The University of Tennessee System provides education programs in a diverse learning environment that prepare students to be leaders in a global society. The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health for the citizens of Tennessee and the region.

Founded in 1878, the College of Dentistry is the oldest dental college in the South and the third oldest public dentistry college the U.S. The school enrolls 320 students in the 4-year program. It is dedicated to offering professional, graduate and post-graduate dental education; innovative dental research; and state-of-the-art patient care. 75% of Tennessee’s dentists were educated at UTHSC.