SPOKANE, Wash. — The presidents of the University of Washington and Gonzaga University will be touring the new regional oral health care center Thursday morning, September 18.

According to a press release from the University of Washington, President Robert J. Jones will join Gonzaga University President Katia Passerini and other local elected officials to tour the new space for the Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program.

The 13,000-foot facility features a dental simulation lab, digital dentistry lab, wet lab, dispensary, classrooms and administrative spaces.

Eastern Washington University (EWU) is partnering with the program to train DDS students to work in rural and underserved communities in Washington State.

The new space doubles the capacity for students, increasin

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