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89(R) HR 1327 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 1327

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, Forty students graduated with doctor of dental 

  

 medicine degrees on May 19, 2025, as members of the inaugural class 

  

 of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine at the Texas Tech University 

  

 Health Sciences Center in El Paso; and

  

        WHEREAS, Established in 2021 as the first new dental school 

  

 in the Lone Star State in more than 50 years, the Hunt School of 

  

 Dental Medicine seeks to address the dentist shortage in far West 

  

 Texas; residents of El Paso make up approximately 18 percent of the 

  

 inaugural class, and an estimated 43 percent of the graduates are 

  

 expected to practice dentistry in West Texas; and

  

        WHEREAS, The school's educational approach is unique in that 

  

 students begin treating patients in their first semester, giving 

  

 them valuable hands-on experience under faculty supervision; each 

  

 graduating student spent about 3,500 hours in the Texas Tech Dental 

  

 Oral Health Clinic, and over 900 of those hours were spent 

  

 performing procedures, from routine cleanings to complicated 

  

 implants and extractions; since its founding, the clinic has 

  

 provided more than 6,000 low-cost procedures to members of the 

  

 El Paso community; and

  

        WHEREAS, In addition to attaining a D.M.D. degree, each 

  

 member of the inaugural class earned a community health 

  

 certificate, which counts toward 15 hours of a master of public 

  

 health degree; the graduates achieved an outstanding 100 percent 

  

 board exam pass rate, significantly outperforming the national 

  

 average, and 10 students secured dental residency positions at 

  

 prestigious institutions, including Yale University, Rutgers 

  

 University, and the University of Washington; and

  

        WHEREAS, The members of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine's 

  

 Class of 2025 demonstrated hard work, dedication, and perseverance 

  

 on their way to completing the program, and they are indeed 

  

 deserving of special recognition for this accomplishment as they 

  

 embark on the next exciting chapter of their lives; now, therefore, 

  

 be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby congratulate the inaugural graduating class of 

  

 the Hunt School of Dental Medicine and extend to its members sincere 

   

 best wishes for the future.

  

   

 Perez of El Paso

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 1327 was adopted by the House on June 

   

 1, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House