College of Dentistry

  • OKU Honor Society Inductees, 2013 photo
    2013 Omicron Kappa Upsilon (Psi Chapter)
    Dental Honor Society Inductees April 2013 Convocation
    Co-sponsored by Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc., & Oral Arts Dental Laboratories
  • UT College of Dentistry Give Kids a Smile, 2013 Dr. Ken Brown, UTHSC Executive Vice Chancellor poses with Memphis students who participated in the Annual Give Kids a Smile Event at the College of Dentistry, 2013
  • UTCoD receives $1M grant from Delta Dental The College of Dentistry receives a $1,000,000 grant from Delta Dental, March, 2013. Standing (L-R): Dr. Bill Slagle (Dean Emeritus), Dr. Jay Ragin (Chair, Dental Alumni Board), Dr. Phil Wenk (Delta Dental CEO), Dr. Steve Schwab (UTHSC Chancellor), Dr. Tim Hottel (Dean), Dr. Randy Prince (Past Chair, Dental Alumni Board. Seated: Dr. Joe Johnson (UT President Emeritus).
  • Give Kids a Smile, Spring, 2012 Dean Timothy Hottel and Student Doctors pose with Memphis schoolchildren during the "Give Kids a Smile" event at UT College of Dentistry, February 3, 2012
  • Give Kids a Smile, Spring, 2012 A College of Dentistry student doctor and patient during the "Give Kids a Smile" event at UT College of Dentistry, February 3, 2012
  • Give Kids a Smile, Spring, 2012 Faculty supervise the work of student doctors during the "Give Kids a Smile" event at UT College of Dentistry, February 3, 2012
  • Dr. Mojdeh Dehghan assists dental students Dr. Mojdeh Dehghan assists 4th year dental students working with a CAD CAM unit for producing dental prostheses
  • Student Clinician Award photo. Student doctor Amanda Hindsman is presented the Dentsply Student Clinician Award by Dr. Franklin Garcia-Godoy, Sr. Exec Assoc Dean for Research, and Jeff Harris, Territory Representative for Dentsply North America. Research Day, 2012.
  • A Student Doctor discusses a radiograph in the patient's electronic health record with her patient. A Student Doctor discusses a radiograph in the patient's electronic health record with her patient.
  • Student Doctor Michael James and his research poster, Student Research Day, February, 2011. Student Doctor Michael James and his research poster, Student Research Day, February, 2011
  • Sr. Exec. Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Franklin Garcia-Godoy, and CoD student researchers, Shawna Clark and Britney Taylor, Student Research Day, February 2011. Sr. Exec. Associate Dean for Research, Dr. Franklin Garcia-Godoy, and CoD student researchers, Shawna Clark and Britney Taylor, Student Research Day, February 2011
  • College of Dentistry faculty, students, and donations collected during the College's annual food drive. Donations collected during the College's (2011) annual food drive. Back: Student Doctor Richard Anderson, Dr. Waletha Wasson, Dr. Ashanti Braxton, Dean Timothy Hottel; Front: Student Doctors Danielle Barnes, April Owens, India Brown
  • Dental Simulation photo 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.
  • Dr. Becky Barton (left) and Dr. Fred Heros (right) present a check for $250,000 from the Dental Alumni Board in support of the Dunn Building Modernization to Dean Tim Hottel (center). Dr. Becky Barton (left) and Dr. Fred Heros (right) present a check for $250,000 from the Dental Alumni Board in support of the Dunn Building Modernization to Dean Tim Hottel (center).
  • Shiloah photo Dr. Jacob Shiloah and a College of Dentistry Student Doctor discuss a patient’s dental treatment while viewing the patient’s electronic health record
  • Vicky Gregg, President and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, presents a check for $500,000 to Gov. Winfield Dunn (left), Dean Timothy Hottel (2nd from right) and Dr. Pat Wall (far right) to support the UT College of Dentistry’s Dunn Building Modernization Campaign. Vicky Gregg, President and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, presents a check for $500,000 to Gov. Winfield Dunn (left), Dean Timothy Hottel (2nd from right) and Dr. Pat Wall (far right) to support the UT College of Dentistry’s Dunn Building Modernization Campaign.
  • Winfield Dunn photo 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 .
  • Winfield Dunn photo 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 .

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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College of Dentistry

875 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone: 901-448-6200
Fax: 901-448-1625