{"id":8803,"date":"2026-01-06T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=8803"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:12:30","slug":"zilber-college-of-public-health-seminar-everyone-deserves-a-healthy-smile-improving-oral-health-access-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/event\/zilber-college-of-public-health-seminar-everyone-deserves-a-healthy-smile-improving-oral-health-access-in-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Zilber College of Public Health Seminar &#8211; Everyone Deserves a Healthy Smile: Improving Oral Health Access in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Presented by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Sidney M. 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