Congratulations to the School of Dental Hygiene
on 50 years of outstanding oral health education!
1945 - The University of Texas
Board of Regents authorized the creation of the School
of Dental Hygiene.
1952 - The legislature enacted
the law stating that dental hygienists were licensed
to practice their profession in the state under the
supervision of a dentist.
1955 - The School of Dental Hygiene
enrolled 21 students in its first class. (Today the
enrollment has doubled, with each class containing
approximately 40 students.)
1985 - The prerequisites for
entering were changed to require one year of college.
1989 - The school graduated its
first male student.
August 1992 - Nina Bay Infante,
R.D.H., M.S., was named Interim Dental Hygiene Director.
June 1993 - Infante assumed
the position on a permanent basis.
2001 - The class size in the
school increased to 40 students.
2002 - The first Bachelor of
Science class was accepted with 10 students. Prior
to this time the dental hygiene program offered certificates
only.
2003 - The graduating class held
a golf tournament, raising more than $10,000 for an
endowed scholarship.
2004 - Those first 10 students
admitted into the bachelor degree program graduated
with a B.S. in Dental Hygiene.
