Gift from dentalcorp to support critical skills shortage
With shortages of Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) across Canada, dentalcorp is investing in a local solution with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign.
Canada's leading and fastest-growing network of dental practices, dentalcorp is giving $35,000 in support of a new dental clinic inside 91制片厂's Health Sciences Centre. The modern clinic will educate CDAs for the Okanagan and beyond.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to our network and our industry as a whole to foster innovative, best-in-class professional development, among our next generation of clinicians,鈥 explains Guy Amini, President, dentalcorp. 鈥淲e know that working with cutting-edge technology under the guidance of industry-leading instructors will attract talented, ambitious individuals to dentistry and help fill the many current and emerging roles we have today.鈥
With a network of over 430 practices across Canada, dentalcorp has four clinics in Kelowna and 12 across the Okanagan. dentalcorp's gift will support a dental operatory and a new panoramic X-ray room for students. 91制片厂 has been educating CDAs since the 1970s.
鈥淲e are so excited to welcome students to this state-of-the-art clinic in September,鈥 says Joanne Gibbons-Smyth, Chair of 91制片厂鈥檚 CDA program.
鈥淪upport from organizations like dentalcorp is making it possible for our students to receive a world-class education and fill in-demand roles in our community. Thank you to dentalcorp for investing in students. It鈥檚 a gift that pays incredible returns.鈥
The 91制片厂 Foundation is $1 million away from reaching its $5-million fundraising goal for the new Health Sciences Centre. The foundation is inviting businesses and the public to give in support of health-care students and ensure the Centre is equipped for face-to-face learning when students return to campus in the fall.
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About dentalcorp:
dentalcorp is Canada's largest and fastest-growing network of dental practices, committed to advancing the overall well-being of Canadians by aiming to deliver the best clinical outcomes and unforgettable experiences. dentalcorp acquires leading dental practices, uniting its network in a common goal: to be Canada's most trusted health-care network. Leveraging its industry-leading technology, know-how and scale, dentalcorp offers professionals the unique opportunity to retain their clinical autonomy while unlocking their potential for future growth. Learn more at .
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