UMKC is in a unique position to change the landscape of health care access in our region. The university is Kansas City’s top provider of doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists and is one of only 20 universities in the United States with a similarly comprehensive health sciences district. The new $120 million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building will allow UMKC to provide state-of-the-art education for the next generation of health-care providers, find newer and better ways to serve patients in need, and facilitate greater interdisciplinary partnerships to drive innovation and research.
UMKC is a regional leader in dental education with the only public dental school in the states of Missouri and Kansas. The new facility will provide leading-edge pre-doctoral dental clinics, enhancing our ability to graduate top-notch dentists. The new space also means students can serve more patients in need through advanced equipment, greater efficiency, expanded hours for acute dental care and the ability to implement teledentistry.
Currently, the School of Dentistry provides $500,000 annually in uncompensated dental care for the community. The new facility will house UMKC’s acute dental care programs – such as oral surgery, endodontics and emergency procedures – plus program space for radiology, lab work and a high-tech dental design lab to produce crowns, bridges and implants.
Project completion is expected in 2026.
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