UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry lab leads with digital automation for patient care

June 21, 2022

Technicians create prosthetics using cutting-edge CAD/CAM system Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – A lab at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry is using leading computer-aided automation that includes a partnership with a major international digital prosthetics company to test cutting-edge milling equipment for making crowns and other dental restorations. The […]

UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist co-authors NEJM article showing disparity in Black breast cancer mortality

June 20, 2022

Deaths nearly 40% higher than for white women, pegged to lower access to care Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according to a New England Journal […]

In Memoriam: William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

June 7, 2022

William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry who oversaw completion of the state-of-the-art Center for Oral Health Care & Research has died after an illness.

In Memoriam: William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

June 7, 2022

Oversaw completion of Center for Oral Health Care & Research Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry who oversaw completion of the state-of-the-art Center for Oral Health Care & Research (COHCR) has died after an illness. Dr. Dodge served […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing financial course to aid family caregivers in lowering out-of-pocket costs

May 10, 2022

Sign-up underway for June 16-July 14 sessions Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Written by Rosanne Fohn Providing care for an older adult living in the community with dementia can be costly, and Latino caregivers appear to bear more of the burden. According to a 2021 AARP study, Latino caregivers spent 47% of their income on […]

UT Health San Antonio appoints Dr. Sonya Renae Hardin as dean of the School of Nursing

May 10, 2022

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Louisville nursing school dean brings broad academic, patient care, research skills SAN ANTONIO – Sonya Renae Hardin, PhD, MBA/MHA, CCRN, NP-C, FAAN, currently a tenured professor and dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Louisville, has been appointed dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of […]