Georgia Hejny’s path from cattle farm to dental pioneer at the Hunt School of Dental Medicine.
In the flatlands of North Texas, where cattle far outnumber dentists and the nearest clinic may be hours away, Georgia Hejny charted an unlikely course.
Raised in Venus, a rural town of fewer than 8,000 residents, Hejny just graduated from the Hunt School of Dental Medicine in El Paso—part of the inaugural dental class at Texas Tech Health El Paso. Her path from ranch to clinic reflects the school’s ambition: to address the considerable gap in dental care across underserved regions of the Lone Star State.
Her early experiences with the health disparities of rural life inspired her to specialize in orthodontics. Hejny was accepted into UT Health Houston’s orthodontic program. She and a fellow classmate were the only 2 Texas students chosen this year…