University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSF<p>Students, residents and faculty from the UCSF School of Dentistry performed dental screenings and applied fluoride varnishes to promote early detection for tooth decay in children in partnership between UCSF, the California State Assembly and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. </p>
UCSF, in partnership with the California State Assembly and San Francisco Board of Supervisors, will offer free children’s dental screenings in conjunction with the Bayview Opera House Sunday Streets Family Health and Wellness Fair.
<p>UCSF Transportation Services will be making changes to campus shuttle stops and schedules beginning July 5.</p>
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who visited a VA integrated care clinic were much more likely to undergo initial mental health and social work evaluations than veterans who visited a standard VA primary care clinic, according to a study led by a San Francisco VA Medical Center researcher.
<p>The UCSF School of Dentistry recently established the Global Oral Health program, whose members hosted an inaugural symposium on May 23. Leaders of major health initiatives from around the world participated.</p>
<p>Despite a rise in the number of emergency room patients, the number of hospital-based emergency departments in the nation is declining, according to a study led by Renee Hsia, a clinical professor of emergency medicine, and featured in a recent issue of the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association.</em></p>
<p>UCSF will fund four innovative educational projects to continue to train the next generation of leaders in health sciences to work as a team. </p>