From dental schools receiving grants to organizations backing the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, here are 10 dental education updates Becker's has reported on since March 23:
1. The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis unveiled its $45 million training center April 14.
2. The University at Buffalo (N.Y.) School of Dental Medicine officially opened its new implant center on April 12.
3. El Paso-based Texas Tech University wants to purchase vacant property next to its health sciences center to expand its dental school.
4. Several dental organizations are backing the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act, a bill that would affect interest accrual on federal loans for dental and medical students.
5. Researchers at NYU College of Dentistry in New York City earned a $2.3 million grant renewal. The funding will aid the research of how genetic diseases, such as Down syndrome, impact mitochondria, leading to defects in the formation of tooth enamel.
6. The Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia celebrated its 160th anniversary.
7. The University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry created a new training program to help alleviate the national dental assistant shortage.
8. The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry in Memphis received a $52.9 million grant to increase the number of dentists and access to dental care in the state.
9. The Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center in Albany, N.Y., received a $499,999 grant to create a dental residency program.
10. High Point (N.C.) University’s Workman School of Dental Medicine is installing SIMtoCARE dental units as part of its goal to create the world's largest simulation lab.