West Haven, Conn., September 28, 2009– University of New Haven (UNH) dental hygiene student and Pawcatuck, Conn. resident, Christine Saraceno '11, was recently selected as a Colgate Oral Health Advisor for her essay on the value of toothpaste in patients’ home-care regimens.
As a Colgate Oral Health Advisor, Saraceno will be provided with a wide range of tools to help educate patients. She has also garnered a $5,000 scholarship donation from Colgate for the UNH Dental Hygiene Program. She plans to serve as a student representative at an inaugural meeting of the Colgate Oral Health Advisory Board during an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in October.
A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven is experiencing a historic and nationally recognized surge in enrollment. Founded in 1920, the University provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. UNH is a private university with an 80-acre main campus. The University has an enrollment of more than 5,200; approximately 1,700 graduate students and more than 3,500 undergraduates, 70 percent of whom reside in University housing. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its five colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. University of New Haven students study abroad through a variety of distinctive programs.
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