High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, has opened a three-story, 77,500-square-foot building that is the permanent home for the Workman School of Dental Medicine, the state’s only private dental school.

The university says the dental facility is situated on a section of campus known as the Innovation Corridor and features state-of-the-art simulation labs, innovative learning spaces and a fully functional dental office.

In September 2023, the university broke ground on two buildings--one for the Workman School of Dental Medicine and other for the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law. The buildings cost a combined $100 million, stand next to each other and anchor the southern end of the Innovation Corridor. 

The Rick and Angie Workman Foundation donated $32 million to establish the Workman School of Dental Medicine, which welcomed its inaugural class of 60 students last year. Dr. Rick Workman, executive chairman and founder of Heartland Dental, serves as the university's Dental Innovator in Residence.