Virtual oral health education reaches nearly 800 keiki during pandemic (UH News)
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100 Million Mouths campaign to integrate dental health into primary care (Hawaii News Now)
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Deborah Mattheus is the Oral Health State Champion Leading the 100 Million Mouths Campaign
The Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH) 100 Million Mouths Campaign (100 MMC) is seeking to improve oral health nationwide by working with six pilot states to develop blueprints to rollout…
2020 Dean Search
Update on dean search September 14, 2020 The Provost announced that UHM Administration has decided to pause the search for the next School Dean. This decision is in line with the University’s goal of ensuring…
UHM Nursing faculty develop COVID-19 training for nurses
During spring break, four faculty at UH Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (NAWSON) developed a 3-hour training program “Nursing During Pandemics – COVID-19” for nursing students and frontline nurses addressing the COVID-19 pandemic…
Dental Hygiene department donates PPE to The Queen’s Medical Center
The UH Manoa Department of Dental Hygiene has donated much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to The Queen’s Medical Center for the care of COVID-19 patients. The dental hygiene program donated PPE that includes cone…
Spring 2020: New faculty, staff and promotions
Department of Nursing Sarah Pirani, DNP, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, PHC-NP Assistant Professor Prior to joining NAWSON as Assistant Professor, Dr. Sarah Pirani was an Assistant Clinical Professor and Nurse Practitioner Preceptor at McMaster University in Ontario,…
Hawaii Interprofessional Education Collaborative begins 3rd year at Dole Middle School
The Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing Hawaii Interprofessional Education and Collaborative (HIPEC) Alliance Program is beginning its third year at Sanford B. Dole Middle School, in partnership with the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to…
HDS Foundation awards community scholarships totaling $35,000 to support dental and dental hygiene students
HDS Foundation awarded three dental students and one dental hygiene student with the first Hawaii Dental Service Community Scholarships totaling $35,000. “Access to quality oral health care for Hawaii’s families is a priority for the…
First Expanded Function Dental Hygiene Graduates Present at Conference
The first students of the new Advanced Professional Certificate for Expanded Function Dental Hygiene (EFDH) in Pediatrics program graduated in May 2019. Registered dental hygienists Christen Coloma, Jessica Lozano and Gerraine Hignite were the first…