Registration for OkMOM also OPEN

Registration for Oklahoma Mission of Mercy is also officially OPEN!

What is the Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMom)?

OkMOM is a two-day, MASH-style free dental clinic designed to treat the most pressing needs of patients that are either uninsured, underinsured or would normally not have access to dental care. At the event, patients will undergo medical and dental triage to identify their needs and then be routed to the appropriate areas of treatment: oral surgery, extractions, restorations, pediatrics and hygiene. We anticipate treating 2,000 patients over the course of the event.

The third Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) will be held on February 3 and 4, 2012 at the SE Expo Center in McAlester, Oklahoma.

About 1,400 volunteers are needed for various positions. We encourage you to register as soon as possible!

To register or find out more information, visit www.okmom.org.

Registration for Pre-Dental Clinical Simulation Course is OPEN!

Registration for the Pre-Dental Clinical Simulation Course is also OPEN!

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: OU College of Dentistry
1201 N. Stonewall Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107
Cost: $85.00

From the OU College of Dentistry Website:

This course has been designed for pre-dental students to gain insight and a hands-on approach to learning about what the clinical portion of dental school entails. More importantly it is an opportunity to begin to develop the hand skills that are necessary to succeed. It is an opportunity to find out "if dentistry is for you." This course will reveal the art and science behind dentistry. Students that complete this course will have a better idea of what it takes to be a dental student, gain confidence, and become a more competitive applicant.

Students attending the predental clinical simulation course will have the opportunity to learn the following in a state of the art pre-clinical simulation lab:

• Use various dental instruments.
• Use waxing instruments to wax teeth to proper form and function.
• Use a high speed handpiece to prepare class cavity preparations.
• Restore cavity preparations with amalgam.
• Restore cavity preparations with composite.
• Take impressions of typodonts and pour them in stone.
• Develop hand skills and a working knowledge of clinical dentistry.
• Take part in a presentation given by the OU COD admissions office.
• Have access to current dental students attending OU COD for a Q&A session.
• Take a practical and written examination for certification of attendance.

Visit http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/predent/index.html to register and to read about course details. Members will receive 25 points for attending that will go towards winning 1/2 off a Kaplan course!