Why Go Abroad?

Some of the benefits of participating in an international elective or other learning opportunity abroad during your dental education include:

Developing a better understanding of global health;
Relating social and economic factors to the cause, treatment, and prevention of oral health diseases such as dental caries and periodontal infections;
Relating the synchronistic relation of oral health with general well being and quality of life;
Understanding the influence of culture, society and politics on accessing oral health services and unserved oral health care needs;
Encountering health-care in lower technology societies;
Learning first-hand about another country and being immersed in a different culture to develop a better understanding of Canada's multicultural population;
Exploring a career in global health;
Understanding different healthcare systems;

Other skills enhanced by international education include:

Global Learning