240 South 40th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Founded in 1878, the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine provides high-level interdisciplinary education in dentistry to its students. This private institution has a long history in conducting innovative research and education. At University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine, dentistry is studied as a specialty of medicine and graduates are prepared for successful and rewarding careers in the dental field.

University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine is one of the oldest university-affiliated schools of dentistry in the United States. Since it was established, the school has had a close relationship with Penn's medical school. For example, dental students have been able to take classes in internal medicine since 1930. The curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine emphasizes the promotion of dental health and disease prevention, and students study biochemistry of cells, genetics, chemotherapy and a variety of other aspects of general medicine.

The educational programs at University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine include a pre-doctoral DMD professional program, postgraduate programs in a variety of specialties (such as endodontics, oral medicine, orthodonics and periodontics), and the Program for Advanced Standing Students (PASS), which provides dentists from other countries the training they need to practice in the United States. University of Pennsylvania school of Dental Medicine also offers a Master's of science in oral biology, a program that prepares students for a career in academia.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine has three main buildings: the Robert Schattner Center, the Thomas W. Evans Building and Tthe Leon Levy Center for Oral Health Research. Student organizations at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine include the Alpha Omega Beta Chapter (a student chapter of the oldest international dental organization), the American Student Dental Association, the Christian Dental Society, the Penn Dental Medicine Cooking Club, Student Council and the South Asian Student Dental Association, among others.

Quick Facts:

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is one of the top-ranked dental schools in the country.

Students from more than 60 countries are enrolled in or have graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine's PASS program.

Students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine typically have GPAs and test scores that are above the national average for dental schools.

About 130 students graduate from University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine's pre-doctoral program every year.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine offers postgraduate programs in a variety of clinical specialties including: endodontics, oral medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatrics, periodontics, periodontics/orthodontics and periodontal prosthesis.

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