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Press Herald covers ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Thursday celebration of dental school accreditation and Patient Care Center construction

The Portland Press Herald on Aug. 29, 2012 reported that ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s College of Dental Medicine and Patient Care Center are on track to open as scheduled, despite a delay in receiving voter-approved bond funds.

American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation recently granted initial accreditation status to the College of Dental Medicine.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ will celebrate the start of construction of its Patient Care Center and accreditation at the Portland campus at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Speakers at the event include Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, Northeast Delta Dental President and CEO Thomas Raffio, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College of Dental Medicine (CDM) Founding Dean James Koelbl, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Chair Mark Doiron, and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ President Danielle Ripich.

The story quoted Nicole Trufant, vice president for fiscal affairs.

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