Grand Ronde Tribe Meeting

The ODA recently met with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to continue our conversation with Oregon’s tribes about the importance of oral health education and high-quality dental care. Accompanied by Dr. Phillip Marucha, dean of OHSU’s Dental School, the ODA met with representatives from Grand Ronde’s oral health care program. In the meeting, the ODA discussed program concepts that would help tribal youths pursue careers as dentists, and the unique needs and challenges the tribal community faces surrounding oral health care. The Grand Ronde Tribe’s newspaper, Smoke Signals, published the following piece about the meeting: Oregon Dental Association head, OHSU dean visit Grand Ronde.