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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.

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    Disco on FM radio was cool. “Grease” ruled the box office.   That’s when Dr. Michael Plunk opened his eponymous dental practice in June 1978 in East Dallas’ Casa Linda neighborhood.   “We weren’t dependent on insurance plans, PPOs, like corporations are,” he said. “It was about relationships, long-term relationships.”  Fast forward to 2026, and Latin music is popular on Spotify playlists. “Pegasus 3” is this year’s highest-grossing film so far.   Plunk officially retired last year, taking with him nearly half a century of memories.  His farewell isn’t unique. A large share of dentists aged 60 and older left the workforce between 2017 and 2024. The retirement surge is slowing, but the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute in 2025 projected that most baby boomer dentists will age out of the workforce by the late 2020s.  Stepping up is a rapidly growing pool of younger national talent. Dentists under 45 are poised to reshape the profession.  There’s more.

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    Texas A&M College of Dentistry welcomed Texas A&M System Chancellor Glenn Hegar on Feb. 24 to visit the dental hospital in Dallas. Hegar toured the general practice and specialty clinics in the Clinic and Education Building. He took the opportunity to meet with students and staff.

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