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UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry Archives February 29, 2024 
 
Dental and dental hygiene students and several resident groups provided free care to uninsured, underserved children from the Houston community during the 20th Annual Give Kids A Smile on Feb. 23.

20th Annual Give Kids A Smile benefits Houston community children

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry provided over $70,000 of free care to 135 uninsured, underserved children from the Houston community during the 20th Annual Give Kids A Smile on Feb. 23.

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UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry ranks first in Texas and 10th overall among dental schools that received research funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2023, according to the annual Blue Ridge rankings.

School of Dentistry ranks No. 1 in Texas, top 10 nationally in NIH funding

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry is ranked first in Texas and 10th nationally among dental schools that received research funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2023, according to the annual Blue Ridge rankings.

Dr. Robert Spears (left), associate dean for student and academic affairs at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, signs a memorandum of understanding alongside Dr. Banchong Mahaisavariya, president of Mahidol University.

UTHealth Houston, Mahidol University agree to educational, scientific collaboration

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and Mahidol University of Bangkok-Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, have agreed to establish a program to exchange collaborations in areas of interest and benefit to both institutions.

Dr. Harold Henson (middle right) holds his 2023 President’s Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Henson receives 2023 President’s Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching

Professor Harold A. Henson, RDH, PhD, has been recognized by UTHealth Houston President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, as the 2023 recipient of the President’s Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Assistant Professor Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, EdD, of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry with the Procter & Gamble Teaching Excellence Award. She is the 2024 recipient. Photo by Dylan Allen.

Hashmani recognized with Procter & Gamble Teaching Excellence Award

Assistant Professor Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, EdD, of UTHealth School of Dentistry has been named the 2024 recipient of the Procter & Gamble Teaching Excellence Award during the 82nd Annual Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association Conference.

Library & Learning Commons Director Janet Fenske (left) and Dean John A. Valenza, DDS, next to a commemorative certificate that honors B.J. Westbrook, DDS.

Westbrook Classroom finds new home inside Learning Commons

A recent renovation on UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry’s fourth floor saw the relocation of the Westbrook Classroom into the Library & Learning Commons. Individuals gathered to celebrate the relocation in a special ceremony on Feb. 9.

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry christened the new Student Center in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 9.

School of Dentistry unveils new Student Center

The UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry community excitedly gathered to unveil the Student Center, a repurposing of 2,121 square feet of space on the fourth floor that students can call their own, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 9.

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