From left to right: Mark Mitchke, Delta Dental of Washington president and CEO; Dr. Chris Dorow, Washington State Dental Association president; Dr. Linda Edgar, ADA president; Dr. Fotinos Panagakos, PhD, PNWU School of Dental Medicine founding dean; John Vornbrock, PNWU board of trustees chair; and Sen. Curtis King.
A public ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house formally celebrated Washington's second dental school, the Delta Dental Equity Hall, which will be at Pacific Northwest University (PNWU) in Yakima.
The school will serve rural and other medically underserved communities that are contending with a shortage of oral healthcare professionals. Delta Dental Equity Hall will feature 30,000 sq. feet of classrooms, workspaces, and labs. Additionally, it will honor the history of dental health equity milestones and leaders, according to PNWU and Delta Dental of Washington.
Delta Dental of Washington committed $12 million to the school.
