Christopher S. Daniel

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry is Texas’ first dental school and a leading academic hub within the Texas Medical Center. It educates future dental professionals through accredited Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dental Hygiene, advanced specialty, and international programs, emphasizing innovative curricula and hands-on clinical training. The school delivers compassionate patient care via student, resident, and faculty clinics, serving diverse communities. The school delivers compassionate patient care via student, resident, and faculty clinics, serving diverse communities. Its research enterprise tackles oral and systemic health challenges, focusing on biomaterials, craniofacial biology, dental informatics, public health, oral cancers, the microbiome, and tissue regeneration, and ranks #1 in NIH funding among Texas dental schools. By integrating education, patient services, and cutting-edge research, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry advances oral health and prepares graduates to …lead in the dental profession.