The program identifies Medicaid patients 60 and older who need full or partial dentures, bills the state plan for covered procedures, and draws upon a Delta Dental Community Care Foundation grant for the balance.
Community Impact
When Communities Lead, Change Follows: UMB’s EMBRACE Partners with Residents to Break Old Cycles
EMBRACE operates across four interconnected areas — programming, academics/scholarship, research/evaluation, and collective impact.
CEC Turns 10: A Celebration of Community
UMB celebrates a decade of connection, collaboration, and community in West Baltimore.
Community Impact Archives
A Strong Foundation: UMSOM Alumna Jennifer Gass, MD, FACS, Breaks New Ground as Breast Cancer Surgeon
As chief of surgery at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and director of the Breast Health Center there at Brown University, she typically does about 200 surgeries a year.
Global Connections: School of Nursing Takes on Health Care Disparities with Global Learning for Health Equity Network
The network, housed at UMB, is built on the belief that interventions designed to eliminate health inequities in other countries may also work in U.S. communities.
Age-Friendly Nursing: Students Build Skills and Compassion Through Keswick Practicum
The unique program immerses final-semester Bachelor of Science in Nursing students in the real-world environment of post-acute and long-term care at the Baltimore center.
One-on-One Outreach: UMB Schools Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation in the Community
UMB continues efforts to increase vaccination rates in most vulnerable and underserved communities.
A Sharp Leader: The Shining Light of SWCOS’ Wendy Shaia
She has has led the school’s Social Work Community Outreach Service since 2013.
Screenings Save Lives: Greenebaum Center Launches Program to Screen Marylanders for Lung Cancer
The initiative aims to enhance community-based cancer screening and early detection, leading to earlier diagnosis and more treatment options for patients.
YouthWorks Works: Program Put Young City Student on Career Path to UMB’s Web Development Team
UMB's departments and offices can offer these types of opportunities to the young people of Baltimore through the summer program.
Making a PAL-pable Difference
When Cpl. Hazel Lewis walks into the UMB Community Engagement Center on a weekday afternoon, she is always greeted with a chorus of excited elementary school children.
Connecting Neighbors to Jobs
After an eight-hour shift, Ayisha Harris has a half-hour to get to her second full-time job as a housekeeper in the Bressler Research Building at UMB.
Meet UMB’s Public Servant of the Year
Shantay McKinily has transformed the Positive Schools Center from a startup program into a nationally recognized educational innovation center.
Meet UMB’s Public Servant of the Year
Joshua M. Abzug, MD, founded Camp Open Arms for children with limb differences
Branching Out: UMSON Students Offer Health Services to Community at Pratt Library
The program helps to fill gaps in community health care made more evident during the pandemic and provides a hands-on clinical experience for nursing students.
Ready and Waiting: UMB’s New Community Engagement Center Is Complete
The historic building at 16 S. Poppleton St. is seven times larger than the original center.
Growth Spurt: B’more for Healthy Babies, Partners Broaden Reach to Family Health
The School of Social Work’s arm of the citywide initiative has grown to support the well-being of the men who help raise children.
Body of Expertise: Graduate School Alumna Fahren Nipple Brings Experience from Office of Chief Medical Examiner to UMB Students
The autopsy assistant also is the assistant program director for the Master of Science in Forensic Medicine.
Wi-Fi for All: UMB Partners with Project Waves to Expand Internet Access to Baltimore Families
The project is bringing free access to hundreds of families.
‘Beating Heart’ of Law School: Clinical Law Program Has Been Making a Difference for 50 Years
The program continues to address Baltimore’s severe lack of access to justice for disadvantaged and underrepresented communities.
Clinic Steps Up for Immigrants
To understand the work of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, listen to the tale of J.R., whose name has been changed to protect his privacy.
Nurturing Students’ Well-Being: UMSOM’s National Center for School Mental Health Brings Expertise to Baltimore and Prince George’s Schools
The center has decades of experience dealing with traumas such as those seen during COVID-19.
Saving Lives: CEC Canvasses Community to Register Neighbors for COVID Vaccine
School of Nursing students help residents sign up for vaccine appointments.
Philanthropy Highlights: UMB Community Continues to Show Its Generosity
We have raised $579 million in the $750 million UMB Catalyst Campaign.
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