Preceptorship Program

The School of Dentistry Preceptorship Program works with interested friends of the school to develop collaborative preceptorship sites that allow our senior dental and dental hygiene students to participate in community-based and private practice clinical experiences. The preceptorship experiences provide opportunities to continue the development and integration of skills and professional judgment required of the entry-level practitioner in a real-world dental practice environment.

The preceptorship initiative addresses the missions of the university and school by providing an educational program that prepares competent graduates to provide quality oral health care services to the public and service to the community.

Students have the opportunity to enhance their skills in such areas as communication, practice management, patient management and professionalism. They have the opportunity to observe the day-to-day business component of dental practice and to develop professional and community relationships that will serve as a foundation for professional learning experiences and leadership development.

Public Clinic Preceptorship Sites

Click on each preceptorship site to learn more about that site's program:

• American Red Cross of Southeast Virginia (Norfolk, VA)
• Boydton Dental Center (Boydton, VA)
• Bradley Free Clinic (Roanoke, VA)
• Community Dental Clinic (Martinsville, VA)
• Cross Over Ministries Dental Clinic (Richmond, VA)
• Daily Planet (Richmond, VA)
• Federal Correctional Complex (Petersburg, VA)
• Free Clinic of Central Virginia (Lynchburg, VA)
• The Virginia Home (Richmond, VA)
• Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (Richmond, VA)
• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Richmond, VA)
• Northern Neck Free Health Clinic (Kilmarnock, VA)

Get Involved

To support this program or get involved as a volunteer, contact Kim Isringhausen, Director of Preceptorship Programs.