Feature Article
The School of Dentistry celebrated the achievements of 172 graduates

The School of Dentistry awarded 107 Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees and 19 Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degrees during the spring and summer UT Health San Antonio commencement ceremony at the Alamodome.


Education
School of Dentistry 2024 graduate videos
 

Dental and dental hygiene Class of 2024 students share their unique journeys, dental school advice and best memories made at the School of Dentistry.  


2024 Predoctoral Convocation Awards
 

The School of Dentistry held its Predoctoral Convocation Awards, recognizing 27 students with over $31,000 in scholarships and awards for their achievements.


Dental hygiene 2024 graduate aims to build confidence through compassion
 

Natalie Cordeiro, senior class president and Dental Hygiene graduate aims to integrate her dental hygiene skills with her background in sign language to better serve the deaf community.


Research
Dental student wins first place at the International Association for Dental Research conference
 

Congratulations to Josue De Jesus Murillo, a DDS/PhD student, on winning first place in the neuroscience poster competition.


Patient Care
Anibal Diogenes featured on Texas Public Radio’s podcast, Science & Medicine
 

Anibal Diogenes, DDS, MS, PhD, discusses his research on apical periodontitis to determine how the nerves might send out a repair signal without pain.


Community
Charles Katz Drive to be closed at Floyd Curl starting July 8
 

Charles Katz Drive will be excavated from Monday, July 8, to Saturday, July 20, notwithstanding inclement weather. Road closures and available alternate routes will be communicated to the university community before the work begins.


Learn how to post an event to the university calendar!
 

Submitting an event in Localist, the university’s calendar platform, is a great way to share school, university and community events.


Salute
International dentists in pursuit of the American dream
 

The highly competitive School of Dentistry's International Dentist Education Program equips internationally trained dentists with the skills and credentials needed to practice in the U.S.


Event Calendar
Statewide Dental Opioid Summit hosted by the School of Dentistry
 

May 31, 2024

8:00 a.m.

Virtual Event

 


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2024 Presidential Ambassador Scholar
 

A third-year dental student was selected as one of UT Health San Antonio’s 2024 Presidential Ambassador Scholars.


President’s Forum overview and video
 

"This is a time for all of us to become better than we ever thought," said Acting President Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, during the forum.


DDS 2024 Senior Awards Ceremony
 

The annual Senior Awards Ceremony recognized the outstanding achievements of Doctor of Dental Surgery program graduates.