[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 247

 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of Georgia at 
                          Augusta University.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2019

   Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, and Mr. Ferguson) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Dental College of Georgia at 
                          Augusta University.

Whereas The Dental College of Georgia (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 compassionate, 
        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 generously provided funding for a new 
        state-of-the-art facility for the DCG, which opened in 2011;
Whereas the DCG is the sole dental college in the State of Georgia, enrolling 
        nearly 400 students and 60 residents annually;
Whereas, as of March 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 in Albany, the greater Atlanta area, 
        Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Greensboro, Jonesboro, Rochelle, 
        Savannah, and Waynesboro: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 50th anniversary of The Dental College 
        of Georgia at Augusta University and its distinguished alumni;
            (2) recognizes the contributions of The Dental College of 
        Georgia at Augusta University to educating the dentists of the 
        State of Georgia; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for 
        distribution to The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta 
        University.
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