KCU in the News

Kansas City University's new College of Dental Medicine welcomed students to campus in Joplin, Missouri for the very first time.

With the start of orientation at the Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, a new era in education and health care started in Joplin and the Four-State Area.

In Joplin, Missouri a group of women that includes Harvard alumnae is creating a new college of dental medicine, helping to bridge a gap that seldom makes headlines: the scarcity of oral health care in rural America.

The entire Show-Me State is in a dental health care shortage. KCU's new College of Dental Medicine hopes to provide more dentists to the area in the coming years.

KCU alumna, Kristen Anderson, DO (COM '17) speaks on why some children are experiencing gaps in their communication skills. Dr. Anderson suggests that parents read, sing and speak to their children to help develop these skills.

KCU's Dr. Nicki Zieber hopes her research can be used by medical professionals, educators and parents. "This has implications for developmental disorder, such as autism, where attention to social objects is abnormally developing. The earlier we can research visual attention in infancy, the earlier we can detect whether certain infants are displaying abnormal signs of attention."

Did you know biting your nails can damage your teeth? KCU's Dr. Linda Niessen speaks with Local News Today about tips and best practices to keep your teeth healthy.

The incoming class of College of Osteopathic students at KCU started their long journey of medical school with a White Coating ceremony at the Kauffman Center of Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri.

"There are decades’ worth of studies related to various ways of growing human tooth tissue," Dr. Erinne Kennedy, American Dental Association spokesperson and assistant dean of curriculum and integrated learning at KCU College of Dental Medicine, told Fox News Digital.

In April, medical students at Kansas City University introduced a resolution to the Missouri State Medical Association to stop this practice. 

The mouth is a gateway to the body. Poor oral health can lead to a number of health problems throughout the body, including many chronic health issues. KCU's Dr. Dennis Abbott, Director Predoctoral Curriculum and Integrated Learning for the College of Dental Medicine, explains.

Kansas City University (KCU) unveiled the nation’s newest and most innovative College of Dental Medicine (CDM) in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Harry M. Cornell Center for Dental Education on its McIntire-Farber Campus in Joplin, Missouri on Monday, June 26, 2023.