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The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is planning another multimillion-dollar renovation project.
The school filed plans in mid-September with the State Department of Health for a $2.58 million project to refurbish its orthodontic clinic at Squire Hall on its South Campus.
The plan calls for refurbishments of the clinic with 20 dental chairs and new dental equipment to replace the 19 dental chairs in the existing department.
Orthodontics treatment in the program is provided to children and adults by dentists completing a residency in orthodontics supervised by certified orthodontists.
It’s the next project in a multi-year $25 million capital plan that includes a preclinical simulation lab, a new welcome center, a student lounge and conference room updates.
In spring, the school completed the $2.4 million, 6,000-square-foot Buhite-DiMino Center for Implant Dentistry and Advanced Dental Education.
Construction on the orthodontic project is expected to begin in early spring.
In other health care news:
- The Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo will receive $864,627 from the state to support a new addiction workforce development and fellowship program. The funds, which will flow through the Research Foundation for the State University of New York, come through the State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, part of an initiative to train 83 fellows across the state to better meet the needs of New Yorkers impacted by addiction. In all, $7.7 million will flow to four med schools.
- The Veterans One-Stop Center of Western New York was awarded $750,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support initiatives in 12 counties to prevent suicide and address mental wellness in veteran populations. It is among 80 organizations nationally sharing $52.5 million in funds through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which supports community-based suicide prevention efforts supporting veterans and their families.
- HealtheLink received a $65,000 grant as a Phase 3 third place winner by the Health Resources & Services Administration in the Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge. HealtheLink worked with the Chautauqua Center, Jericho Road Community Health Center and Universal Primary Care to build the HealthEquality solution to increase screening rates in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer and improved hypertension and diabetes management among patients. The challenge is focused on boosting health and reducing disparities utilizing technical assistance solutions.