The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa has donated much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) to The Queen¡¯s Medical Center for the care of COVID-19 patients. The donated items included cone masks, earloop masks, gloves, gowns and bouffant caps.
“Donating PPE to our frontline healthcare providers is just a small way that we can play a role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Kristine Osada, dental hygiene program administrator and instructor. ““We encourage anyone with excess PPE to donate it. Â鶹´«Ã½Mānoa dental hygiene wants to thank all of our medical providers responding to this crisis.”
The Queen¡¯s Dental Clinic has been affiliated with the UH Mānoa dental hygiene program and its students for more than 25 years. As the only baccalaureate-level program in the state, students receive valuable hospital dentistry experience by assisting and observing dentists, dental residents and dental hygienists in the clinic.
—By Desiree Uyeda
