School of Dentistry Building Members of the Orange Practice, Ivoclar, and Dean John Valenza, DDS, and Director of Digital Dentistry Michelle Thompson, DDS, gather for a photo with the Digital Dentistry Practice of the Year trophy. UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry presented the George H.W. Bush Presidential Impact Award to his son, Neil. From left: Gary Frey, DDS ’79; Kyle Hale, DDS ’16; Stephen Laman, DDS ’86; Jay Elliott, DDS ’80, and John Valenza, DDS ’81.

Orange Practice named 2022-23 Digital Dentistry Practice of the Year

The Orange Practice at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry completed 116 fixed restorations, averaging 2.5 per student, to be named the 2022-23 Digital Dentistry Practice of the Year.

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Celebrating a legacy of impact

“We will not accept, we will not excuse, we will not tolerate discrimination in America.” These 15 words were spoken by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, on the White House South Lawn before signing into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. In October, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry presented the George H.W. Bush Presidential Impact Award to Neil Bush, who accepted on the family’s behalf.

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Alums recognize rippling impact of faculty member with servant leadership scholarship

In 2023, the Elliott-Hale families were exploring how best to give back to their alma mater, but more than that, they wanted to do so in a way that recognized someone that had an impact. At the top of the list, Stephen Laman, DDS.

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School of Dentistry

Since its founding in 1905, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston has graduated more than 10,000 dentists, dental hygienists and postgraduate generalists and specialists. The dental school is part of UTHealth Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), joining schools of medicine, nursing, public health, biomedical sciences, and biomedical informatics.

The School of Dentistry offers 11 accredited programs: DDS, dental hygiene, two primary care general residency programs, and advanced education programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics, plus dual-degree programs in partnership with the UTHealth School of Public Health and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a joint certificate program with MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Preceptor programs are also available.

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Known by several names throughout its history, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry 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.

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Each year, we enroll 100 DDS and 40 dental hygiene students. UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry students gain clinical skills at on-site clinics, hospitals, and through community outreach projects. Advanced and continuing education programs are offered as well.

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UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry 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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9th Annual Give Vets a Smile provides care to veterans

November 09, 2023
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Sixty-six U.S. military veterans received free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care during the 9th Annual Give Vets a Smile held Nov. 3 at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.

 

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October 27, 2023

Five UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry students and their faculty mentor were recognized with the Golden Pen Division I Journalism Award by the International College of Dentists.