{"id":5275,"date":"2012-04-13T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"<img class=\"alignright  wp-image-8286\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Branch-W.-Dentist-of-the-Year-Award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"632\" \/>Warren B. 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Branch, D.D.S., was named the 2011 Dentist of the Year by the Texas Academy of General Dentistry, one of the most prestigious honors a Texas dentist can earn. Dr. Branch is a 1981 graduate of the Dental School and has maintained a practice in San Antonio for more than 30 years. Since 1999, he has been selected by<i>Texas Monthly<\/i> magazine as a &#8220;Top Dentist&#8221; in the state. Outside of his practice he has served as a faculty member at the UT Health Science Center and on the university\u2019s Dean\u2019s Leadership Council and President\u2019s Advisory Council. Dr. Branch remains active with the San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of San Antonio and regularly participates in mission trips to Mexico, Guyana and Haiti to provide dental care to underserved populations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren B. 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