,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ba1         
#bjai,mr4 ,allen 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,bishop of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,ferguson7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,resolution     
,recognizing the #ejth anniversary of   
,the ,dental ,college of ,georgia at    
,augusta ,university4  ,whereas ,the    
,dental ,college of ,georgia 7,,dcg7    
welcomed its first class of students in 
#aifi as a result of the efforts of many
 individuals1 led by ,dr4 ,judson ,c4   
,hickey1 ,dr4 ,louis ,boucher1 and ,dr4 
,thomas ,zwemer2 ,whereas the goal of   
the ,,dcg is to prepare students to     
provide compassionate1 innovative oral  
health care for the citizens of the     
,state of ,georgia and beyond by        
emphasizing education1 patient care1    
research1 and service2 ,whereas #ej     
years after the ,,dcg welcomed its first
 class of students1 the goal of the     

,,dcg remains the same2 ,whereas the    
,state of ,georgia1 including the       
,general ,assembly of the ,state of     
,georgia1 and many benefactors          
generously provided funding for a new   
state-of-the-art facility for the ,,dcg1
 which opened in #bjaa2 ,whereas the    
,,dcg is the sole dental college in the 
,state of ,georgia1 enrolling nearly    
#djj students and #fj residents         
annually2 ,whereas1 as of ,march #bjai1 
the ,,dcg has #h residency programs1    
including advanced education in general 
dentistry1 endodontics1 general         
practice1 oral and maxillofacial        
surgery1 orthodontics1 pediatric        
dentistry1 periodontics1 and            
prosthodontics2 ,whereas the ,,dcg also 
has a fellowship program in esthetic and
 implant dentistry2 ,whereas all of the 
programs of the ,,dcg provide advanced  
education in specialized areas of       
dentistry2 and ,whereas since #bjjf the 
,,dcg has been responsible for community
 outreach and has received funding from 

the ,health ,resources and ,services    
,administration that has allowed senior 
dental students to provide oral health  
services at more than #be different     
clinical sites in underserved areas of  
the ,state of ,georgia1 including in    
,albany1 the greater ,atlanta area1     
,augusta1 ,columbus1 ,dalton1           
,gainesville1 ,greensboro1 ,jonesboro1  
,rochelle1 ,savannah1 and ,waynesboro3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes  
the #ejth anniversary of ,the ,dental   
,college of ,georgia at ,augusta        
,university and its distinguished       
alumni2  7#b7 recognizes the            
contributions of ,the ,dental ,college  
of ,georgia at ,augusta ,university to  
educating the dentists of the ,state of 
,georgia2 and  7#c7 directs the ,clerk  
of the ,house of ,representatives to    
make an appropriate copy of this        
resolution available for distribution to
 ,the ,dental ,college of ,georgia at   
,augusta ,university4