As an oral surgeon in Alabama, Hank McKay, DDS, has seen the difference a UTHSC education makes in a dentist’s career.
“Working in Birmingham, we get calls all the time from dentists here in town wanting to know if we could hook them up with a Tennessee (UTHSC) graduate, because when Tennessee graduates get out of school, they’re ready to go to work,” he said.
Dr. McKay, a 1990 alumnus of the College of Dentistry, serves as the student recruitment committee chair on the college’s Alumni Board of Trustees. In that role, he wanted to go beyond the typical meet-and-greets with prospective students and think of other things that would draw them to UTHSC.
“We’re trying to recruit the best students from all over the country, and if you’ve invested in cutting-edge technology, the school really stands out,” he said.
That’s where Yomi, the first and only FDA-cleared robotic device for dental implant surgery, comes in. Dr. McKay was an early adopter of the device, and it has become an integral part of his practice.
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