UTHSC Dental Research

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), College of Dentistry was founded in 1878 making it the oldest dental college in the South, and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. At the UTHSC College of Dentistry, research has become an integral part of the academic experience. The College’s mission includes using the research conducted by its faculty and students to improve human oral health through the development of evidence-based procedures and technologies, and to contribute relevant knowledge to the practice and study of all health sciences. The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.