A new study by UConn researchers shows that dentists despite a high risk of transmission of COVID-19 have a lower infection rate than other front-line health professionals.
High Point University New Programs May Include Law School by Paul Garber WFDD FILE PHOTO
High Point University leaders are considering expanding the school’s professional programs.
The university says it has put together a team to explore new academic schools in nursing, optometry, and law.
High Point has worked hard in the last five years to expand its professional program offerings. That includes the opening of a pharmacy school and an engineering program.
Earlier this month, the university also announced plans to open a School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health in 2023. High Point is hoping to bring nearly 200 students to campus through that program.
Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately absent at every level of medicine. While white Americans comprise just over 60% of the total population, they make up nearly three-quarters of active physicians and dentists.
Brave Space: Sarita Arteaga
UConn School of Dental Medicine Associate Dean for Students Sarita Arteaga discusses how the School is working to increase diversity in the dental profession
Sarita Arteaga DMD, MAGD, associate dean for students and associate professor at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, in the dental clinic at UConn Health on May 14, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo) Copy Link
When Sarita Arteaga, UConn School of Dental Medicine associate dean for students, earned her DMD at the School in 1990, she was the only person of color out of the 38 members in her class.
Today, the School of Dental Medicine actively works to expand the diversity of both the school and the profession, including through developing a national mentoring network to support a diverse dental, oral, and craniofacial workforce.