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New Dental Simulation Laboratory Now Operating at Meharry Medical College

meharryMeharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, has debuted its dental simulation laboratory that was made possible by a $750,000 grant from Delta Dental Inc.

The new facility has 30 workstations that operate in the manner of a private dental practice. Students can practice any dental procedure from a routine cleaning to a root canal on mannequins. All procedures can be videotaped and may be viewed by faculty to evaluate student performance.

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