RECENT NEWS
Whitney Haley Receives UF Gold SAA
Her work is focused on providing oral health care for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Eight UF AHC Superior Accomplishment Award Winners
Six UFCD staff members and two faculty members won UF Superior Accomplishment Awards in Division 5.
Aatish Patel: 2025 UF Hall of Fame
Patel, DMD Class of 2025 President, is one of UF’s 2025 Hall of Fame Award recipients, the highest recognition bestowed upon student leaders at UF.
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DMD Education
Doctor of Dental Medicine: excellent education, guided by and grounded in sound scientific evidence
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Advanced & Graduate Education
UFCD offers all nine American Dental Association specialties and AEGD programs in Miami/Hialeah and St. Petersburg
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Continuing Education
Committed to dental excellence and your Continuing Education needs
patient care
Gainesville
Our centers in Gainesville offer a complete range of general and specialty care for adults and children in one location. We offer the latest technologies in a professional learning environment, conveniently located at the UF Health Science Center
UF Health Dentistry – Wildlight
UF Health Dentistry – Wildlight began serving patients in January 2020. Wildlight includes 2,900 square feet of dental clinic space with six operatories to serve patients as part of UF Health Wildlight in Yulee, north of Jacksonville
Miami/Hialeah
Dental residents provide a complete range of dental and oral health services for adults and children under faculty supervision
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Dental residents provide a complete range of dental and oral health services for adults and children under faculty supervision
NCEF Pediatric Dental Center
Our center in Naples offers complete dental care for children, including routine and specialty services. Dental care is provided by pediatric dental residents under faculty supervision
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Student Resources and Support
Student Affairs & Involvement nurtures a humanistic environment honoring the values of integrity, honesty, respect, fairness, cooperation and professionalism. From academic support services like tutoring and accommodations to counseling, mentorship and more, SAI has a vast offering of resources for UFCD students.
development spotlight
October 17-18, 2025
Dental Fall Weekend
We hope to see you in Gainesville October 17-18 for this year's Dental Fall Weekend reunion, tailgate and Homecoming festivities vs. Mississippi State. Stay tuned for more details on this year's CE opportunity, tickets, hotel blocks, reunion, tailgate and the complete schedule of events.
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College Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Apr 07
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Constitution Committee Meeting
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Apr 08
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STEMCELL Technologies Lunch & Learn
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12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Apr 09
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Curriculum Committee Meeting
5:15pm to 6:15pm
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Apr 10
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UF ASDA Spring Loupes Fair
5:30pm to 7:30pm
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Apr 11
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UFCD Spring Synergy
8:00am to 5:00pm
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UFCD Senior Awards Banquet
Reitz Student Union, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
6:00pm to 11:00pm
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UF College of Dentistry
50th Commencement Ceremony
May 16, 2025
Please join us for UFCD’s 50th Commencement Ceremony on May 16, 2025, at 2 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing arts on the UF campus. We can’t wait to celebrate the DMD Class of 2025!
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College facts
No. 3 among public U.S. dental schools in NIH research funding during FY24
12 degree and certificate programs at the UF College of Dentistry
142,000 patients served last year through the UF Statewide Network for Community Oral Health, serving patients from all 67 Florida counties
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