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Opinion: Oral, Mental Health Connected

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix is proud to partner with Delta Dental of Arizona in launching the Oral Health in Medicine Initiative (OHMI), a groundbreaking program designed to integrate oral health education into the curriculum for all our medical students. This initiative is a significant step towards advancing whole-person health, emphasizing the critical connection between oral health and overall well-being, including mental health. Our collaboration underscores our shared commitment to providing comprehensive healthcare education that will empower our graduates to positively impact the health of thousands of Arizonans annually.

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Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to optimize health and health care in Arizona and beyond. By cultivating collaborative research locally and globally, the college accelerates discovery in a number of critical areas — including cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease. Championed as a student-centric campus, the college has graduated more than 900 physicians, all of whom received exceptional training from nine clinical partners and more than 2,700 diverse faculty members. As the anchor to the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion by 2025, the college prides itself on engaging with the community, fostering education, inclusion, access and advocacy.