School of Preventive and Therapeutic News

DN students bike riding Read More

Slideshow: DN student rotation in Nome

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DN student shares rotation experience in Nome with photos.

Dental hygiene students presenting research poster Read More

Puppy loves and dental gloves: positive effects of therapy dogs in dentistry

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Dental Hygiene students present their informational posters to the dental community for continuing education.

Leah Emery, a UAA dental assisting student. Read More

Training Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's Best: Dental Assisting Program Delivers

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Students and employers alike say UAA's dental assisting program is a key to great job placement rates--and excellent patient care.

Students make their way up a wall as Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Rock Gym operations manager and UAA recreation course instructor Eric Wickenheiser teaches Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing (PER A148) at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Rock Gym in Anchorage. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: On the wall with UAA's Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing students

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During a recent class at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Rock Gym, students in Physical Education & Recreation A148 practiced the fundamentals of indoor sport climbing, from knots and rope handling to bouldering and descent techniques.

Student Marsheila Campbel practices applying shoulder sling as Physical Therapy Assistant Program assistant professor Terese Swayman leads a small group lab in UAA's Professional Studies Building. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with UAA's Physical Therapy students

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Because of its hands-on nature, the Physical Therapy Assistant program is one of the few UAA courses that have continued in-person delivery through the summer with smaller-than-usual groups, masks and health screenings before each class.