Titles

Clinical Professor, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences

Director, PLUS Clinic

School Affiliation

School of Dentistry

Specialties

• Oral health - HIV AIDS
• Community engagement - oral health or education

About

410-706-2291 vmeeks@umaryland.edu

UMB’s 2018 Public Servant of the Year, Dr. Meeks is director of the School of Dentistry’s PLUS Clinic, which focuses on treating people who are living with HIV disease and in need of oral health services. Halfway around the world, Dr. Meeks supports a second vulnerable population by collaborating in an effort that formed the first school of dentistry in Rwanda. She also has taught at, helped form the curriculum, and assisted an orphanage in becoming a dental education outreach center. Additionally, Dr. Meeks works with students in Baltimore to donate dental equipment that she delivers to Rwanda. The project involves teaming with two Rwanda nonprofits, the Urukundo Learning Center (ULC) and the Rwanda Village Concept Project (RVCP). ULC began as an orphanage for children displaced by the genocide of 1994 and now serves as a primary and secondary school for children in the area. RVCP is an organization run by the students at the University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences that works to advance the health of Rwandans living in rural areas.

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Tagged: Global Health   Ensuring Access and Equity in Health Care  

This information was last updated January 13, 2023.