In accordance with our mission to the advancement of the oral health and welfare of children including those with special needs, we at UCSF Division of Pediatric Dentistry have carefully designed a curriculum specifically tailored to produce a relatively small number of highly trained specialists who will assume leadership roles in academic pediatric dentistry or private practice.

In addition to the first class academic and clinic opportunities offered at the San Francisco campus, the affiliation with Children’s Hospital Medical Center, at Oakland, provides a wealth of experience in treating pediatric dental trauma in the emergency department as well as the child with special health care needs. The program also seeks to stimulate interest in careers combining clinical practice and research, offering a wide variety of research opportunities for our residents.  

We are pleased to report that in the latest Accreditation, we received special commendations for our residents and for our research. We take great pride in the program and our residents, and are constantly endeavoring to respond to the changing needs of our students and community to ensure that our residents receive the best and most comprehensive training possible. Recent changes have included adding practice management experience and clinical rotations which have allowed us to expand our patient care.

We fervently believe that UCSF Pediatric Dentistry is a place where a deep commitment to teaching and to serving the needs of children combine to produce an exceptional educational experience for our residents.

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