[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2194]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 138--RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DENTAL 
                COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY

  Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 138

       Whereas The Dental College of Georgia (in this preamble 
     referred to as the ``DCG'') welcomed its first class of 
     students in 1969 as a result of the efforts of many 
     individuals led by Dr. Judson C. Hickey, Dr. Louis Boucher, 
     and Dr. Thomas Zwemer;
       Whereas the goal of the DCG is to prepare students to 
     provide 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;
       Whereas the State of Georgia, including the General 
     Assembly of the State of Georgia, and many benefactors 
     provided 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 
     annually in the DCG;
       Whereas, as of February 2019, the DCG has 8 residency 
     programs, including advanced education in general dentistry, 
     endodontics, general practice, oral and maxillofacial 
     surgery, 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 
     community outreach and has received funding from the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration that has allowed senior 
     dental students to provide oral health services at more than 
     25 different clinical sites in underserved areas of the State 
     of Georgia, including clinics in Albany, the greater Atlanta 
     area, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Greensboro, 
     Jonesboro, Rochelle, Savannah, and Waynesboro: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes--
       (1) the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of Georgia 
     and its distinguished alumni; and
       (2) the contributions of The Dental College of Georgia to 
     educating the dentists of the State of Georgia.

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