About Project Smile
A Pre-Dental Association at
UC Merced
Project Smile is a group of diverse individuals that share one common goal: to promote diversity and leadership in the field of dentistry. This Pre-Dental student organization on the University of California, Merced campus was founded on the core principles of education and civic engagement. The club has dedicated time to volunteer in various community to raise oral health awareness and to advocate for maintaining oral hygiene as well as general well being related to current health issues.
This is a pre-dental organization whose purpose is to provide a safe environment for students to come together to socialize, explore and engage in dental related opportunities. Additionally, Project Smile strives to promote oral health awareness through volunteer work, outreach, and attending various workshops at different dental schools. With a group of passionate students, this pre-dental club strives for the utmost success in the oral world.
Global Health Awareness
Project Smile hosts an annual Global Health Awareness fair to encourage the student body to engage in the efforts of spreading health awareness. This event does not only focus only on dentistry, but also touches base on public health, women's rights, and common diseases found throughout the world. Our organization's goal is to ultimately engage our fellow UC Merced Bobcats in both community service efforts and health awareness. This fair includes multiple campus organizations to allow unity and promote diversity in the pre-health fields.
Pre-Dental Conferences
Project Smile attends various dental conferences throughout the year as well. Impression Conference at UCSF and Dugoni Discovery Day at University of the Pacific are both conferences aimed toward pre-dental students. Despite the fact that they are both pre-dental conferences, they are also held at different universities and provide different information. Through attending these conferences, Project Smile members gain the opportunity to participate in dental student panels and simulation labs to help solidify their chosen career paths in the field of dentistry.