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The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has opened a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas that will serve people of all ages with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities. With spacious, specially designed treatment rooms featuring adjustable sound and lighting and even a “Zen […]

Specially designed treatment rooms, ‘Zen Den’ included Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Link to interviews and Broll SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 7, 2024 – The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has opened a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas that will serve people of all […]

Jennifer Farrell, DDS, inaugural director of the Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, and Peter Loomer, DDS, PhD, MBA, dean, School of Dentistry, were quoted in this article.   Read More

Jennifer Farrell, DDS, inaugural director of the Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, and Trish Guerra, senior manager, patient access center, School of Dentistry, were mentioned in this article about the Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas […]

The Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, the first academic setting in South Texas that will serve patients with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities, was included in this article.   Read More

Jennifer Farrell, DDS, inaugural director of the Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, and Trish Guerra, senior manager, patient access center, School of Dentistry, were interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Jennifer Farrell, DDS, inaugural director of the Phil and Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, and Trish Guerra, senior manager, patient access center, School of Dentistry, were interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, associate professor and chief, endocrinology division, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Shraddha Dalwadi, MD, department of radiation oncology, Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now