Timeline
Our history, plus the path forward as we prepare to welcome our inaugural class in 2025.
Bitonte College of Dentistry
Exceptional clinical experiences for our students. Exceptional quality of care for our communities.
Drs. David and Gary Bitonte, left and right, with NEOMED President John Langell, center. The Bitontes made a $10 million gift in support of the new college, extending the family’s long history of philanthropy.
2022
Program defined (started in 2021).
$10 million philanthropic gift to NEOMED to develop the Bitonte College of Dentistry.
College leadership hired.
$1 million state funding to support the development of the college.
Clinical partner site agreements signed (continuing into 2023).
2023
$4 million in state funding to support the development of the college of dentistry (continuing into 2024).
$2 million in federal funding to support the development of the college of dentistry.
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Application submitted.
Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Application approved.
Higher Learning Commission Application submitted.
Bitonte College of Dentistry granted membership in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).
Higher Learning Commission site visit, Dec. 11-12.
An artist’s rendering of the operatory in the future dental clinic at NEOMED.
2024
New Dental Simulation Lab and New Dental Clinic construction.
Commission on Dental Accreditation site visit, April 4-5.
NEOMED received official notice of initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation in August 2024.
NEOMED ADEA AADSAS Application for 2024-25 to enroll for 2025 opened August 15, 2024.
Simulation lab and dental clinic construction began August 2024.
The simulation lab at the Bitonte College of Dentistry at NEOMED.
2025
In July, 
Sorin T. Teich, D.M.D., M.B.A., joined the college as dean. Most recently, Dr. Teich served as a professor and the associate dean of clinical affairs the Medical University of South Carolina School of Dental Medicine in Charleston. Read more.
The White Coat Ceremony for the inaugural class will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22.