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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.
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.
Smiles we remember: Dr. David Michael Phillips
It's with most profound sorrow that Texas A&M College of Dentistry announces the passing of former faculty member Dr. David Michael Phillips,74, on Nov. 3. More details will follow, but his obituary states services were Nov. 10, including a rosary recitation at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Denison.
Dangers of vapes and e-cigs to oral health
Vaping is illegal in Dallas’ public and enclosed places, effective Dec. 11, thanks to a city ordinance that expands the city’s no-smoking zones to include the use of all electronic smoking devices. Vapes and e-cigarettes are banned where smoking is already prohibited, such as in all indoor and enclosed spaces and within 15 feet of building entrances and on park property.
Tips for a teeth-friendly holiday season
Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas offers tips to help you survive the holiday season with your healthy smile intact, even if you eat a little treat here and there.
Pitching in to provide healthier smiles in Arlington
Texas A&M College of Dentistry partnered with TeamSmile Dec. 5 for the first time to provide dental care and oral health education at no charge to underserved children in the Arlington Independent School District. The event was at Globe Life Field, which created a sports-themed atmosphere and added to the fun, said volunteer Dr. Hoda Abdellatif, clinical associate professor in public health sciences and director of the department's Community Outreach Office.
Honored for excellence in community service
Fourth-year dental students Austin Bond and Youngju Oh at Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas recently received Texas Mission of Mercy Awards. Each student was recognized for active participation in Texas Mission of Mercy's oral health events and for their commitment to community engagement and service.
College of Dentistry alum puts veterans first
It started as a small gesture of kindness. Dr. Stan Lowrance (Baylor College of Dentistry, Class of 1981), longtime owner of Lowrance Dental in Rockwall, was treating a veteran who was also undergoing chemotherapy treatments. He told Lowrance that a nurse in his physician's office was also a veteran going through chemotherapy, and all her teeth were ruined; she was devastated and didn't qualify for extensive dental care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
College of Dentistry alum puts veterans first
It started as a small gesture of kindness. Dr. Stan Lowrance (Baylor College of Dentistry, Class of 1981), longtime owner of Lowrance Dental in Rockwall, was treating a veteran who was also undergoing chemotherapy treatments. He told Lowrance that a nurse in his physician's office was also a veteran going through chemotherapy, and all her teeth were ruined; she was devastated and didn't qualify for extensive dental care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Helping create healthier smiles
Texas A&M College of Dentistry participated in the Third Annual Agape Clinic Health Fair, a community outreach event Oct. 25 dedicated to serving the predominantly uninsured, low-income and Hispanic population in Dallas-Fort Worth. It was at East Dallas Christian Church.
College of Dentistry continues to support healthy smiles with MHA grant
More than 600 students in Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and some in the surrounding communities have been seen this semester, thanks to a $210,000 grant that allows Texas A&M College of Dentistry faculty and students to provide dental health education, screenings, oral health kits and oral health care, including sealants, on 10 campuses during the 2025-26 school year. That includes students in eight elementary schools and two middle schools.