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.
$138M
$20.62M
Total annual budget for FY24
Research funding spent in 2023
951 STUDENTS 588 students in the four-year DMD program
44,775
6,001
8,336
Patients served in 2023 within the School’s care centers & Penn Dental Family Practice
Patient visits to the School’s community sites in 2023
Live webinar and self-paced learners at 207 CDE programs in 2023
136 in the 2 1/2-year Program for
Advanced Standing Students (PASS)
227 in the Graduate & Advanced
Dental Education programs: 136 in the specialty certificate programs, including 44 in the MSOB plus certificate program, 15 in the DScD plus certificate program; 13 in the AEGD program; 6 in the DScD standalone program; 8 in the MOHS program; 3 in the MADS program; and 2 in the MOPH program.
1,032 FACULTY/STAFF/
STUDENT WORKERS
PHYSICAL CAMPUS
MORTON AMSTERDAM DEAN
508 faculty members, including 50
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.
377 staff members 147 student workers
full-time standing, 51 full-time nonstanding, 276 part-time, and 131 adjunct.
*Unless otherwise noted, figures as of 2/20/2024