by Allan Maurer, NCBiotech Writer — May 7, 2021 . RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – High Point University plans to invest $150 million to create a School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health, which would be the only dental school at a private university in North Carolina. The proposed Doctor of Dental Medicine degree program is pending approval by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and Commission on Dental Accreditation. HPU will build a new facility on International Avenue to house the School of Dental Medicine and Oral Health. If approved, it will enroll its first class in fall 2023. At full capacity, the highly competitive and prestigious program will bring 180 new students to campus.