Administrative Offices
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Office of Academic Affairs
College of Dentistry (MC 621)
801 South Paulina Street, Room 202D
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7211
(312) 996-4958
Fax: (312) 413-3715
Contact the Office of Academic Affairs for more information on the following:
- ADA Annual Survey
- Enrollment – Registration
- Courses and Grading – Course Lists, Evaluations, Letters of Good Standing, Scantron Forms, Grading, Board Exams
- Degrees and Graduation –
- Student Records – Transcripts, Absences, Name Changes,
- Instructional Technology – Blackboard, ExamSoft, Echo360, Panopto, Zoom
- Externship Approvals
- Room Reservations
Office for Clinical Affairs
The Office for Clinical Affairs has responsibility for the College of Dentistry clinical operations, including patient care delivery, coding for billable dental procedures, AxiUm management, Group Practice fiscal clerk and patient registration staffing. The Clinical Affairs team works closely with all of the College’s Academic Departments, and the Office of Research to ensure and enable our dental clinics to provide the highest quality oral health care services to a diverse group of patients in a professional, caring, efficient, and safe environment. Clinical Affairs personnel also manage policies to ensure the highest standards and performance in patient information privacy, and satisfaction.
Division of Prevention and Public Health Sciences
The Division of Prevention and Public Health Sciences is responsible for the planning and execution of clinical and non-clinical community-based extramural experiences and public health coursework for dental students. Our goal is to prepare an oral health care workforce that is competent and committed to addressing the oral health needs of vulnerable and underserved populations and to play its part in eliminating health disparities.
Office of Research
UIC College of Dentistry is an internationally recognized leader in craniofacial and oral health research. Our researchers lead and collaborate in basic scientific investigations and translational studies that are bettering oral health through transformative innovation.
Office of Student and Diversity Affairs
The Office of Student and Diversity Affairs (OSDA) assists and supports students, faculty and staff with all matters related to admissions, student services, student life, and diversity and inclusion. OSDA members are available on site on the first floor of the College of Dentistry in Room 104 on Mondays through Fridays. OSDA has an open door policy. We are available by phone, internet, and in-person.
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Administration
Philip Patston, DPhil
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Darryl Pendleton, DMD
Associate Dean, Student and Diversity Affairs
Scott L. Tomar, DMD, DrPH
Associate Dean, Prevention & Public Health Sciences
Ana Bedran-Russo, DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Dean, Research
Michael Harner, CPA, MBA, MA, Ed.D
Associate Dean, Finance and Administration