Texas A&M University School of Dentistry

The Texas A&M University School of Dentistry, located in Dallas, Texas, is the dental school of Texas A&M University and is a component of Texas A&M Health. It has had several name changes since its founding in 1905, as the State Dental College.

Texas A&M University School of Dentistry
Former names
State Dental College (1905–1918)
Baylor University School of Dentistry (1918–1971)
Baylor College of Dentistry (1971–1996)
Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry (1996–1999)
Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry (1999–2016)
Texas A&M College of Dentistry (2016–2022)
TypePublic
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
DeanLily T. García
Location, ,
United States

32°47′21″N 96°46′55″W / 32.78917°N 96.78194°W / 32.78917; -96.78194
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://dentistry.tamu.edu/

The school provides the Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dental Hygiene degrees, and graduate training in 8 dental specialties.

History

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The School of Dentistry started in 1905 years as the State Dental College, a privately operated three-year school which had four graduates in its first class.[1]

In 1918, the school's operations were taken over by Baylor University and the school was renamed Baylor University School of Dentistry.[1]

The State of Texas took over operations in 1971, creating a non-profit corporation and renaming the school to Baylor College of Dentistry. In 1996, the College of Dentistry was placed under the auspices of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. In 1997, through its Center for TeleHealth, the Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry became the nation's first dental school to successfully demonstrate the use of telecommunications technology for dental medicine through a long-distance patient consultation between dentists at the BCD campus and 175 dental professionals convened in Orlando, Florida.[citation needed] On June 1, 2016 Texas A&M announced that as of August 1, 2016, the dental school would be officially renamed "Texas A&M College of Dentistry."[1] On August 31, 2022, it was announced that as of September 1st, 2022, the name of the institution would be changed to the Texas A&M University School of Dentistry.[2]

Academics

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The Texas A&M School of Dentistry offers a four-year program leading to a doctor of dental surgery degree; a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene; several master's degree programs and a Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences; and post-doctoral degrees in the dental specialties.[3] An M.D. program is offered in conjunction with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.[citation needed] The school also offers Continuing Education for oral health clinicians.

Almost two-thirds of all the dentists in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex received their education at the School of Dentistry, and more than one-third of all dentists in Texas are graduates of the school; more than 9000 dentists and hygienists have graduated from the school.[3][better source needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Texas A&M Health Science Center". Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. ^ "Academic Realignment". 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "This Page Has Moved". dentistry.tamhsc.edu.
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