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Former name | Dental Department, University of Pennsylvania |
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Motto | Leges sine moribus vanae |
Motto in English | Laws without morals are in vain |
Type | Private |
Established | 1878[1][2][3] | (first established in 1852 as Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery)
Founder | Dr. Charles J. Essig |
Parent institution | University of Pennsylvania |
Academic affiliation | University of Pennsylvania Health System |
President | Amy Gutmann |
Dean | Mark S Wolff, DDS, PhD |
Academic staff | 42 |
Administrative staff | 277 |
Students | 690 |
Address | 240 South 40th Street , , , 19104 , USA 39°57′10″N 75°12′12″W / 39.952704°N 75.203259°W |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
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.