{"id":47,"date":"2017-07-21T19:26:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T19:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trdcgoh.wpengine.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:30:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/","title":{"rendered":"DISCOVERING WORLDWIDE SMILES TOGETHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"sr-only entry-title\">Home<\/h1>\n<div style=\"margin-top: -17px;\"><\/div>\n<div  aria-labelledby=\"Dancing woman in traditional costume\" class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid img-background overlay jumbo-block-slant full-width  \"  style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DeRouen-web-2photo2.jpg);\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/DeRouen-web-2photo2.jpg\" alt=\"Dancing woman in traditional costume\" ><\/p>\n<div class=\"transparent-overlay-slant \">\n<div class=\"inner-overlay\">\n<h2 class=\"display-3\">DISCOVERING WORLDWIDE SMILES TOGETHER<\/h2>\n<p><p>Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Oral Global Health<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/make-a-gift\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg secondary\"><span>Make a Gift<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"icon-menu\">\n<ul id=\"menu-iconlinksfront\" class=\"menu\">\n<li id=\"menu-item-1773\" class=\"ic-handshake lg purple menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1773\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/our-work\/\">Our Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1772\" class=\"ic-people lg purple menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1772\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/about\/our-people\/\">Our People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1771\" class=\"ic-pencil lg purple menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1771\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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for the 2026 Network Meeting of Deans and Major Collaborators, held in Khon Kaen, Thailand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/KKU2026Card.jpg 475w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/KKU2026Card-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/KKU2026Card-375x158.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p><strong><\/strong>In January 2026, the Faculty of Dentistry at Khon Kaen University (KKU) served as host for the Network Meeting of Deans and Major Collaborators, held in Khon Kaen, Thailand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/kku-hosts-meeting-of-deans-and-international-partners\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow white\"><span>KKU Meeting 2026<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm\">\n<div class=\"card text-left image-top lightgold \" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2  class=\"card-title text-uppercase mb-0\">Students Showcase Global Oral Health Innovation at IADR 2026<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/IADR-2026Card.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-top wp-post-image\" alt=\"UW dental student Alireza Vahdati (right) and Dr. Ana Lucia Seminario (left) at Alireza\u2019s poster presentation.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/IADR-2026Card.jpg 475w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/IADR-2026Card-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/IADR-2026Card-375x158.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p><strong><\/strong>The 2026 IADR conference was held in San Diego, California in March, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians, and students from around the world to share the latest advancements in oral health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/students-showcase-global-oral-health-innovation-at-iadr-2026\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow white\"><span>IADR 2026<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm\">\n<div class=\"card text-left image-top lightgold \" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h2  class=\"card-title text-uppercase mb-0\">DeRouen Scholar Admitted to UW PhD Program<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Natalia-Valverde-Card.jpg\" class=\"card-img card-img-top wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natalia Valverde took part in the Implementation Science in Global Health Summer Institute in Seattle.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Natalia-Valverde-Card.jpg 475w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Natalia-Valverde-Card-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Natalia-Valverde-Card-375x158.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p><strong><\/strong>The UW DeRouen Center is proud to celebrate a former visiting scholars. Natalia Valverde, currently an Assistant Professor at Universidad Continental (UC) in Peru,  who as been accepted into the UW\u2019s PhD program in Nursing and Implementation Science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/derouen-scholar-admitted-to-uw-phd-program\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow white\"><span>Natalia Valverde<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/about\/news\/\"  class=\"btn btn-lg arrow gold\"><span class=\"text-center\">More news stories<\/span><span class=\"arrow-box\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-home.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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