Social determinants of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine

June 19, 2023

June 20 event draws about 200 medical residents, fellows-in-training Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 20, 2023 – To Averi White, MD, a third-year internal medicine resident, health care is as much about the circumstances that bring her patients to see her as the treatment she provides. “Social determinants of health are the […]





Wellness 360: The clinical practice of UT Health San Antonio’s Nursing School continues to shine

June 6, 2023

Nurse practitioner-led clinics triple patient visits since 2019 Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 6, 2023 – Wellness 360, a growing patient-care practice of the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, quickly has established itself providing primary and acute care to the public at the school’s main campus, at a variety of community […]




Study shows toothpaste with ‘artificial enamel’ ingredient restores enamel, is more effective than fluoride

May 30, 2023

  An “artificial enamel” ingredient in toothpaste has been shown to help restore enamel in teeth, more effectively relieving sensitivity than fluoride while fighting cavities, according to an internationally published study led by a UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry professor and researcher. The ingredient, a synthetic version of the natural mineral hydroxyapatite that […]




Study shows toothpaste with ‘artificial enamel’ ingredient restores enamel, is more effective than fluoride

May 30, 2023

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 30, 2023 – An “artificial enamel” ingredient in toothpaste has been shown to help restore enamel in teeth, more effectively relieving sensitivity than fluoride while fighting cavities, according to an internationally published study led by a UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry professor and researcher. The […]




UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry tops in Texas, 7th nationally in NIH research funding

May 11, 2023

  The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry ranked first in Texas and 7th nationally in National Institutes of Health research funding among 71 accredited dental schools during the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2022, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research, an independent nonprofit organization. Blue Ridge rankings are generated […]