In the Media Tag: College of Dentistry


Braces for Adults: Are They Right for You?

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A common misconception is that you may be too old for orthodontic treatment or your situation is too difficult to consider treatment, but that’s not the case, says Dr. Richard Williams, professor of orthodontics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. “The deciding factor on whether a patient is a good… Read More


The ‘Dental Desert’ Hiding in Plain Sight

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Dan Burch thought he would become an engineer. He grew up on an Army base in Germany, where his father was stationed. On his first day at the elementary school there, which offered some Montessori-style education options, teachers saw him playing with Legos and put him in a track that added basic technical skills to… Read More


Smile! UT Health Science Center opens new dental clinic (Video)

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Local Memphis: Smile! UT Health Science Center opens new dental clinic (Video)


UTHSC College of Dentistry to open new clinic on Memphis campus

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a “floss-cutting” opening event July 13, at its newest dental clinic on the Memphis campus. The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic on the 3rd floor of the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Avenue, Suite C302, will be staffed… Read More


Construction underway for new UTHSC dental building

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Work is underway for the construction of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) new dental facility. “We have to have more space to train our students. So, we’re going to be adding a fairly large building on campus. It’s going to be connected to our current building, the Dunn Dental building,” said Dr.… Read More


Llewellyn Powell, DMD, Celebrated for Success in the Field of Dentistry

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Llewellyn Powell, DMD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. Having fostered a fulfilling career… Read More


$45 million UTHSC dental college redevelopment to bring special needs clinic, more students

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Work has begun on the transformation and expansion of the college of dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that will deliver state-of-the-art dental techniques laboratories, more teaching space and the ability for the school to expand, educating more future dentists in a state in desperate need of them.  


University of Tennessee Launches Second AEGD Program in Memphis

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has received approval from the Commission on Dental Accreditation to begin an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program at its Memphis campus.