State dental board grants provisional approval to Western U

The Dental Board of California this month has granted the status of provisional approval to the College of Dental Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona.  The College of Dental Medicine's inaugural class of 74 students had orientation Aug. 3, and began on Aug. 10.  According to a news release from the school, Western U's Patient Care Center will open in early 2010 "to provide realistic patient simulation experiences for first-year dental students as they begin to practice their skills under the supervision of licensed faculty."