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tions in various locations in his home province, in
majorAmericancities, and internationally inChina,
India, Singapore,Malaysia, theKingdomof Bahrain
and Europe. Theprogram’s international influence
isalsoevidenced inWestinHotels&Resortsworld-
widewhere theKids EatWellmenu, created incol-
laborationwith SuperChefs, is now aglobal brand
standard in all 200of their hotel restaurants.
A community volunteer program run in partner-
shipwith theUniversityof BritishColumbia faculty
of dentistry alsohelps familiesmake a connection
between diet, oral health, and overall wellness.
SuperChefs brings dentistry and dental hygiene
students together with volunteer chefs for cook-
ing demonstrations in school programs. “It teach-
es up-and-coming dental professionals that they
have a great role to play in promoting overall
wellness and preventing childhood obesity,”
explains Dr. Chang. Also in the works, as part of
theUBC faculty of dentistry’s newMasters of Pub-
lic Health program, is a mobile dental clinic that
would operate alongside a mobile SuperChefs
kitchen—making a tangible connection between
the dentist’s chair and the kitchen counter.
Dr. Chang is committed to improving children’s
health by increasing their knowledge of food and
cooking. “We cando somuchmore for our
patients if we encourage them to eatmore
nutritious foods, which underscores the
importance of getting kids to cook. It’s a
matter of promoting back to basics: meals
cookedathome, sittingdown together, and
eating real food rather thanprocessed food
that contains somuchadded sugar. Patients
appreciate the discussion and this iswhat preven-
tionofmetabolicdisease is all about,” he says. “We
are one of the very few health care professions
that generally see their patients every 6 months.
So dentists are in an ideal position to deliver im-
portant reminders to patients about decreasing
sugar consumption and promotion of healthy
eatinghabits.”
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On thecooking stageat Surrey’s FusionFestivalwithWallyBuono (c.),
vicepresident of FootballOperations andgeneralmanager of the
BCLions, Dr. GregChang, theBCLions teamdentist, and the
SuperChefs teamof chefs andcounsellors.
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In the kitchenof theWestinBayshoreVancouver preparinga
SuperChefs/Westincake to raise funds forUBCCommunityOutreach
Programsduring thePacificDental Conference’s ToothFairyGala,
March2014. (L. to r. ) StevenRutherford,Westinexecutive sous chef,
Dr. Charles Shuler, UBCdeanof dentistryandDr. Chang.
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Dr. Chang (c.)with the “SuperChefsof theUniverseLive!” characters
duringaUBCAlumniOpenHouseevent.
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