Austin American-Statesman: Orthodontist: Some things — like braces — should not be DIY
May 20, 2016
The “do it yourself” trend has never been bigger. Read the full story at the Austin American-Statesman
Dental student named UT System student regent
May 17, 2016
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Varun Pokkamthanam Joseph, a fourth-year dental student from the Health Science Center , as the new student regent for the University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Dentistry honors health pioneer James P. Hollers
May 16, 2016
The School of Dentistry and the Health Science Center honored the memory of a staunch supporter of health care in South Texas at the James P. Hollers Drive Dedication and Celebration on May 13.
5 minutes with … Cynthia Giles
April 27, 2016
Cynthia Giles, a registered dental technician, has worked at the Health Science Center for 40 years and wishes it could be 40 more.
Dentistry IQ: Fabrication of a chairside custom dental impression coping for fixture-level impressions
April 20, 2016
While we all are fascinated with the ease of intraoral scanning, there is still a need for fixture-level impressions when it comes to home-run esthetics in the anterior. The scan bodies of digital dentistry do not support the soft-tissue contours developed by our full-contour, screw-retained temporaries fabricated at the time of dental implant placement. Read […]
San Antonio Magazine: Chew on this
April 7, 2016
One of Dr. Thomas Oates’ many responsibilities is instructing and guiding dental residents. A few years ago, one of his students approached him with a question he couldn’t answer: What should she do for a patient with diabetes who desperately needed an implant to replace a missing tooth?
