Nine UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry alumni are among the nominees for the Texas Academy of General Dentistry’s 2023 Texas Academy Awards, with five nominated for...
Partnering for Success
Welcome to the PACE Center at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry at Houston. We have a network of resources and educational programs that help our students, alumni and dental professionals succeed in dentistry. Our consulting team provides guidance for students and new alumni on their career development as they make successful transitions into the professional world. We are also an ADA CERP accredited provider, hosting more than sixty continuing dental education programs annually. Our goal is to keep our alumni, students and professionals connected to our institution through school news, community programs, and events.
Alumni
Welcome, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry alumni!
Since 1905, nearly 10,000 graduates have passed through our doors to practice in all 50 states and around the world. We’re exceptional clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators. And we’re proud to say that through the years, our work and wisdom have had a significant impact on the dental profession.
Connect
Staying in touch with your classmates helps ensure they can find you for referrals. The PACE Center is dedicated to helping classmates stay in touch or reconnect. We currently host alumni receptions at local, state and national dental meetings. To stay up-to-date on the School of Dentistry's notable happenings, featured alumni, institutional updates, and upcoming events, sign up to receive our monthly click the alumni newsletter button below.
Continuing Education
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry offers numerous courses for all disciplines of dentistry, including general dentists, specialists, dental hygienists and dental assistants. Our world-renowned instructors, as well as guest lecturers and clinicians, offer cutting-edge, hands-on sessions.
We're interested in your ideas for course topics. Let us know what you need! Email us or call 713-486-4028 to discuss options for concierge courses.
Interested in presenting a course? Please fill out the Speakers Registration form.
Preceptorship Programs
The PACE Center offers non-degree dental preceptorships designed for U.S. or internationally trained dentists, researchers, and scholars to gain postgraduate training in a clinical, didactic, and/or laboratory setting. These programs are designed for participants to spend designated time in a skill-training program at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry in pursuit of educational enrichment, collaboration, and study. Participants attend seminars and courses with advanced education students and may be assigned to graduate clinics to develop clinical expertise and treatment-planning skills in the program area.
Direct patient care is dependent upon the program details. Current preceptorships are available in Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), General Practice Residency (GPR), Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (OMFP), Pediatrics, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics. The Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) is required to apply for some programs.
Upon completion of a preceptorship, participants will receive a letter of completion.
Click below for additional details for each program.
PACE: Practice Consulting
The PACE Center provides complimentary professional, business, and ethical practice consulting services for all UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry students and residents during their time in dental school, and for NEW alumni up to three years after they graduate. Our practice consulting services are directed by School of Dentistry alumni S. Jerry Long, DDS and Joe M. Piazza, DDS who both have decades of successful practice experience.
Practice consulting services offered:
- Career Consultation
- Branding for the Healthcare Professional
- Business Systems
- Third-Party Benefit Participation
- Leadership & Communications
- Resume Review
- Networking & Relationship Building
- Contract Analysis
- Mock Interviews
- Shadowing/Observation Requests
- Small Group Meetings
- Speaker Requests for Student & Professional Organizations
The practice consulting services offered by the PACE Center go beyond the classroom. Our practice consultants offer advice and counseling grounded in professionalism and the ethical principles that govern dentistry. Our goal is to challenge new dentists to apply a higher level of scrutiny in analyzing any business decision in which they become a party — especially those decisions which could negatively impact the quality of care they provide.
The PACE Center is also a repository for career information and dental practice opportunities listed on a frequently updated, online job board. Here, students can find positions in dentistry, dental hygiene, education, research, uniformed services, public health, and government.
Featured Events
Song Ahn, DDS Lecture Series in Implant Dentistry: ?A Major Paradigm Shift in Fixed Denture Prosthesis
This comprehensive course explores the evolution of implant-supported full-mouth restorations and the integration of digital technology in modern dentistry. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the importance of accurate impressions, learn about the limitations of digital impressions, and discover simplified methods for recording both esthetics and function. The course will also cover the conversion of full arch dentures into fixed hybrid dentures on the same day as implant placement, culminating in a review of the latest screwless fixed denture prosthesis, offering a glimpse into the future of dental prosthetics.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In-Person Lecture
Friday, Dec. 15
The Opioid Epidemic & Dentists: Scope, Related Issues, & Dental Implications of Patients with Substance Use Disorders
The course provides an update on the current scope of the opioid epidemic and its impact on pain management in dentistry, and a review of the clinical pharmacologic traits of opioid analgesics and those of non-opioid alternatives for the management of acute dental pain. Additionally, the program will review the dental implications for patients with Substance Use Disorder and strategies to minimize the risk of opioid and controlled substance abuse and diversion.
This course satisfies the TSBDE requirement of four hours of continuing education on controlled substances every two years.
Noon to 4 p.m.
Live, Interactive Webinar
Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
8th Annual Innovations in Periodontics Symposium: 5 Paradigm Shifts in Periodontal Therapy
There have been a number of paradigm shifts that have occurred over the recent years in the management of periodontal diseases: 1) Saving periodontally involved teeth which in previous years would have been extracted in favor of implants; 2) focus on control of inflammation in periodontal therapy; 3) periodontal (and peri-implant) plastic surgery; 4) application of biologics to guide wound healing; 5) adjunctive digital orthodontic therapy in periodontal and implant therapy. This presentation will describe the scientific evidence for current strategies utilized in the management of periodontal diseases.
1 to 5 p.m.
In-Person Lecture
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024
ACDE Webinar Series
The Association for Continuing Dental Education, along with 35 of its member schools, is jointly providing a series of live webinars. This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental professional’s schedule and interests.
Live, Interactive Webinars
Frequent Offerings
Alumni News
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