UCSF School of Dentistry

School of Dentistry
Former names
Dental College (1881)
TypePublic
Established1881
Parent institution
University of California, San Francisco
DeanMichael Reddy
Academic staff
863
Students817
152
Location
San Francisco
,
California

37°45′46″N 122°27′29″W / 37.7627°N 122.4581°W / 37.7627; -122.4581
Websitedentistry.ucsf.edu

The UCSF School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California, in the United States. It was founded in 1881 and is the oldest dental school in California and the western United States.[1] It is accredited by the American Dental Association.[2] In 2016, it had received the highest NIH funding of any US dental school for 25 consecutive years.[3] It is one of the top dental schools in the world, being ranked #5 by QS World University Rankings[4] and 7 by Academic Ranking of World Universities.[5][6]

History

The Dental College was founded in 1881, the first dentistry school west of the Mississippi. Together with the Colleges of Medicine (founded in 1864) and that of Pharmacy (founded in 1872 as the California College of Pharmacy), it made up the Affiliated Colleges of The Medical Department of the University of California (later the University of California, San Francisco).[7] In 1892 it moved to downtown San Francisco, in Donohoe Building on the corner of Market and Taylor, and in 1900 it moved to the campus on Mount Sutro, nowadays the UCSF Parnassus campus.[8] The new site on Mount Sutro, on Parnassus Avenue, consisted of three Romanesque stone buildings, and the Dentistry and Pharmacy shared the East building.[9] The new Dental building, also on Parnassus Avenue, was inaugurated in 1980.[10] The internal organization of the institution was changed in 2005, creating the departments of Orofacial Sciences, Cell and Tissue Biology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences.[11]

Academics

The School offers Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), PhD and MS degrees in oral and craniofacial sciences, and combined DDS-PhD and PhD-dental specialty training programs.

Deans

  • 1914–1939 – Guy S. Millberry, DDS
  • 1939–1965 – Willard C. Fleming, DDS
  • 1965–1981 – Ben W. Pavone, DDS
  • 1981–1995 – John C. Greene, DMD
  • 1995–2008 – Charles Bertolami, DDS, DMedSc
  • 2008–2018 – John D.B. Featherstone, MSc, PhD
  • 2018–present – Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc

References

  1. ^ "1868-1898 - Creating a UC Dental Department - A History of UCSF". history.library.ucsf.edu.
  2. ^ "ADA.org: DDS/DMD Programs - U.S". www.ada.org. Archived from the original on 2004-01-11.
  3. ^ "UCSF Is Top Public Recipient of NIH Research Funding for 6th Consecutive Year". UC San Francisco.
  4. ^ "QS world university rankings 2018: dentistry". The Guardian. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ Gawel, Richard. "The US Dominates the ARWU's Best Dental Schools for 2018". www.dentistrytoday.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 - Dentistry & Oral Sciences | Shanghai Ranking - 2019". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Affiliated Colleges - Buildings - A History of UCSF". history.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ "1868-1898 - Growth of the Affiliated Colleges - A History of UCSF". history.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Affiliated Colleges - Buildings - A History of UCSF". history.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Calisphere: UCSF School of Dentistry building". Calisphere. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Facts and History of the School of Dentistry | UCSF School of Dentistry". dentistry.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2019.