School of Dentistry Annual Fund Priorities

Every year at the School of Dentistry, faculty in all departments and leaders from the Associated Dental Students apply for grants from the School’s Annual Fund to underwrite a wide range of needs, from advanced technologies required for research to basic supplies needed for the 14 student-run community dental clinics.

The School’s ability to fulfill these requests is critical to its continued standing as the national leader in dentistry education. Gifts to the Annual Fund provide the resources necessary to respond to these needs in ways that maintain UCSF’s standard of excellence.

Departmental Support
Each of the School’s departments provides superlative instruction to students, conducts innovative research and helps operate various community clinics. Departments supported by the Annual Fund include:

• Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
• Department of Stomatology
• Department of Growth and Development
• Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Contributions to the Annual Fund provide critically needed new equipment, teaching materials, support for volunteer clinical faculty and resources for programs and clinics.

Community Outreach
Community outreach programs, in which students are active and enthusiastic participants, are one way the School of Dentistry fosters the development of outstanding clinicians. At both the Community Dental Clinic and the Family Dental Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital, students volunteer their time to conduct screenings and provide dental care to indigent patients. Contributions to the Annual Fund help purchase the materials needed to keep these clinics operating.

To support the School of Dentistry, contact Richard McKenzie at 415/476-3645 or rmckenzie@support.ucsf.edu.