Adeel Khan DMD 11 Gets Dental School Involved in Day of Dignity Outreach

Adeel Khan DMD 11 and a team of 15 Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students, in cooperation with the Division of Community Health Programs, volunteered their time and expertise at the Day of Dignity 2010 on Saturday, October 23. The Day of Dignity was sponsored by Islamic Relief USA, a non-profit organization, and held at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, in Roxbury.

The annual event provides homeless and underserved people in the local community with the opportunity to receive free health screenings, lunch, supplies, and hygiene products. GSDM set up a table where the School provided general dental and oral cancer screenings and handed out free oral hygiene kits. Volunteers screened approximately 70 homeless and underserved patients at the event.

Last year, Khan participated in the event and recognized an opportunity for GSDM to get involved. He said, "I wanted to get involved because I volunteered for the Day of Dignity last year and saw a potential for dental outreach for the population that was being served by the event. So this time around I wanted to get the Dental School involved in providing free oral health care screenings and hygiene instruction to the underprivileged in the Roxbury community."

Photos from the event are available on the GSDM flickr account and Facebook page.