Overall health and well-being requires taking care of your teeth—and general dentistry stands as the backbone of oral health care. The Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry houses a large, multidisciplinary team of experts who deliver compassionate patient care and teach tomorrow’s dental practitioners to do the same. Students have opportunities to gain vital clinical and hospital experience in comprehensive and emergency dentistry while treating patients with varied backgrounds and medical needs.
Your gift today will help advance this vital area of dentistry and develop new opportunities throughout our department.
Our Top Priorities
Advancing oral health care requires adaptability, as new challenges and opportunities emerge over time. The Chair Fund provides flexible resources to support key departmental priorities, such as advancing leading-edge oral health research, providing financial aid to students, or purchasing new equipment. Your contribution to the Chair Fund allows us to respond swiftly, investing in promising initiatives as they arise and ensuring progress toward a healthier community.
Our communities need skilled dental professionals more than ever. Your gift of any size to the Advanced Education Fund will help us equip dentistry residents with the comprehensive training needed to excel in clinical practice and research.
Everyone deserves quality oral health care no matter their age, status, or location—and this is why research is so important. Innovation and discovery keep us on the frontlines of the dental field and lead to better patient outcomes in communities near and far. When you make a gift to the Research Fund, you support groundbreaking work that is accelerating the oral health advancements of tomorrow.
