Regional councilors highlight the contribution of the ULS Dental Clinic

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During a visit, the authorities highlighted the infrastructure, the high level of technology and the commitment of the state institution and its professionals to provide quality education to future dentists in the Coquimbo Region and the country.

A complete tour of the facilities of the Teaching Assistance Dental Clinic of the University of La Serena, was carried out by a group of Regional Counselors in order to get to know the campus and internalize the work carried out by professionals, academics and students of the Dentistry career .

clinic2This activity, framed in an invitation made by the ULS, brought together the authorities to learn about the dynamics, infrastructure and technology available to the Dentistry career, which has a strong scientific, humanist and technological background, based on solid principles ethical and socially responsible.

The tour, headed by the President of the Board of Directors, Ernesto Velasco, the Academic Vice Chancellor, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Amelia Ramírez, the Director of the career, Mg. Cristian Oyanadel, the Director of Strategic Development and Quality, Dr. César Espíndola, and the Director of the Protocol Department, Mg. Karina Damke, considered the surgery wards, care rooms and simulation rooms, where there were even students conducting their workshops, through which the counselors were able to see in situ how they manage to work with state-of-the-art instrumentation, real patients -with the teachers' guide- and in an environment suitable for the training of professionals.

“As a state university in the region, we want to open the doors so that our regional authorities know what is done in this cutting-edge clinic, and also show that we are capable of carrying out large projects. Why not think about being able to generate the Medicine career in the future, which would require significant government support, since the institution does not have the resources to carry out an initiative like this", said the Academic Vice Chancellor, Dr. Alejandra Torrejon.

clinic3The regional councilor and president of the Health and Sports Commission, Marco Antonio Sulantay, said he was grateful for the invitation and the coordination that existed between the ULS and the regional councilors, and expressed that "this building should be an example of what it is the preparation of health professionals in Chile, we are in a place of excellence, with first-rate laboratories and implementation. The University of La Serena has invested very important resources in this clinic and it shows that there is effort and commitment; this is the way in which other higher education units should face the training of health professionals”.

The president of the Board of Directors of the ULS, Ernesto Velasco, meanwhile, stressed that “it is notable that the university has an infrastructure of high quality standards and that it not only trains professionals, but also people with a high social sense, who They are linked to the environment through important projects that benefit the community. Frankly, it is a luxury for the Coquimbo Region, which is a public university to have this level of infrastructure and teaching commitment.”

During the visit, the regional councilors were able to talk with academics from the Dental Clinic, as well as with students and administrative officials, learn about the procedure and the social work they carry out through projects, where, for example, SENAME children are cared for.

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom