All Posts: oral health

• Oral Health Scholars Raise Awareness About the Relationship Between Oral and Systemic Health

  While oral health is often treated as something separate from overall health, it can act as an early warning system for serious conditions, including cancer and heart disease. With funding from the George E. Richmond Foundation, researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are training students to educate their communities about the importance of oral health.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: epidemiology, George Richmond Foundation Oral Health Scholars, Georgetown Lombardi, oral health, research

• Training Future Doctors to Assess Oral Health

  A research project evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health training program demonstrated the real-world impact of the work of the Health Justice Alliance, a partnership between Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Law Center.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: advocacy, HOYA Clinic, medical-legal partnership, oral health, population health, School of Medicine