As a youngster, Amjad Khuffash was cruelly teased for his crooked teeth. The Palestinian-American, born and raised in McAllen, Texas, rarely saw a dentist because of poverty, a common problem in the Rio Grande Valley where he grew up. Now, Khuffash wants to make sure others in similar circumstances don’t go without dental care. The […]Read More
Richard Black, D.D.S., M.S., founding dean of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, was recently named Texas Academy of General Dentistry’s Texas Dentist of the Year. “I’m honored and humbled,” Dr. Black said. “In a room full of outstanding nominees, I was the last person I thought would win.” The award was announced during the […]Read More
As the first dental school to open in Texas in more than 50 years, the Hunt School of Dental Medicine will have plenty of firsts this year. On Saturday, Aug. 21, the school’s inaugural class of 40 students received their first white coats during a special ceremony on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center […]Read More
In celebration of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s 25th Anniversary and its continued work to improve the health of the region, the board of directors is pleased to announce an $11 million grant to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine. “This leadership commitment will […]Read More
The countdown is over, and excitement is in the air following the historic opening of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine. This summer, the first of many students to come arrived at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso to begin their journey to becoming dentists. The new dental school is expected to help […]Read More
On Tuesday, Minyoung Lee, D.D.S., announced a $25,000 gift to support the Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso during a roundtable discussion with incoming dental students from the inaugural class. The informal conversation included TTUHSC El Paso President Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., Hunt School of Dental Medicine […]Read More
Representatives of Marathon Petroleum’s El Paso refinery announced a $30,000 gift to the Hunt School of Dental Medicine during the school’s Meet the Class Event. The event, held on Tuesday, June 29, introduced the inaugural class of 40 to the new dental school and El Paso community. The generous gift from the Marathon Petroleum Foundation […]Read More
The GECU Foundation announced a $323,000 gift to the Hunt School of Dental Medicine in support the Dean’s Excellence Fund and student scholarships during the ribbon cutting for the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic on Tuesday, June 22. The event celebrated the completion of construction of the public clinic, which will serve as the […]Read More
In memory of a local dentist’s life and legacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso community partners Robin and Tony Furman have established the Furman Family-Dr. Ross Fruithandler Memorial Fund for the Hunt School of Dental Medicine. Ross Fruithandler, D.D.S., passed away March 31, 2021. He served the El Paso community as an […]Read More
On Wednesday, officials with FirstLight Federal Credit Union announced a new partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso to fund multiple initiatives within each of the university’s four schools: the Foster School of Medicine, Hunt School of Nursing, Hunt School of Dental Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. FirstLight Federal […]Read More
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