Timeline
Our history, plus the path forward as we prepare to welcome our inaugural class in 2025.
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.
AADSAS Application for 2024-25 opens May 2024 (tentative).
Bitonte College of Dentistry
Inside the college
