Scott Denton, D.D.S., has been named the new UF College of Dentistry director of Screening and Patient Services, effective September 4, 2026.
Denton joined the college in October 2021 after spending 19 years in private practice as a general dentist. He is a clinical assistant professor in the UF Department of Restorative Dental Sciences and director of the department’s Division of General Dentistry. In his new role, Denton will direct and oversee the DMD Screening Clinic and management of patient services in the college’s predoctoral clinics. This includes leading patient recruitment initiatives to support the college’s educational and clinical missions, and implementing initiatives to improve continuity of care and long-term patient engagement.
Denton earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering 1987 from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and worked as a mechanical engineer from 1988 to 1995 before returning to school to pursue a dental career. After earning his dental degree in 1999 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Denton worked in private practice until 2018 when he joined the faculty of LECOM School of Dental Medicine in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, where he was an assistant professor and director of the dental clinic for senior dental students.