alumni & friends

Investing in the Future of the College of Dentistry

Your support matters as we impact oral health globally through education, research, patient care and service.

Dean Isabel Garcia alongside Dr. Lance Karp, left, and Dr. Doug Fabiani, right, at a Sarasota Gator Dentist Gathering.

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2025 florida dental convention

Gator Dentist Reception

We can wait to see everyone in Orlando to "Polish Our Perspective" at 2025 Florida Dental Convention! We hope you'll join us for our annual Gator Dentist Reception this year on June 20 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

2024 FDC Gator Dentist Reception

dental fall weekend

Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18, 2025

Dental Fall Weekend

We hope to see you in Gainesville October 17-18 for this year's Dental Fall Weekend festivities and Homecoming vs. Mississippi State.

The DMD Class of 2014 enjoying their 10-year reunion.

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Gator Nation Giving Day

Thank you, Gator Dentists, for your unwavering support on 2025 Gator Nation Giving Day. Collectively, we raised over $95,000 towards UFCD's many missions, No. 8 among UF colleges for dollars raised this year. Giving Day is a fun 24-hour annual event when the Gator Nation unifies and shows its collective support for UF and the communities we serve. Thank you for your commitment to our college!

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scholarship support

University of Florida Foundation

UF College of Dentistry Scholarship Fund

Support the next generation of Gator Dentists and oral health care providers and researchers by making a gift to the UF College of Dentistry Scholarship Fund. The fund helps provide need and/or merit based scholarship support to DMD and Advanced Education students at the college.

Your scholarship support helps students and residents further our excellence in education, research, patient care and service.

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Go Greater

The University of Florida launched the public phase of a $3 billion capital campaign, Go Greater, on October 13. The College of Dentistry has a $28 million fundraising goal through the eight-year campaign, which began silently in 2014 and runs through 2022.

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Academy of Alumni & Friends

Support to the Academy of Alumni and Friends Annual Fund helps to continue a long-standing tradition of helping the college improve the quality of its programs for students. By providing funding for academic enrichment and student programs, the Academy of Alumni and Friends Annual Fund ensures that the college’s outstanding students have the resources necessary to prepare them for a professional career in dentistry.

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Prepare Tomorrow’s Leading Dentists and Specialists to Serve the State of Florida & Beyond

The only publicly funded dental school in the state, the highly competitive College of Dentistry ranks No. 5 for funding from the National Institutes of Health and excels in dental education, research, patient care and community service. Its degree and certificate programs, centered on interdisciplinary learning and research, prepare tomorrow’s leading dentists and dental specialists to serve the state of Florida and beyond.

AAWD

 

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Where are you now? We would love to share updates and special events in your personal or professional life in Gator Dentist Today, our Facebook page, online and in other ways. Photos are welcome!

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Update your information To stay informed about UFCD events and alumni news, please make sure we have your most updated information.

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Do you have an inspirational story? We are always looking for stories to share about the impact our alumni and friends are making in their communities. We want to hear from you.

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ways to give

Support to the College of Dentistry helps continue a longstanding tradition of helping the college improve the quality of its programs for students. By providing funding for academic enrichment and student programs, scholarships, mission trips, and donations to specific departments, these gifts help to ensure that the College of Dentistry’s students have the resources and knowledge vital for a professional career in dentistry.

Planned Giving Include support of College of Dentistry programs in your legacy. As well as benefiting the college, a planned gift can help you achieve your goals by protecting your property, providing for your family, and guaranteeing you a life income.

Learn more about Planned Giving

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Richard Miller

To make a gift, or for more information on how to get involved, please contact Richard Miller, Senior Director of Advancement at the College of Dentistry.

 

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Gator Dentist Today Spring 2020 Cover featuring Dr. Dolwick

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Gator Dentist Today

All of the latest UF College of Dentistry news on our faculty, students and alumni, featuring education, research and patient care highlights.