PENN DENTAL MEDICINE
Profile at a Glance Founded in 1878, Penn Dental Medicine is among the oldest university-affiliated dental schools in the country with a history deeply rooted in forging precedents in education, research, and patient care.
$130M
$27.92M
Total annual budget for FY23
Research funding awarded in FY22
858 STUDENTS 569 students in the four-year DMD
43,580
5,892
12,136
Patients served in 2022 within the School’s care centers & Penn Dental Family Practice
Patient visits to the School’s community sites during the 20212022 academic year
Live webinar and self-paced learners at 265 CDE programs in 2022
program
142 in the 2 1/2-year Program for Advanced Standing Students (PASS)
148 in the Graduate & Advanced
Dental Education programs: 126 in the specialty certificate programs, including 30 in the MSOB plus certificate program, 12 in the DScD plus certificate program; 3 in the AEGD program; 7 in the DScD standalone program; 8 in the MOHS program; and 4 in the MADS program.
955 FACULTY/STAFF/ STUDENT WORKERS PHYSICAL CAMPUS
MORTON AMSTERDAM DEAN
Located at 240 S. 40th Street, the dental campus includes the Robert Schattner Center & Pavilion, the Thomas W. Evans Building, and the Leon Levy Building.
Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD, has served as the Morton Amsterdam Dean of Penn Dental Medicine since 2018. He is the 12th dean in the School’s history.
495 faculty members, including 52
full-time standing, 47 full-time nonstanding, 274 part-time, and 122 adjunct
355 staff members, including 347 full-time and 8 part-time
105 student workers *Unless otherwise noted, figures as of 1/19/2023