At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Veterans use their expertise in the service to communicate, treat and serve their patients
Angela C. Chi, DMD, is the only oral pathologist within a radius of more than 400 miles of the El Paso, Texas, region. She is an oral and maxillofacial pathology specialist at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Hunt School of Dental Medicine who brings 20 years of experience. She is board certified in oral and maxillofacial pathology, a specialty of dentistry that focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases in the teeth, mucosa, soft tissue, bones, joints, glands, and skin around the mouth.
To better serve urgent needs within the border community, she has established an oral pathology biopsy service and patient consulting service at the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic, the clinical practice of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine. The Hunt School of Dental Medicine is the only dental school on the U.S.-Mexico border and the first to open in Texas in over 50 years. Patients at the school’s public clinic receive discounted rates for oral health care from faculty and students working to reduce disparities in access to oral health care.
Before going into oral and maxillofacial pathology, Chi served in the United States Navy Dental Corps while completing an advanced education in the general dentistry program. She then practiced as a general dentist for two years in Yokosuka, Japan, where she cared for sailors aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.
Jeremy L. Masten is a student at the Hunt School of Dental Medicine. While in the Marine Corps, Masten had an assignment in the Philippines providing security to Navy officers offering medical and dental care. During his assignment, he saw how much people on the island of Palawan wanted to see a dentist, even more than a physician. He thought it was wonderful how the residents of the island responded to the opportunities his unit offered, and how amazing it was to offer something so crucial in such a remote place. His life experiences often support his dentistry efforts. As a condolence officer in the Marine Corps, his job was to notify families of their loved one’s loss. That experience of offering comfort during peoples’ darkest days enhanced the compassionate care that he provides to his patients.
Today, Masten provides care for underserved patients in the Texas Tech Dental Oral Health Clinic while receiving his education at the Hunt School of Dental Medicine, which is part of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
Read more here: https://www.ttuhscepimpact.com/blog/2016/1/20/jeremymasten
