Passionate about dentistry and want to learn even more than we can teach you in our blogs? State residents now have a chance to attend the first new dental school to open in the state in 50 years, Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College.
The Touro College of Dental Medicine will be a part of New York Medical College, located in Mount Pleasant, and expects to have an inaugural class of 110 students who will start classes this fall, according to The Journal News. Enrollment is expected to grow in the coming semesters, ultimately reaching about 440 students, according to the school’s president, Dr. Alan Kadish. The college will offer a four-year pre-doctoral program, as well as post-graduate courses.
Kadish has also said that one of the main goals of the school will be to open a 132-chair dental clinic in 2017 to serve the area of the Hudson Valley and the Bronx. While there are more dentists in New York than in some other states, the availability of dentists is very limited in some areas of our state. For example, some rural communities in New York have a ratio of 44 dentists per 100,000 people, which is simply not enough to sufficiently meet the dental needs of everyone in our state.
This school not offers the first new option for would-be dentists in five decades, but the planned clinic will provide dental care to many people in region who need it. Plus, the college is expected to create nearly 100 new jobs at the New York Medical College.
Touro College joins the state’s four existing dental schools – Columbia University, New York University, Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo.
If you’ve ever been interested in becoming a dentist, now is your chance to apply to the school. Enrollment rates are set to grow rapidly, but applying now gives you a very good chance of receiving an acceptance letter for the next semester. In just a few years, you can be working with your community to help your friends, neighbors and loved ones get the dental care they need.
We’re also here to provide you with high quality dental care whether you’re thinking of becoming a dentist or just need your routine cleaning appointment. We’re accepting new patients, so even if you haven’t been in years, there’s no time like the present to get in and see a dentist. To schedule your visit, call us today at 585-343-1113 or request an appointment online now.