[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF A NEW POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM IN DENTISTRY OF THE UNITED 
                            STATES AIR FORCE

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                         HON. DONNA F. EDWARDS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2010

  Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
of a new postgraduate educational program in dentistry of the United 
States Air Force. The Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences, USUHS, and the United States Air Force, USAF, Dental Service 
have collaborated to provide a Master of Science in Oral Biology. The 
recently accredited USAF Postgraduate School of Dentistry is a unique 
partnership between USUHS and the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall 
Medical Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The newly established 
Air Force postgraduate educational program in dentistry will give our 
airmen and women the opportunity to receive an accredited master's 
degree in oral biology for the first time in its history. The 
initiative was spearheaded by Major General Gar S. Graham, Assistant 
Surgeon General for Dental Services and Commander of the 79th Medical 
Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. This is another step towards 
fulfilling our commitment to providing our servicemembers with the 
educational opportunities they deserve. The class of summer 2010 will 
be the first class eligible to receive this prestigious degree through 
USUHS.

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