EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., July 24 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:

On June 25, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) hosted the third annual Dentistry Day for student participants in theBESt Healthcare Institute 2026 Summer Program. The Institute is a four-week STEM-based intensive designed to spark high school students' interest in related careers and create a pipeline of well-prepared candidates for careers in healthcare, as well as lives of service, leadership and communityimpact. SIUSDM Dean Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, MS, PhD, welcomed the students to campus.

"We are thrilled each year to have students considering careers in the health professions visit our SIU School of D...