New Board Chairman at Penn Dental Brings Global Perspectives

Dr. William Cheung (D'81, GD'82) was named the new Chairman of the Penn Dental Medicine Board of Overseers, effective October 31.

"I have always been passionate about dental education, and I'm honored to be working with the School and my fellow Overseers in this new capacity," said Dr. Cheung.

A Global Perspective

One of his goals as Chairman will be to help bring a strong global perspective to Penn Dental Medicine and the outlook of its students.

"I feel a burden not only to help those countries that are not nearly as developed as places like Hong Kong and the U.S., but also to make dental students aware of them," says Cheung. "The School has already developed fantastic relationships with a lot of dental schools worldwide, but I would like to see even more. There are a lot of developing countries we can establish relationships with -- there are things they can learn from us, but there are also many things we can learn from them."

A Global Gift

In keeping with his dedication to improving dental care around the globe, especially in developing areas, Dr. Cheung and his wife, Cathy, were among the first to establish a scholarship under the Penn World Scholars Program. This program offers financial assistance to scholars from developing countries and valuable mentoring by Penn alumni from their home countries.

"This resource will be available to help individuals who are gifted and talented and have a record of success, so that they can come to a leading educational institution like Penn Dental to receive training," explains Cheung. "The objective is for them to eventually go back to their own countries to educate their colleagues, thereby upgrading the standard of dental education there. It is very much in line with my vision of seeing Penn Dental connected with dental colleagues from around the world."

more about Cheung in Penn Dental Journal > [.pdf]

full news release of Cheung's appointment > 

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