UTHSC College of Dentistry HSC Advisory Board Meeting May 20, 2019

UTHSC College of Dentistry HSC Advisory Board Meeting May 20, 2019 James C. Ragain, Jr, DDS, MS, PhD Dean, UTHSC College of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, Class of 2023 Total Applicants Male Female Hispanic Am. Asian Black/ Average Average Indian African GPA DAT Am. Accepted 99 ADEA National 2016 64 (51.4%) 35 (48.6%) 2 (9.1%) 0 16 (0.2%) (24.1%) TN AR Out of State All Applicants 158 84 1150 78 34 546 88 39 612 8 2 92 0 2 13 1402 669 732 102 15 5 (5.0%) 3.63 (3.5) 20.6 (19.9) 26 7 295 17 6 53 3.42 3.41 3.41 21 19 19 328 76 3.41 19

Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, Class of 2023 Accepted State of Residence Total AL AR CA GA KY MI TX UT TN 1 25 1 2 1 1 2 1 63

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Class of 2021 Total Male Female Hispanic Asian African White Average Applicants American Cum. GPA Average Prereq. GPA Accepted 30 0 30 1 3 3 23 3.20 3.28 TN 44 0 44 2 2 10 30 3.18 3.28 Out of State All 20 0 20 0 2 2 16 3.20 3.29 64 0 64 2 4 12 46 3.19 3.29

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, Class of 2021 Accepted State of Residence AR MS OK TN VA Total 2 4 1 22 1

Dean’s Objectives 2019-2020 Clinical Excellence in Dental Education. Talent (Chairs, faculty and students) Infrastructure and equipment (Dunn Dental Building and Delta Dental of Tennessee Building) Scholarly Activity Stabilize CoD Leadership. Searches underway for: Chair of the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics Chair of the Department of Periodontics Hire a Federally Funded Basic Science/Translational Science Researcher.

Dean’s Objectives 2019-2020 Continue Alumni Engagement in CoD Activities. Explore adding D4 Clinic Rotations in Knoxville, Nashville, and Arkansas (two locations). Standup New Department “The Department of Community Health.” Community oral /systemic health. Social determinants of health. Pediatric Dentistry outreach Geriatric Dentistry outreach Special Needs Patients Program (Preparation for Special Needs Clinic in the new Delta Dental of Tennessee Building)

Dean’s Objectives 2019-2020 Determine the Feasibility of Establishing a BSDH Program on the Knoxville campus. Enroll a class in the CoD Memphis AEGD Program for 2020-2021. Determine the Feasibility of Establishing a CoD General Practice Residency Program in Memphis.

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