University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
The Dental School Mission is the acquisition, dissemination and use of knowledge toward the enhancement of oral health. This mission is addressed through six interrelated action components: education, research, patient care, community, faculty and staff, and infrastructure.
GOALS
1. Education
THE DENTAL SCHOOL WILL:
a. Maintain our role as the principal source of dental health professional education in South Texas.
b. Attract from the applicant pool, the best qualified applicants for admission into our undergraduate and graduate programs.
c. Graduate competent dentists who demonstrate that level of special skill, knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, ethical practices, and experiences necessary to make the transition from faculty supervision to the unsupervised practice of general dentistry.
d. Maintain and monitor a curriculum that is contemporary, relevant, and efficient, competency and scientifically based, which will foster ethical behavior, problem solving skill, critical thinking, and the concept of life long learning.
e. Provide advanced and continuing education programs that are responsive to current and future needs of the profession.
2. Research
THE DENTAL SCHOOL WILL:
a. Contribute to the broad body of basic and applied knowledge related to oral health including emphasis on the needs of South Texas, and disseminate that new knowledge.
b. Provide opportunities for students and faculty to develop the skills necessary for independent scholarship.
c. Develop a national and international leadership role in oral health related research.
3. Patient Care
THE DENTAL SCHOOL WILL:
a. Provide quality, patient centered care to patients whose treatment needs are compatible with the educational programs of the Dental School.
b. Serve as a professional resource for practitioners and a source of referral for patients with complex conditions and treatment needs.
IMPLANTOLOGY Studies
Several ongoing studies are evaluating endosseous dental implants in patients. For example, in vitro and animal experimentation demonstrates that roughened dental implant surfaces result in enhanced integration at the cellular and tissue levels. The current multi-year trials are evaluating the performance of one particular surface, which has allowed restoration in half the time of traditional implants. These studies are part of multicenter international clinical trials.
Contact Information
The UTHSCSA Dental School is located at:
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229
Admissions:
E-mail: student@dental.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-6082
Research:
E-mail: research@dental.uthscsa.edu
Phone: (210) 567-3167