A State House commission wants URI to have a medical school. How about one for dentists, too?

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 1,115

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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A Senate-led special legislative commission concluded in January that the University of Rhode Island (URI) is well-poised to open a public medical school on its Kingston campus. But a House Republican is encouraging her colleagues to, as the university’s marketing tagline suggests, think big.

Rep. Marie Hopkins, a Warwick Republican and nurse, said the state should consider adding a dental school at URI as well.

“We are hemorrhaging dentists in the state,” Hopkins …

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