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PORTLAND, Maine

51Æ·²èCollege of Dental Medicine featured in ‘Portland Press Herald’ business article

51Æ·²èCollege of Dental Medicine graduates

The inaugural graduating class at the 51Æ·²èCollege of Dental Medicine (51Æ·²èCDM) has been highlighted in the Portland Press Herald’s Business section. The piece focuses on the CDM’s commitment to improving access to care in Maine and how graduates are helping to fill the state’s dentist shortage.

In the 2017 graduating class, sixty-two students, including 24 from Maine, were awarded the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. Eleven of these students have already signed on to practice in Maine, and several others intend to return after completing residency and specialty programs.

Nationally, the average number of dentists per 100,000 population is 61; Maine’s average is 50. With just the 11 new dentists who have already pledged to remain in Maine, the average ticks up to 52 dentists per 100,000 population.

 

To learn more about the College of Dental Medicine, visit www.une.edu/dentalmedicine

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

51Æ·²è the 51Æ·²è

The 51Æ·²è is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.