McNair family of Greater Cleveland commits $500,000 to Bitonte College of Dentistry

May 10, 2026

The Bitonte College of Dentistry has received a transformative $500,000 philanthropic commitment from Darrell L. McNair and Ronna J. McNair, marking the largest gift the couple has made to date and a major investment in the future of dental education.

Ignite magazine: NEOMED makes history

January 2026

The Bitonte College of Dentistry becomes the first public dental school in Northeast Ohio.

NEOMED celebrates the opening of the Bitonte College of Dentistry

August 22, 2025

Beacon Journal photographers capture the grand opening of the Bitonte College of Dentistry.

NEOMED launches dental program to improve statewide oral health access

Aug. 8, 2025

NEOMED’s new Bitonte College of Dentistry will embed dental students in Ohio communities to improve access and address shortages in rural and urban oral health care.

New dean appointed

May 6, 2025

Sorin T. Teich, D.M.D., M.B.A., has been appointed dean of the college. He will join NEOMED on July 1.

Dr. Teich joins us from the Medical University of South Carolina School of Dental Medicine in Charleston, where he served as a professor and the associate dean of clinical affairs.

Ignite magazine: Developing NEOMED’s newest college

April 20, 2025

The Bitonte College of Dentistry will help fill a gap in Ohio’s workforce.

NEOMED appoints Beck to lead the Bitonte College of Dentistry

Nov. 30, 2022

Northeast Ohio Medical University has appointed M. Frank Beck, D.D.S., FAAHD, as the inaugural dean of its recently announced Bitonte College of Dentistry, which will be just the third dental college in the state of Ohio.

NEOMED receives $10 million commitment from Bitonte Family Foundation to establish a College of Dentistry

Sept. 29, 2022

Drs. Gary and David Bitonte, sons of Dr. Dominic A. and Helen M. Bitonte, made a $10 million commitment to the Bitonte College of Medcine. The commitment is the largest individual amount that the NEOMED Foundation has ever received.

Northeast Ohio Medical University to pursue dental college

Sept. 26, 2022

Northeast Ohio Medical University announced that it will pursue the development of a College of Dentistry. The University presented a needs assessment to the NEOMED Board of Trustees during its quarterly meeting held Thursday, Sept. 15 and was granted approval to add a dental college to improve health in Northeast Ohio and beyond.