College of Dentistry

Dean Timothy L. Hottel congratulates a new dental graduate during the 2009 College of Dentistry Convocation, May 28, 2009
First year dental students at the UT College of Dentistry learn dental procedures on the computerized Dental Simulation units in the College's DentSim lab.
Participants at the UT College of Dentistry 5K Run, April 26, 2009
A College of Dentistry Student Doctor treats a patient while viewing a digital radiograph from the patient’s electronic health record.
Dr. Winfield C. Dunn, D.D.S., former governor of Tennessee (1971-1975), for whom the Dunn Dental Building is named, signs copies of his recent book From a Standing Start: My Tennessee Political Odyssey .
2009 Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society Inductees, Psi Chapter
Dr. Jacob Shiloah and a College of Dentistry Student Doctor discuss a patient’s dental treatment while viewing the patient’s electronic health record

The 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. The College is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, in the Winfield C. Dunn Building at 875 Union Avenue.

The College maintains a 4-year dental program totaling approximately 320 students. In addition, students in Postgraduate dental programs and Dental Hygiene are included.

The College is dedicated to provide professional, graduate, and postgraduate education; conduct dental research; and deliver state-of-the-art patient care and public service.

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