UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston alum Richard C. Black, DDS ’76, MS ’78, has been named dean of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
More than 160 students became graduates of UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston on May 18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Dr. Simon Young of UTHealth Houston and Dr. Jeff Hartgerink of Rice University saw survival rates in mice with head and neck cancer improve dramatically after treatment with a slow-release hydrogel that spurs the immune system to attack malignant tumors.
Our dental school has served Southeast Texas since 1905, providing a broad range of services, from fillings to reconstructive surgery. Patients are cared for by students and residents under faculty supervision.
Each year, we enroll 100 DDS and 40 dental hygiene students. UTSD students gain clinical skills at on-site clinics, hospitals, and through community outreach projects. Advanced and continuing education programs are offered as well.
UTSD excels in several areas of research, including the biomedical and clinical sciences, education, dental informatics, and much more. Our research programs benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and world-renowned faculty.
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