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TCDM IN
ALBUQUERQUE
A New Training Facility Where It’s
Needed Most
Tunderinsured, is state-of-the-art,
comprehensive, and available dental
care. Until now.
On September 25, Touro University
broke ground on New Mexico’s first
he fast-growing,
undergraduate dental clinical training
culturally diverse city of Albuquerque
facility, bringing a dental school to
has so much going for it: beautiful
the state. Located on the campus
architecture, a world-class art
of Lovelace Biomedical Research
and restaurant scene, and sunny,
Institute (LBRI), in Albuquerque,
blue skies 310 days out of the year.
this new facility will serve as a
But what Albuquerque—and New
clinical branch of Touro College of
Mexico—do not have for many
Dental Medicine (TCDM), providing
of the underserved, uninsured or
essential clinical dental training for
200 students, with plans to open in
May 2025.
“TCDM is thrilled to expand to
New Mexico and create the first
ultra-modern, world-class dental
clinical training facility in the state.
Our mission is to improve oral health
care and graduate outstanding dental
professionals who deliver excellent
health care service to diverse
communities,” says TCDM Dean
Ronnie Myers, DDS. “With the first
pre-doctoral dental student clinical
educational facility in New Mexico, we
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