Something to Smile About
Something to Smile About: The State's Newest Dental School
Since 1973, TTUHSC El Paso has been dedicated to improving the lives of residents
of West Texas and over 2.7 million people in the El Paso/Juarez region.
The Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine will be the first in Texas in more than 50 years and the very first based on the U.S.-Mexico border, serving as a model for other schools with diverse populations.
The Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine will be the first in Texas in more than 50 years and the very first based on the U.S.-Mexico border, serving as a model for other schools with diverse populations.
In 2017, there were more than 300 Texas dental school graduates, but only two opened practices in El Paso. Over the past 10 year, only 22 Texas dental school graduates have chosen to practice in West Texas.