The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
11/14/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/14/2025 09:52
UTHSC News: Healthy Smiles, Full Hearts Tackling Tennessee’s Dental Care Shortage
Recent College of Dentistry alumnus Dillon Cutshaw, DDS, knows a trip to the dentist may sometimes be benched in favor of life's necessities.
"We can go to the dentist every six months," he says. "It's not you having to decide between this tooth hurting versus not buying food the next day. For a lot of people, they're kind of having to make that decision."
Dr. Cutshaw is an example of the Healthy Smiles Initiative, a program growing dental care access across the state, in part through the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry and focusing on rural areas with high need.
Read more on the UT Health Science Center News website.
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