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University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry
Introduction
The San Francisco campus of the University of California is dedicated to the health sciences and consists
of schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, and their teaching hospitals. No undergraduate
degrees can be obtained there. The University of California in San Francisco was established in 1873; the
School of Dentistry was founded in 1881. In addition
to offering a DDS degree, the School of Dentistry has
a graduate program leading to a PhD in oral biology
and postgraduate programs in various specialties as
well as classes in dental hygiene.
University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry
Academics
An entirely new predoctoral curriculum was implemented at the School of Dentistry in recent years. The
concept of the new curriculum is to organize material
into 5 thematic streams that emphasize and reinforce
the integration of basic sciences and clinical sciences
in dental education: biomedical science, dental science, patient-centered care, preventive and restorative
dental sciences, and scientific methods. This will better enable graduates to provide the best patient care,
to translate science into practice, and to follow a variety of career paths.
Grading Policy
All courses in the predoctoral curriculum are graded
Pass (P), No Pass (NP). Courses in the third and
fourth years have Honors designation for outstanding
performance. Courses that extend over more than 1
quarter are graded Satisfactory Pass (SP) or Unsatisfactory Pass (UP) until the last quarter, when the
P/NP grades are awarded for the entire course.
Unique Programs
The school offers academic assistance in the form of
tutorials and National Board Review. It also conducts
a wide variety of outreach activities (e.g., DAT prep,
interview workshops, summer programs). A joint
DDS-MD oral and maxillofacial program is sponsored by the schools of Dentistry and Medicine.
Applicants must hold the DDS degree from an
accredited school and must be accepted into the
UCSF School of Dentistry’s oral and maxillofacial
surgery program before seeking admission to the
School of Medicine.
University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry
Admissions
Completion of 139 quarter units or 93 semester units
of college work at an accredited institution is a minimum requirement for admission to the UCSF School
of Dentistry. A minimum of 30 quarter units or 20
semester units must be completed at an accredited 4year institution. California residents must have a
minimum overall and science college grade point
average of 2.4. Non-California residents must have a
minimum overall and science college grade point
average of 3.0
University of California-San Francisco School of Dentistry
Students
The school is part of the Health Science campus. The
School of Dentistry facilities, including its newly renovated clinics on Parnassus Avenue and in the
community, its research laboratories, campus facilities, and library make it a well-equipped setting in
which to conduct education, patient care, and
research.
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San Francisco, CA 94143