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Outreach Trips
Tampico, Mexico
Patzun, Guatemala
Accra, Ghana
Puerto Plata, D.R
Damascus, Syria
photos
see our flickr group!
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what is BOCA?
Buffalo Outreach and Community Assistance (BOCA) is a dental outreach organization that recruits students and faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine as well as dental professionals to promote dental education and implement free dental care in areas of the world that lack adequate access to care. Since 2003, BOCA has organized over 100 Buffalo dental students and 25 faculty members to lead over 15 dental mission trips both abroad and in various United States communities. In all, BOCA has seen 4,611 patients, has performed over 2,557 dental restorations, and extracted over 4,076 teeth! For those in private practice, this is the equivalent of over $1,014,940 in free dental work. This, taken with educating people on the importance of oral health, is our modest contribution to improving the oral and general healthcare for those who might not otherwise have adequate access.
If you would like to get involved or make a contribution, please see our contact page!
BOCA NEWS
Making Donations Online
This is just a quick note to let everybody know that you can make donations to BOCA online. If you or somebody you know is interested in giving this way, mosey on over to the contact page and follow the instructions therein.
Info on Financial Aid
Kevin Ryan spoke tonight regarding Financial Aid. For those who missed the meeting, here are the basics: - You don't have to take out additional loan money for the trip if you don't want to...but if you do, it will be in the form of Federal Unsubsidized, Graduate Plus Loans, or another depending on your own situation. Since the maximum for Federal Loans is $38,500/yr, you may have to take out a loan that has a higher interest rate and immediate payback, etc. You will eventually get an email from Financial Aid once they get more of an estimate as to how much of a budget increase you would get. But: DO NOT CONTACT FINANCIAL AID FOR AN APPOINTMENT BEFORE THEY SEND YOU AN EMAIL!!!
- The cost for the trip will come on your student bill and the money will be dispersed to you before it's due and before you go on the trip...
Any other questions, contact Kevin Ryan in 104 Harriman or Sandy Flash in the Dean's office
Meeting
Reminder: There is a meeting for Financial Aid with Kevin Ryan this Thursday at 5pm in 356 Squire. There will be a meeting for all Tampico volunteers immediately following.
want to join our flickr group?
Share pictures you've taken on a BOCA trip! You'll need a flickr account to contribute. Just contact the webmonkey to get an invitation to the group. Once you're in, adding photos is easy:
1) click on the "organize" tab at the top of your account page. this brings you to the organize page. all your photos are ligned up along the bottom of the page
2) click on the "your groups" tab
3) drag photos from the bottom to the boca group and you're done
don't forget to add tags for where and when the photos were taken!
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