 The new normal: School of Dentistry makes big changes to fight spread of COVID-19COVID-19 has forced unprecedented changes to daily life. To comply with national, state, and local mandates, UTSD has had to adapt to a “new normal” amid this pandemic. For many, the new normal means getting used to informal.
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 Elective and non-emergency dental procedures have been postponed because of COVID-19. So what should someone who has an urgent dental issue do? What's considered urgent, and what's an emergency? UTSD has established a new Dental Information Hotline to help callers connect with appropriate help. |
 With concerns about the spread of COVID-19, administrators at UTSD have had the health and safety of patients, students, and employees to consider. “We've all been affected in so many ways,” said Dean John Valenza, DDS. “COVID-19 has certainly created new demands and opportunities on a scale we never before imagined." |
 COVID-19 has impacted the day-to-day operations at UTSD, particularly in research. While most experiments have come to a halt, and no new research is allowed to start, multiple studies are still underway, though all been affected to varying degrees. |
 As we face one of the greatest public health crises of our time, you may be wondering how to help. You canmake a deep impact on UTHealth’s mission by giving to the Student Assistance Fund, the Dean's Excellence Fund, or one of many other options. |
 Shalizeh “Shelly” Patel, DDS, MEd, of UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston, has been inducted into The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. |
 Students, residents and alumni from UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston won awards in four categories at the 2020 Star of the South Dental Meeting hosted by the Greater Houston Dental Society in February. |
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