Before the first patient was seated, the doors at Bellevue Baptist Church had already opened to a line of individuals seeking care. Inside, more than 1,000 volunteers prepared treatment stations, transforming the gymnasium into a fully functioning dental clinic for the 10th annual Mid-South Mission of Mercy. For Mitch Godat, DDS, MS, a graduate of… Read More
Recent College of Dentistry alumnus Dillon Cutshaw, DDS, knows a trip to the dentist may sometimes be benched in favor of life’s necessities. “We can go to the dentist every six months,” he says. “It’s not you having to decide between this tooth hurting versus not buying food the next day. For a lot of… Read More
Earlier this spring, Jon Ryder, DDS, MS, joined the College of Dentistry as the new executive associate dean. A leader with a wealth of experience, Dr. Ryder will provide day-to-day leadership of the college and support the vision and mission led by Dean Ken Tilashalski, DMD. “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Dr. Jon Ryder… Read More
With a new leader, Dean Ken Tilashalski, DMD, the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a renewed vision: to take care of people. The winter 2025 issue of Dentistry Magazine highlights how the college’s alumni, faculty, and students are putting this vision into action to improve the health of… Read More
James Ragain, DDS, PhD, the first alumnus of the College of Dentistry to become dean, recognized the excellence that already existed in the college when he took the helm and dedicated himself to taking the college to new heights during his tenure. After six years of visionary leadership and unwavering dedication, Dr. Ragain retired from… Read More
“We are in a good place and moving in a good direction,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, told members of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday during their summer meeting in Memphis. With many new leaders now in place and joining already committed colleagues to forge a more-cohesive team across all four Health Science Center campuses, the… Read More
Community leaders, partners, and supporters, gathered Wednesday in Kingsport, Tennessee, for a “floss-cutting” to mark the completion of construction on the Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands, a new collaborative dental clinic that will be operated by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry. The clinic aims to improve access to… Read More
A Master of Dental Hygiene degree has been a ticket to see the world for UT Health Science Center College of Dentistry alumnus Lt. Cmdr. Demario Walls. A clinical adjunct instructor in the College of Dentistry and 2017 graduate of the former master’s program in dental hygiene, Walls serves as a lieutenant commander in the… Read More
