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Mobile Dental Unit
Local and Out of Area Opportunity
The Mobile Dental Unit targets enrollees in the UCare Minnesota Health Care Program. The MDU travels into the community to serve a population that is underserved due to multiple access issues. The mission of the MDU is to provide preventive and primary dental care services to pediatric and adult populations. In addition to enhancing clinical skills, the MDU rotation includes the opportunity for dental students: to become familiar with the management aspects of a 3-chair dental clinic; to develop an awareness of patients who have been underserved by dental care; and to identify the nature of dental needs in various communities of the Twin Cities and in greater Minnesota. Students are also able to use digital radiography as a diagnostic tool. The MDU departs daily from the School of Dentistry to visit local sites, while out of area destinations are week-long trips. The week long trips to greater Minnesota communities include a prepaid hotel room and a meal allowance.
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