UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of winter break.
The School of Dentistry will reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, and clinical operations resume Monday, Jan. 6. The Urgent Care Clinic will reopen by appointment only.
A Learning Health System (LHS) is one in which patients and clinicians work together to choose care based on best evidence, and to drive discovery as a natural outgrowth of every clinical encounter in order to ensure the right care to the right patient at the right time.
Our mission at the TCOHQS is to improve health by implementing a person-centered learning health system to ensure everyone receives safe, effective, and appropriate oral healthcare.
We are improving oral health by using Big Data and analytics to continuously evaluate dental care and create better patient outcomes. The center develops innovative learning health systems where informatics tools help dental providers capture patient data that researchers and computer programs analyze to improve care. The improvement process is ongoing, with patient care informing research, and research advancing patient care.
Focus Areas:
Overview
Despite our tremendous investment in oral health, we have an untapped opportunity to improve the quality of care and prevent accidental harm to patients caused by routine dental care.
Learning Health System Informatics Infrastructure
Patient Safety
Quality Improvement and Population Health
