The LECOM School of Dental Medicine welcomed students in Bradenton in July 2012 and established yet a new era in the betterment of health care education. The first class of dental students completed their third year of study by treating patients at the Lakewood Ranch group practice offices. The Class of 2016 advanced to community-based dental outreach offices in DeFuniak Springs, FL, and in Erie, PA, for the 2015 academic year. These sites were chosen, in part, because of the enduring LECOM commitment to provide care where it is most needed.