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Answering the Call to Become a Gator Dentist

March 16, 2026

Admissions staff and his new peers rallied to make Nate Fordham's late start to dental school a welcoming success.

A photograph taken inside a sunlit UFCD dental simulation lab showing D1 dental student Nate Fordham smiling in blue scrubs. He sits next to a dental manikin head and dental instruments. The background features complex dental lights and a large window with a view of a treed campus. Overlaid in the bottom-left are two white icons: a graduation cap representing the UFCD Education & Training domain, and figures with interlocking puzzle pieces representing UFCD Interpersonal & Professional Culture.

Dentistry Maintains Top 10 NIH Funding Rank

March 10, 2026

For more than two decades, UFCD has held its Top 10 NIH funding rank among U.S. dental schools.

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A Smarter Way to Silence Gum Disease

March 3, 2026

UFCD researchers identify CRISPR-based "internal brake" that controls gum disease aggression.

A 3D molecular model of a Cas9 effector protein (rendered in maroon) interacting with a DNA double helix. A blue guide RNA strand is shown binding to a specific sequence of the DNA, causing the yellow and blue DNA strands to unzip and separate within the protein’s active site. A white icon of a lightbulb and gears is overlaid in the bottom right corner.

The Colleagues Who Elevate Us All

February 25, 2026

Meet UFCD's 2026 Superior Accomplishment Award winners who are transforming everything from AI-driven education to clinical research and patient care.

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Super Sealant Saturday Earns Early Media Buzz

February 4, 2026

Local and student journalists spotlight UFCD's free pediatric dental clinic ahead of Feb. 7 event.

SRG welcomes new faculty advisor

January 15, 2026

The UFCD's nationally recognized Student Research Group, or SRG, welcomes Dayane Oliveria (D.D.S., Ph.D.) as new faculty advisor this spring.

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Building the Next 50 Years of Gator Dentistry

January 8, 2026

By 2030, the UF College of Dentistry addition and renovation "will set the cornerstone for the next 50 years of excellence and innovation."

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UF Trains Dentists to Care for Patients with IDDs

December 22, 2025

UFCD trains dentists to care for patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities; a population most dentists feel unprepared to treat.

UF Breaks Ground on Dental Building Transformation

December 8, 2025

The multi-phase project will completely reimagine the dental building in Gainesville.

D1 Students Present at National Symposium

November 7, 2025

Two first-year students from UFCD recently presented their research at the 2025 Hinman Student Research Symposium, held October 31 through November 2.