,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ach  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,perdue7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ejth anniversary of ,the ,dental   
,college of ,georgia at ,augusta        
,university4  ,whereas ,the ,dental     
,college of ,georgia 7in this preamble  
referred to as the ,,dcg7 welcomed its  
first class of students in #aifi as a   
result of the efforts of many           
individuals 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 innovative oral health care for 
the citizens of the ,state of ,georgia  
and beyond by emphasizing education1    
patient care1 research1 and service2    
,whereas1 #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
 provided funding for a new             
state-of-the-art facility for the ,,dcg1
 which opened in #bjaa2 ,whereas1 as the
 sole dental college in the ,state of   
,georgia1 nearly #djj students and #fj  
residents are enrolled annually in the  
,,dcg2 ,whereas1 as of ,february #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 ,whereas1 since #bjjf1   
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 clinics in ,albany1 
the greater ,atlanta area1 ,augusta1    
,columbus1 ,dalton1 ,gainesville1       
,greensboro1 ,jonesboro1 ,rochelle1     
,savannah1 and ,waynesboro3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
recognizes-- 7#a7 the #ejth anniversary 
of ,the ,dental ,college of ,georgia and
 its distinguished alumni2 and  7#b7 the
 contributions of ,the ,dental ,college 
of ,georgia to educating the dentists of
 the ,state of ,georgia4