Global Affairs: Dental Hygiene and Nursing program in Bolivia

Katie Fleming

Tuesday, November 24, from 10:30-11:30am come hear Katie Fleming, Dental Hygiene, and Lisa Libassi, Nursing, Shoreline Community College, talk about the Dental Hygiene and Nursing Service-Learning Program in Bolivia, 2015. 

The discussion will be about the study abroad students' experiences while working with the Smiles Forever Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Seattle. A group of Nursing and Dental Hygiene students from SCC had the chance of a lifetime to see firsthand how simple healthcare practices can make a difference in impoverished communities.

Led by Shoreline faculty members Katie Fleming and Lisa Libassi, this two-week program enabled students to explore medical issues and disease treatment in an environment with limited equipment. 

This is the last daytime Global Affairs event of Fall quarter.

The evening speaker program resumes on January 21, 2016, with a panel discussion on Civil Rights in the Movies. For more details on that event, as well as three others scheduled for the evenings of February 3 (Developments in Myanmar/Burma), February 18 (China’s Urbanization and the “Left-behind” Children, and March 3 (Mexico’s Development and Priorities – rescheduled from Fall 2015), go to the GAC website.