Student officers attend national meetings to network with other minority students and practitioners and address issues of concern to minorities in the health care professions. This organization supports American Indian dental students and promotes the oral health of Native American people. The local component includes faculty and practitioners, as well as students. A primary goal of this organization is to help women graduates to get established in their future careers in the dental profession. This group fosters and facilitates student research projects.
Students work with faculty mentors.
Each year, several students are supported to present their findings at national and international research meetings. The Native American Center of Excellence at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry is the only such center among the 54 dental schools in the nation. Native American dental students have challenging opportunities to interact and learn from Native American faculty and staff members, as well as to network with Native American practitioners.