{"id":18509,"date":"2025-09-15T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=18509"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:22:50","slug":"high-point-university-holds-grand-opening-for-workman-school-of-dental-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/18509-high-point-university-holds-grand-opening-for-workman-school-of-dental-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"High Point University Holds Grand Opening for Workman School of Dental Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><em>(During the ceremony, Dr. Qubein presented Dr. Rick Workman with a painting of the new dental school building, which the university had commissioned an artist to create)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>High Point University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of a three-story, 77,500-square-foot building that now serves as the permanent home for the Workman School of Dental Medicine, the state\u2019s only private dental school.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of faculty, staff, students, community members and special guests watched as Angie and Dr. Rick Workman cut a large, purple ribbon to mark the official opening of the new building. The large dental facility is one of HPU\u2019s newest academic buildings and is located on a section of campus known as the Innovation Corridor.<\/p>\n<p>The Rick and Angie Workman Foundation donated $32 million to establish the Workman School of Dental Medicine, which welcomed its\u00a0<u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2024\/09\/hpus-workman-school-of-dental-medicine-holds-its-first-white-coat-ceremony\/\" href=\"https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs=ee0c0dc267eaee4331eb099a20b56fcac1f4f37be71786af54ffb36779a78bfbb5a20273c146ac7a07ced8ee1364205d7b93ee11f16ee1810d195ebe97d7a5e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs%3Dee0c0dc267eaee4331eb099a20b56fcac1f4f37be71786af54ffb36779a78bfbb5a20273c146ac7a07ced8ee1364205d7b93ee11f16ee1810d195ebe97d7a5e6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1758049326355000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MfserDmf9a8PojommJ0y_\">inaugural class of 60 students<\/a><\/u>\u00a0in the fall of 2024. The school\u2019s second cohort of 60 students started taking classes this fall inside the new building, which features state-of-the-art simulation labs, innovative learning spaces and a fully functional dental office.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rick Workman, executive chairman and founder of Heartland Dental, serves as\u00a0<u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2023\/11\/dr-rick-workman-hpus-dental-innovator-in-residence-mentors-students\/\" href=\"https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs=ee0c0dc267eaee43316d836c383449148d9c431b8417ee221351dcc0cf32d943e74ef989f559f70482a9bb39c8e8530e313bf437cd573d1adde80273d9a6a2ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs%3Dee0c0dc267eaee43316d836c383449148d9c431b8417ee221351dcc0cf32d943e74ef989f559f70482a9bb39c8e8530e313bf437cd573d1adde80273d9a6a2ea&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1758049326356000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JO7C8U4ppgPMQLEVfl6GR\">HPU\u2019s Dental Innovator in Residence<\/a><\/u>. During the ceremony, he told the audience that HPU\u2019s dental school is training the next generation of dental students in a much more thoughtful and innovative way than when he was in dental school years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis school, because it\u2019s led by these people with the vision and values of this university, cannot do anything but be successful,\u201d Workman said. \u201cThese students when they graduate are going to change dentistry in a positive way and lead it into the future, and I\u2019m honored to be some small part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was the second ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Workman School of Dental Medicine in less than two months. On July 25, the dental school celebrated\u00a0the launch of\u00a0<u><a title=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/blog\/2025\/07\/workman-school-of-dental-medicine-celebrates-the-launch-of-hpu-healths-flagship-dental-location\/\" href=\"https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs=ee0c0dc267eaee434d642002c71bc2c425b8a0690ecbb8a27b2c91939a6dd27b70671253ad3ed8406d574a5630a9ee19dba26f0ee7916aab0721a3432327e85c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.info.highpoint.edu\/?qs%3Dee0c0dc267eaee434d642002c71bc2c425b8a0690ecbb8a27b2c91939a6dd27b70671253ad3ed8406d574a5630a9ee19dba26f0ee7916aab0721a3432327e85c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1758049326356000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PYWob9OEVMpqKZOK6B4Gs\">HPU Health Plaza Dental<\/a><\/u>, HPU Health\u2019s flagship dental location in the city of High Point.<\/p>\n<p>HPU Health Plaza Dental, which is owned and operated by the university, is part of HPU Health LLC, a nonprofit academic dental network with dental practices across the state. There are currently 12 HPU Health locations, and more locations will be added this year as part of the dental school\u2019s innovative approach to providing dental education to its students as well as offering affordable dental care to community members.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ali Shazib, dean of the Workman School of Dental Medicine, spoke about his vision for the new dental school and its emphasis on serving communities throughout the state during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we share in this joy and excitement, our commitment is that every learner who walks through these doors will have the promise of compassion and integrated and innovative care where there are no silos but instead messages of \u2018Yes, we care,\u2019\u201d Shazib said. \u201cWelcome to the Workman School of Dental Medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(During the ceremony, Dr. Qubein presented Dr. Rick Workman with a painting of the new dental school building, which the university had commissioned an artist to create) High Point University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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