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For over two decades, dental students from the UConn School of Dental Medicine have been volunteering with Special Smiles, a program of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program. This tradition continues when students from UConn’s Special Care Dentistry Interest Group and faculty volunteers hold a Special Smiles event and screened 36 athletes at the Cycling competition at the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games held at Yale University’s West Campus, significantly impacting the athletes' oral health.

Contact: Matthew Lepowsky

Email: matthew.lepowsky@uconn.edu

Keywords: Medicine, Public Health

Website: https://today.uconn.edu/2023/06/uconn-dental-students-and-faculty-provide-special-smiles-to-special-olympics-athletes/