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Aggie smiles: Reveille X visits College of Dentistry
Reveille X, Texas A&M University's official mascot made a short visit to Texas A&M College of Dentistry today. She's pictured with dental hygiene students Jennifer Sanchez, Emily Nguyen, Emily Meng and Meagan May. Reveille is the highest-ranking member of the Corps of Cadets. She was born in 2019.
Not all that glitters is good about teeth grillz
North West, the 12-year-old daughter of mega-celebrity Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West, reportedly received a shark-teeth-inspired pair encrusted with what look to be tiny diamonds as a present and later modeled a black set on Instagram. But exercise caution before embracing the fashion trend grillz.
La Facultad de Odontología elimina las tarifas de depósito para atención dental en adultos
El precursor de lo que hoy es la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Texas A&M abrió sus puertas hace 120 años en Dallas con la misión de formar dentistas para ofrecer atención de calidad a pacientes en el norte de Texas y más allá. Esto incluye ofrecer una variedad de servicios dentales a la comunidad con tarifas reducidas. Para retribuir a la comunidad del norte de Texas que ha apoyado a la facultad de odontología, con efecto inmediato, A&M Dentistry ha eliminado las tarifas iniciales de depósito que se cobraban a los posibles pacientes adultos, lo que representa un ahorro de $194 para la atención de salud oral que ya se ofrecía a precios descontados. Una persona que desee convertirse en nuevo paciente ahora paga una tarifa fija de $120 por el registro, la cita de evaluación y las radiografías. Si una persona no es aceptada como paciente, no se cobrará ninguna tarifa.
College drops dental care deposit fees for adults
The forerunner of what’s now Texas A&M College of Dentistry opened 120 years ago in Dallas with the mission of educating dentists to provide quality care to patients in North Texas and beyond. That includes providing an array of dental services to the community at reduced fees. To give back to North Texas community that’s supported the dental college, effective immediately, A&M Dentistry has eliminated initial deposit fees charged to potential adult patients – a $194 savings to oral health care already offered at discounted rates. A person seeking to become a new patient is now charged a flat $120 for registration, the screening appointment and X-rays. If a person is not accepted as a patient, no fee will be charged.
Goodbye, 2025. Welcome, healthy smiles in 2026
As we say goodbye to 2025, here's a roundup of some advice from Texas A&M College of Dentistry's dental professionals to take you into the new year with good oral health habits.
Dental hygiene program celebrates 70
Give Texas A&M College of Dentistry's dental hygiene program a big, broad smile. It celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. The first dental hygiene students were accepted to the then-private Baylor University College of Dentistry in the fall of 1955. That inaugural class was open to recent high school graduates seeking certificates in dental hygiene, and some students were dental assistants. Separately, there were dental hygienists who had been practicing under a special grandfather clause in a 1951 state law, but they received dental hygiene certificates from Baylor University College of Dentistry rather than from the dental hygiene program itself. Today's students - 32 in the first year and 30 in the second year - come to the bachelor's degree program with many prerequisites, including several science courses. Many students have associate degrees, and some have bachelor's and master's degrees.