Salute Magazine
2019 issue
New Dean Heads Dental School
Dean Peter M. Loomer joined the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio in February 2019. He came from New York University College of Dentistry.
Creating a Clinic for People with Special Needs
Join the School of Dentistry as it creates a a new clinic for people with cognitive and physical disabilities in the Center for Oral Health Care and Research.
Alumna Named UConn Dental Dean
UConn Dental Dean Sharon M. Gordon, D.D.S. Class of 1991, M.P.H., Ph.D., attained her passion for research at the School of Dentistry.A Message from the Dean
Peter Michael Loomer, B.Sc., D.D.S., Ph.D., MRCD(C), FACD, offers his first Dean's Message in the 2019 Salute magazine of the School of Dentistry.
Serving San Antonio and South Texas
For almost five decades, the School of Dentistry has made community outreach part of its educational curriculum. Students learn while helping patients who most need dental care.
Street Medicine
Dental and dental hygiene faculty and students are providing dental care to homeless residents who take shelter at the outdoor Courtyard at Haven for Hope.
Refugee Clinic
While providing oral health care to recent immigrants, dental and dental hygiene students gain knowledge of global health issues.
Laredo Outreach
For more than 30 years, students have gained invaluable experience while caring for underserved patients in the border town of Laredo, Texas.
Curriculum Revamped
Critical self-assessment of first- and second-year curriculum results in replacing 52 silo-based courses with three thematic tracks.
Teaching Honors Program
New Teaching Honors Program for dental hygiene students joins national effort to prepare future generation of much-needed faculty members.
Patient Care: A Team Effort
An interdisciplinary team of dental experts and specialists from across UT Health San Antonio helped a New Braunfels woman before, during and after her battle with tongue cancer.