With an interdisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers, the Department of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences focuses on oral examination and diagnosis to understand oral diseases and develop new screening and treatment techniques. Faculty provide world-class patient care while training tomorrow’s oral health leaders through opportunities like the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program.
Your commitment today, no matter the size, will help prevent and treat complex oral diseases for people throughout Houston and beyond.
Our Top Priorities
Chair Fund
Opportunities for progress come in many forms and often arise quickly. Our Chair Fund allows department leadership to help in all areas of need, from advancing leading-edge oral health research to ensuring our students have the resources they need to succeed and to other opportunities that advance each department’s mission at a moment’s notice.
Advanced Education Fund
With nearly 60 million people across the United States living in underserved areas, our communities need dental professionals more than ever. Your gift today toward the Advanced Education Fund will create opportunities for our students to develop into the experts who will fill this gap and advance the field of oral health care. By supporting these students, you are supporting a healthier future for our friends and families.
Research Fund
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 profession and provide new ways of serving our communities. When you make a gift to the Research Fund, you support groundbreaking work that will bring new smiles to our friends, families, and neighbors.
