Guest speaker/course instructor Drew Ramey talks with the inaugural class of dental students at the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine on July 9, 2025. The new institution is the state’s first dental school. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
After years of preparation, the state’s first dental school welcomed its inaugural group of students to its Little Rock campus this month.
Classes started at the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine last week, and officials are already gearing up to interview candidates for the second cohort in August. Founding Dean Dr. Burke Soffe said he’s shed several tears over this “exciting moment” and he’s “extremely proud” of the 80 students who’ve just started their three-year journey…