Impact on Georgia: ‘Our Aim is to Help’

A father-and-son pair of dentists have cut an exceptionally wide swath of service in Georgia. Dr. Edmond Franklin (’78) has so enjoyed his career — hanging his shingle as the sole African American dentist in Burke...

Answers Along the Way: Bob Shiflett

Dr. Bob Shiflett (’92), who grew up on a farm in Cedartown, Georgia, was a teacher for 15 years before embarking on a dental career. He is still close with many DCG faculty, including Dr. Mike Pruett, in whose clinic he...

Tears of Gratitude

2018 GMOM serves over 1,800 Augusta-area citizens It’s 4:15 a.m. on a sweltering August day, and a line is already snaking around Augusta’s James Brown Arena. The doors will open shortly, and dawn can’t come soon enough...

A Boundless Future

Outgoing Hinman president prevails through challenges Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Robinson has logged countless hours treating dental patients in her office at Vassey Dental Partners in Peachtree City, Georgia, all of which she...

Community Outreach: Grant Extended

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has extended a grant to The Dental College of Georgia, infusing another $1.6 million into its efforts to...

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