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III
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 138
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of Georgia at
Augusta University.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 2, 2019
Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. PERDUE) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of
Georgia at Augusta University.
Whereas The Dental College of Georgia (in this preamble re-
ferred to as the ‘‘DCG’’) welcomed its first class of stu-
dents in 1969 as a result of the efforts of many individ-
uals led by Dr. Judson C. Hickey, Dr. Louis Boucher,
and Dr. Thomas Zwemer;
Whereas the goal of the DCG is to prepare students to pro-
vide innovative oral health care for the citizens of the
State of Georgia and beyond by emphasizing education,
patient care, research, and service;
Whereas, 50 years after the DCG welcomed its first class of
students, the goal of the DCG remains the same;
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Whereas the State of Georgia, including the General Assem-
bly of the State of Georgia, and many benefactors pro-
vided funding for a new state-of-the-art facility for the
DCG, which opened in 2011;
Whereas, as the sole dental college in the State of Georgia,
nearly 400 students and 60 residents are enrolled annu-
ally in the DCG;
Whereas, as of February 2019, the DCG has 8 residency pro-
grams, including advanced education in general dentistry,
endodontics, general practice, oral and maxillofacial sur-
gery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and
prosthodontics;
Whereas the DCG also has a fellowship program in esthetic
and implant dentistry;
Whereas all of the programs of the DCG provide advanced
education in specialized areas of dentistry; and
Whereas, since 2006, the DCG has been responsible for com-
munity outreach and has received funding from the
Health Resources and Services Administration that has
allowed senior dental students to provide oral health serv-
ices at more than 25 different clinical sites in under-
served areas of the State of Georgia, including clinics in
Albany, the greater Atlanta area, Augusta, Columbus,
Dalton, Gainesville, Greensboro, Jonesboro, Rochelle, Sa-
vannah, and Waynesboro: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate recognizes—
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(1) the 50th anniversary of The Dental College
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of Georgia and its distinguished alumni; and
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(2) the contributions of The Dental College of
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Georgia to educating the dentists of the State of
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Georgia.
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