The rules and regulations applicable to the business and financial affairs conducted by the Dental Branch are essentially the same as those that apply to all units of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

      "The Regents’ Rules and Regulations of the University of Texas System" and the "Handbook of Operating Procedures," as well as the other documents referenced at this website, apply to operations of the Dental Branch and are to be consulted and used.  There are, however, instances in which the applicable rules and regulations give a component school a choice in how to conduct certain affairs.

      One purpose of this website is to state the method that the Dental Branch has selected in such instances.  Also, there are often preliminary internal steps that must be taken within the Dental Branch in order to interface with the rules and procedures that are stated in the documents that have University-wide application.  This website will give you those internal steps.

      This resource is the recommended starting point for instructions on how to conduct any aspect of your area’s business and financial affairs.  If there are unique Dental Branch instructions that apply, they will be found here.

      It is quite likely that reference to the main University documents applying to the situation will also be found here. If there are no specialized Dental Branch instructions or references to other documents, the University-wide documents should be consulted directly.