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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE dental students fundraise for the Imagine Cambodia Foundation

UNE student and faculty members of the One World Dental Association with Theary Leng, President of Imagine Cambodia
UNE student and faculty members of the One World Dental Association with Theary Leng, President of Imagine Cambodia

Students from the One World Dental Association, a College of Dental Medicine organization, have completed their first year of philanthropic partnership with the Imagine Cambodia Foundation.

Chaired by Jon Ryder, D.D.S., M.S., dean of the College of Dental Medicine, The Imagine Cambodia Foundation provides financial, medical, emotional and educational support to impoverished, handicapped and abandoned children in Cambodia. Theary Lang, president of the organization, also assisted with the planning and execution of UNE’s fundraising activities.

Through their efforts, the One World Dental Association students have worked to promote cultural interactions and unity at the campus-community level, while delivering hope and improving lives on a global level.

Speaking about the group’s accomplishments, Riddhi Daftary (CDM ’17) stated, “our contribution will help provide a lifeline for kids across the globe.”

Rebecca Filan (CDM ’17) continued, “In the coming year, we are looking forward to putting together fundraising events that impact populations here in Maine and beyond."

“We hope to work with other organizations to create more opportunities” added Jessfor Baugh (CDM ’17). “Please reach out to us; we would love to collaborate.” 

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.