EL PASO, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2025 / In the flatlands of North Texas, where cattle outnumber dentists and the nearest clinic may be hours away, Georgia Hejny charted an unlikely course.
Georgia Hejny Dental student
Georgia Hejny will graduate this May as a member of the inaugural Hunt School of Dental Medicine class.
Raised in Venus, a rural town of fewer than 8,000 residents, Hejny is on the cusp of graduating from the Hunt School of Dental Medicine – part of the inaugural dental class at Texas Tech Health El Paso. Her path from ranch to clinic reflects the school’s ambition: to address the considerable gap in dental care across underserved regions of the Lone Star State.
Her early experiences with the health disparities of rural life inspired her to specialize in orthodontics. Hejny was accepted into UT Health Houston’s orthodontic program. She and a fellow classmate were the only two students chosen this year.
Source: From Rural Texas to Dental Pioneer at the Hunt School of Dental Medicine / Big News Network