University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine
The Robert Schattner Center
Former name
Dental Department, University of Pennsylvania
MottoLeges sine moribus vanae
Motto in English
Laws without morals are in vain
TypePrivate
Established1878 (1878) (first established in 1852 as Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery)[1][2][3]
FounderDr. Charles J. Essig
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
Academic affiliation
University of Pennsylvania Health System
PresidentAmy Gutmann
DeanMark S Wolff, DDS, PhD
Academic staff
42
Administrative staff
277
Students690
Address
240 South 40th Street
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19104
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USA

39°57′10″N 75°12′12″W / 39.952704°N 75.203259°W / 39.952704; -75.203259
CampusUrban
Websitewww.dental.upenn.edu
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The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (often referred to as Penn Dental Medicine or simply Penn Dental) is the dental school of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), an Ivy League university located in Philadelphia. It is one of twelve graduate schools at Penn and one of several dental schools in Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ Smith, Thomas Kilby, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, p. 2234 (1917)
  2. ^ Warren, George W., Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery]?, in History of Dental Surgery, Vol. 1 (Charles R.E. Koch, ed.) (1909)
  3. ^ Griffin, William L.J. History of the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, in Fourth International Dental Conference (1905)