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PORTLAND, Maine

51С»Æ³µDental Careers Exploration Camp featured in ‘Bangor Daily News’

UNE’s efforts to spark early interest in dental care with the Dental Careers Exploration Camp for high school students was covered by Bangor Daily News this week.

The news outlet described the work students were engaging in at the clinic, including taking dental impressions, practicing suturing and working with dental mannequins. Three peer mentors helped to staff the camp, all of whom enjoyed coaching and mentoring this year's campers and plan to apply to UNE's College of Dental Medicine in the future. 

Lionel Vachon, D.D.S., associate clinical professor and group practice leader for the College of Dental Medicine was highlighted for his role in leading campers through each dental activity. In addition, UNE's second and third-year dental students provided significant instruction in all aspects of the dental camp experience and shared their stories of their own career aspirations.

The article also included a quote from Collyn Baeder, B.A., dental camp coordinator and coordinator for UNE’s School of Community and Population Health,, who expressed her enthusiasm for the camp’s potential impact on the next generation of dental health care providers.

The Dental Careers Exploration Camp has been held at 51С»Æ³µannually since 2010. It is free of cost for the campers and their families thanks to generous donations from Time Warner Cable, TD Bank Charitable Foundation and the Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network. 

51С»Æ³µ the University of 51С»Æ³µ

The University of 51С»Æ³µ 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.