{"id":4594,"date":"2013-09-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":" \r\n\r\nA reason to smile<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"The new building will allow us to care for patients with the same compassion and tailored treatment we have always provided, but in a new state-of-the-art facility. Ensuring patients\u2019 oral health is an inve"},"modified":"2016-03-25T21:02:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:02:18","slug":"support-the-center-for-oral-health-care-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/support-the-center-for-oral-health-care-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the Center for Oral Health Care & Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A reason to smile<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The new building will allow us to care for patients with the same compassion and tailored treatment we have always provided, but in a new state-of-the-art facility. Ensuring patients\u2019 oral health is an investment in their overall health and well-being. We pride ourselves on helping make their lives better,” William Dodge, D.D.S., Dental School dean.<\/p>\n

The $15 million community goal for the new Center for Oral Health Care & Research will equip the Dental School\u2019s new home with the latest tools and technology to help ensure continued success for the next generation of students, faculty, residents and the thousands of patients who come to the Health Science Center from across the globe.<\/p>\n

As the top-ranked professional school within The University of Texas System and one of the most prestigious schools in the United States and the world, the Dental School leads in research discoveries, outstanding patient care and education.<\/p>\n

The new center will foster advancements in these endeavors and propel them to the next level. The delivery of oral health care changes rapidly in today\u2019s world, and the new center will provide the flexibility to respond to and accommodate new technologies and training as they emerge.<\/p>\n

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\"\"The Center for Oral Health Care & Research is scheduled to open July 2015. To see a 3-D and 360-degree rendering<\/b> of the building, visit\u00a0dental.uthscsa.edu\/CFOHCR<\/a>.<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The center\u2019s location on the North Campus places it in close proximity to the university\u2019s Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC), the Greehey Children\u2019s Cancer Research Institute, the South Texas Research Facility (STRF), and the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC), the clinical practice facility for the faculty of the Long School of Medicine. With these world-class facilities nearby, patients will have access to the finest inter-professional health care available that addresses not only the patients\u2019 symptom or disease, but their total well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

Building highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n