Daryl Grigsby, DMD, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, is all smiles as he exits A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s June commencement ceremony after graduating with his newly conferred degree of doctor of dental medicine. Grigsby is a member of the school’s inaugural class – the class of 2017.
A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-MOSDOH) first commencement recognized 42 graduates who successfully completed a four-year community-oriented education that will help to bridge the gap in the nation’s shortage of dentists and improve access to oral healthcare in the communities they will serve.
ATSU-MOSDOH was founded to address disparities in oral healthcare in Missouri and across the nation. Students spend their first and second year studying basic sciences and principles of patient care in the classroom, along with dental simulation exercises, in Kirksville. During their third and fourth years, they transition to a clinical environment and serve patients at the St. Louis Dental Center at 1500 Park Avenue in partnership with Affinia Healthcare.
