UT Dentistry provides free cosmetic dentistry evaluation consultations

April 11, 2024

  Register now for a free smile evaluation and cosmetic dentistry consultation on Smile Day with UT Dentistry’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry Clinic residents. The free consultations will take place April 18 and April 19 at UT Dentistry’s Advanced Education General Dentistry Clinic, located in the Center for Oral Health Care and Research at […]




An oral cancer screening ‘can be lifesaving’

April 5, 2024

With oral and oropharyngeal cancers accounting for more than 58,000 new cancer cases each year in the U.S. , routine dental check-ups are more than about clean teeth and fresh breath, they “can be lifesaving.”

A patient sitting in a dental chair smiles while the dentist behind her is arranging dental tools for an exam.


University among top-ranking academic research medical centers

February 22, 2024

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]




School of Dentistry ready to serve patients with special needs

February 21, 2024

The School of Dentistry celebrated the opening of its Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic on Feb. 7. The clinic will provide comprehensive dental care for adults and children with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities, and those with complex medical conditions.