personal and professional insights and gain experience by working in a variety of cultural and community settings. The SCOPE program is designed to help cultivate health care professionals who are caring, socially responsible and capable of behaving as patient advocates in all practice environments. The SCOPE service-learning model helps to enable 1) development of relationships and interactions with others, 2) the defining of community, and 3) the maintenance of a balance between personal and professional life. It also aims at developing student cultural competence, communication skills, and enabling a sense of "giving back" to the community as a crucial part of professional development. Course goals include the following: creating an atmosphere of community-minded oral-health professionals; creating more empathic, personally committed dentists; and improving the willingness of students to treat underserved and at-risk patients. Academic Career: Dental Medicine Course Component: Practicum Grade Component: Grad HSU Basis Course Attributes: Community Element -General Community Impact
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