{"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":"2026-03-04T14:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:54:12","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  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\"><\/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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class=\"udub-slant-divider\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<p><strong><\/strong>During the week of the International Congress of Stomatology at UPCH, an intensive academic and institutional agenda was carried out to strengthen global oral health, with a focus on equity, evidence, and international collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.dental.uw.edu\/derouencenter\/upch-promotes-oral-health-at-faculty-of-dentistry-anniversary\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg arrow white\"><span>UPHC promotion<\/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\">UW School of Dentistry students presented at 2026 Research Day<\/h2>\n<div class=\"card-image-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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