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C O M P R E H E N S I V E
C A M PA I G N
6
buILD AND ENHANCE
FACILITIES
N e w S p a c e , R e n o v a t i o n s ,
Te c h n o l o g y, C a m p u s L i f e
TUSDM’s growth has put intense pressure
on our limited space. The building
that we now call home opened in 1973
with eight finished floors, two stories of
unfinished space, and a foundation capable
of supporting additional floors. Some
three decades later, the facility tests our
resourcefulness.
As we doubled the number of full-time
faculty and staff over the past 10 years, we
have utilized every square foot of available
space. Renovating the lobby to create a
mezzanine with offices and adapting part
of the ninth and tenth floors for teaching
and office space helped. Still, we are
squeezed tight, with nowhere else to grow.
To carry out our mission of excellence
—to create a place conducive to creative
interactions of people and ideas—we must
invest in upgrading and enhancing the
physical infrastructure. Our envisioned
renovation will:
• Increase clinical space to enhance access
to care and community programs
• Expand the simulation lab to accommodate
more students as they learn and
fine-tune important clinical skills
• Transform the Continuing Education
space into a world-class facility with
the capacity to hold large groups of
students, alumni, and other practicing
dentists, as they learn about and master
the latest dental procedures
• Add and upgrade office space to
accommodate the administrative and
academic responsibilities of staff and
faculty
• Create new teaching space on existing
floors
Te c h n o l o g y
Additional upgrades in classrooms and
office technology are urgently needed. In
particular, we must double the size of the
simulation clinic and extend the paperless
patient record system to the Tufts Dental
Facilities Serving Persons with Special
Needs. Cone beam CT scan technology will
enhance diagnostic capabilities in treatment
planning for quality patient care.
C a m p u s L i f e
More than 1,400 students are enrolled in
the Tufts dental, medical, and nutrition
schools and at the USDA Jean Mayer
Human Nutrition Research Center; yet,
little has been done to build a strong sense
of community. Now, with the completion
of the Big Dig, and as the South Cove,
Chinatown, Leather District, and downtown
neighborhoods undergo significant
transformation, we have an opportunity
to act. Landscape planning will create an
attractive and distinct urban setting that will
confirm and present our positive presence in
the larger community and strengthen faculty
and student pride in TUSDM, connections
that will last a lifetime.