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The University of Saskatchewan’s dental college is home to one of the best-kept secrets in the city — but both staff and students are hoping it doesn’t stay that way.

Inside the building housing the dental college on Wiggins Road, students head to lectures and work on assignments, but not everyone in here is on campus for academic reasons. Some are just looking to get their teeth fixed.

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Heading up to the dental education clinic on the second floor, the doors of the elevator open onto a sprawling room finished in wood with white, frosted glass dividing each workspace, where dental lamps loom above each chair that’s waiting for the next patient to arrive.

On Thursday afternoon, the dental clinic is nearly empty save for Harold Chapman, who is meeting his student dentist.

Chapman, who celebrated his 100th birthday this year, says he first decided to become a patient at the dental college after his original dentist told him it would take thousands of dollars to get his teeth back into a healthy condition. Having no insurance to cover those costs, he decided to try his luck at the dental college. In the end, he says it cost him about half of what his original dentist quoted him.