Tian Meng, a fourth-year dental student who is also part of the International Dentist Education Program (IDEP) at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, is one of four students nationally recognized for outstanding oral and poster presentations in the category of basic science research at the 2019 Hinman Student Research Symposium held this November in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr. Rise Martin, alumna of 1985, was featured on KSAT 12 News for her involvement in a HPV study headed by the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

UT Health San Antonio employees were honored for their state service at an event hosted by Human Resources. This Service Award Reception was held to honor 736 UTHSA employees celebrating their 5, 10, and 15 years of service.

Student members of the San Antonio Dental Hygiene Association provided oral hygiene instruction at the Any Baby Can Halloween party on October 22, 2019.

Salute is the official magazine for the alumni and friends of the School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Read and share inspiring stories highlighting our dental alumni, faculty and students who are revolutionizing education, research, patient care and critical services in the communities they serve.

The recipients of these gifts are children who are patients of several organizations that UT Health San Antonio partners with.

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