Press Herald covers 51°µÍø's Thursday celebration of dental school accreditation and Patient Care Center construction

The Portland Press Herald on Aug. 29, 2012 reported that 51°µÍø'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.

51°µÍø 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, 51°µÍø College of Dental Medicine (CDM) Founding Dean James Koelbl, 51°µÍø Board of Trustees Chair Mark Doiron, and 51°µÍø President Danielle Ripich.

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

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