The Dental Practice Group of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Dentistry has donated $1 million toward construction of a new dental school facility. This is the school's second-largest gift to date, according to a press release.
"The practicing faculty wants to support the future of dentistry in Georgia, and this gift shows our commitment," said Travis Smith, D.M.D., Dental Practice Group board president and assistant professor of general dentistry. "The atmosphere of the new facility will be better for teaching and individual patient care, and we are excited to help the growth and expansion of the school."
The Dental Practice Group comprises 65 dental school faculty members who treat private patients in the dental school.
The expanded space will allow the school to increase its class size incrementally from 63 to 100 by 2016 and its residency positions from 44 to 72. The increase will make the MCG School of Dentistry among the largest in the nation; only 13 of the country's 58 dental schools have a class size of 100 or more, according to the American Dental Association.
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