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.
$149M
$22.8M
Total annual budget for FY26
Research funding spent in 2025
1,016 STUDENTS 761 students in the four-year
53,322
59
6,434
Patients served in 2025 within the School’s care centers, community sites & Penn Dental Family Practice
MOU agreements with institutions across 31 countries, facilitating student, academic, and research exchange
Live webinar and self-paced learners at 162 CDE programs in 2025
DMD program
105 in the 2 1/2-year Program for
Advanced Standing Students (PASS)
152 in the Graduate & Advanced
Dental Education programs: 117 in specialty certificate programs, including 25 in the MSOB plus certificate program; 2 in MSOB plus DMD; 15 in the DScD plus certificate program; 10 in the AEGD program; 6 in the DScD standalone program; 6 in the MOHS program; 1 in the MADS program; and 10 in the MOPH program.
1,053 FACULTY/STAFF/
STUDENT WORKERS
PHYSICAL CAMPUS
MORTON AMSTERDAM DEAN
539 faculty members, including 60
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.
367 staff members 147 student workers
full-time standing, 57 full-time nonstanding, 288 part-time, and 134 adjunct.
*Unless otherwise noted, figures as of 2/1/26