This is exciting news for Erie. A large dental school to go with one of the nation's largest medical schools. Lord Corp. moving to Summit Twp. Bringing more and more students and education to the Erie region.


Aerial view of LECOM campus on Upper Westside of Erie. Former Lord Corp. HQ and labs on right of photo; where dental school and clinic will be


LECOM announces plans for former Lord Corp. offices

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is building a massive dental clinic with 30 treatment rooms in one of the former Lord Technology Park buildings.

The dental clinic is the first of LECOM's four planned projects for the four-building, 28-acre property at 2000 West Grandview Blvd., which the medical school purchased from Lord Corp. in December 2011 for $18 million. Other plans include building a research center, classrooms and a communication center, with a tentative completion date of 2021.

LECOM is spending $5 million to turn the north building into a dental clinic, and an additional $1.4 million to purchase dental equipment. The clinic is expected to open in May 2015.

"That's when our first class of fourth-year dental students will be ready for group practice," Hirsch said.

The clinic will be divided into three group practices, each with 10 glass-enclosed treatment rooms surrounding a teaching station where instructors can observe. Each practice will also have its own digital X-ray machine.