Brighter Smiles, Brighter Futures: Double the Impact, Double the Support
Dental school is challenging, but with your help, it can be a little brighter!
Today’s dentistry students need more than textbooks and exams to succeed. They need your support to stay healthy, happy, and resilient. By contributing to the UBC Dentistry 60th Anniversary Student Wellness Fund, you can show them just how much you care about their wellbeing. Together, we can help students build brighter futures—while keeping their own smiles healthy.
“As healthcare practitioners, we have received extensive training in advising patients to maintain their health and wellness, but for various reasons, we often forget to follow that advice ourselves. We can’t expect to provide excellent patient care if we aren’t mentally and physically healthy in our own lives.”
-Committee member Dr. Ethan Struthers-Lavoie (Master of Science in Craniofacial Science, specializing in periodontics)
Project Description
Dental school is demanding, and so is a career in healthcare. The UBC Dentistry 60th Anniversary Student Wellness Fund is here to help! Your gift will empower students to prioritize their mental, physical, and emotional health, ensuring they are well-prepared for the challenges of dental school—and the future of oral healthcare. It’s all about making sure they shine today, so that they can keep our smiles shining tomorrow!
“Having this fund to support wellbeing is a good reminder to students about how important it is to find the time to take care of yourself.”
-Committee member Alicia Tang (Bachelor of Dental Science, 2026 candidate)
The Impact of Your Support
UBC Dentistry students need you! Your generosity will directly support students by giving them access to opportunities that support their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing, and will also help them tackle real-time issues like food insecurity.
And here’s the best part: Your donation will be DOUBLED dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, thanks to Madaisky Pollock LLP and Broadreach Strategic Planning Inc. That means when you donate before Nov 18, you’ll make twice the difference in students’ lives.
One act of kindness = two lives changed. The fund is available to students in all dentistry programs, including dental hygiene, doctor of dental medicine and graduate studies.
In my first year of dental school, I was focused on getting exceptional grades, but I was doing that at the expense of my own health. Wellbeing should be a top priority, and I hope this fund will help students realize how important it is to look after their own health.
-Committee member Monique Nijjer (DMD 2026 candidate)
About UBC Dentistry and the Student Wellness Fund
Celebrating 60 years of oral health excellence, UBC Dentistry is all about student success. That’s why we’ve created the Dentistry Student Wellness Fund. Managed by our in-house counselling program and guided by an advisory committee of students, faculty and staff, this fund ensures that students have the support they need to thrive.
“It’s hard for students to focus on physical and emotional wellbeing because we get bogged down with studying, but I know that I need to take care of myself and balance wellness to be the best healthcare provider for my future patients.”
-Committee member Alice Wang (Bachelor of Dental Science, 2026 candidate)