Dental health is important for everyone, and the Department of Dental Hygiene at UT Health Science Center is encouraging children to start good habits early in life. Through the Urban Smiles Initiative, the department is distributing “Project Choppers” coloring books to children at schools and Head Start programs in the Memphis area. Urban Smiles is a mobile dental hygiene service administered by students and faculty for underserved youth. Children receive the coloring books at dental visits. The Assisi Foundation of Memphis funded production of the books.
Access for a Better Life
UT Knoxville’s KLASS Center provides autism evaluations and guidance, plus PASS and FUTURE programs that build independence and college success.
There is Hope
UTHSC’s Lawrence Pfeffer patented IV 129, a drug candidate that may improve glioblastoma treatment by enhancing sensitivity to temozolomide.
Dopesick No More
UT’s SMART Initiative leaders explain how fentanyl drives Tennessee overdoses and why addiction is a brain disease requiring long-term recovery support.
