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February 26, 2019
Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S., professor of comprehensive dentistry, has been appointed as vice-chair of the Commission on Dental Accreditation for 2019. The commission serves the public and profession by developing and implementing accreditation standards that promote and monitor the continuous quality and improvement of dental education programs. It employs a collaborative peer review accreditation process to […]
February 21, 2019
“I only wonder how my life would have been different if I’d had the HPV vaccination,” said Liz Kapeel, 27, a graduate of Texas State University who now works in Austin. The young woman was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 25 and has received extensive treatment. She described her experiences at the “2019 HPV […]
February 11, 2019
Several dozen kids were bussed to the UT Health San Antonio’s School of Dentistry Friday morning, where they received free dental care from college students. Watch the full story at KENS 5
February 1, 2019
A second-grader from Edgewood Independent School District must have had a really good dental checkup on Feb. 1, “Give Kids a Smile Day.” Leaving the exam area, he danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” playing on one of the dental student’s phones. He did the robot, the smooth criminal lean and of course, the moonwalk, as […]
October 31, 2018
The student group raised $1,405 for Autism Speaks and staffed a booth where they handed our patient care materials and toothbrushes.
October 9, 2018
Dr. Loomer currently serves as chair of the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry and director of the Center for Global Oral Health Sciences at New York University College of Dentistry.