1. Faculty and Staff: Return to Campus Update

As the campus opens back up, we want to reiterate the expectations of where our employees will work. The UTHSC administration is allowing each supervisor and/or department head to determine whether their employees:

• Return to full-time, in-office work on campus (or another designated location)
• Maintain a hybrid schedule (combination of working some days on campus + some days remote)
• Continue to fully work remote

Since the return to in-office work may look different in each department, we are relying on our supervisors to provide guidance and proper protocols to ensure day-to-day workplace practices that keep us all safe and productive. Remember – any person who has not been fully vaccinated must wear a mask on the UTHSC campus.

Employees should direct questions regarding work schedules to their immediate supervisor. Supervisors, if you have any questions or concerns regarding work schedules, please contact Human Resources at hr@uthsc.edu or 901.448.5600.

2. College of Dentistry to Open New Clinic

The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic on the 3^rd floor of the Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Avenue, Suite C302, will be staffed by dental residents, degreed and licensed dentists, who have chosen to receive advanced clinical training in a one-year residency program.

The dental residents, with support and supervision from faculty of the Department of General Dentistry, will offer comprehensive dental care for adults in the state-of-the-art, five-chair AEGD dental clinic that simulates a private-practice setting, without the cost. 

All treatment will be supervised by dentists with decades of experience. “The AEGD patient will receive the best of both worlds—high quality and lower fees,” said Bard J. Levey, DDS, assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry at UTHSC and site director for the AEGD-Memphis program. “Our focus is not on driving profit, rather our goal is the development of the adroit, technologically savvy, ethical, and evidence-based dentist. The result is a true win-win situation for the patients and our residents.”

The AEGD program will serve an important role in the college by helping to accommodate patients whose treatment needs exceed the ability of the undergraduate dental student. The College of Dentistry received approval in March from the Commission on Dental Accreditation to begin the Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program in Memphis. The college has a similar program site in Nashville.

Clinic hours will be 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. To become a patient, call the AEGD clinic at 901.448.AEGD (2343) to set up a screening appointment.

To read more about the clinic opening, visit the UTHSC News website. For more information about the program, visit the Advanced Education in General Dentistry website.

3. New UTHSC TechConnect Website Launches July 26

What’s so great about this new IT service site? It’s simple:

• Service: Find all the tools and services that ITS supports in one place, easy to request.
• Support: Request help with just a few clicks.
• Answers: Search for helpful information and instructions you can use to resolve issues on your own.

UTHSC TechConnect will be there for you 24/7, ready to help.

Visit our UTHSC TechConnect introduction page to learn more!

4. Follow UTHSC on Social Media!

Keep up with what is happening on campus through the various UTHSC social media accounts. View the UTHSC Social Media Directory for a list of all the university-affiliated social media accounts. If we have missed an account, please contact uthscweb@uthsc.edu to have UTHSC-affiliated social media accounts added.

5. Add Upcoming Events to the UTHSC Events Calendar

As we continue to return back to campus, more events will be planned. Please make sure to post your upcoming events (in-person AND virtual) to the UTHSC Events Calendar.

Anyone with a NetID can submit an event to the calendar. To submit an upcoming event for your college, department, unit, or student organization:

• visit uthsc.edu/calendar
• click “log in” at the top right corner
• enter your NetID and password
• click “Log In with School ID”
• click “Submit an Event” at the top right corner

If you have any issues logging in, submitting an event, or any problem at all with the Events Calendar, please contact the UTHSC Digital Content team at uthscweb@uthsc.edu.