Observers under 18 years of age and/or not enrolled in a University of Florida or affiliated dental student program are prohibited from observing or shadowing in patient care areas. Observer (Shadow) opportunities are available in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for current dental students only – 2DN, 3DN, and 4DN. You must already be fully committed to a dental career and deciding on your specialty to rotate with us. Approved observers are time-limited to 21 consecutive calendar days or less. Observers may only watch from a position that does not interfere with patient care. Observers are not allowed to assist with procedures or wheel patients.
We are extremely limited on space in our clinic and unable to accommodate general dental observation requests as we get many requests. You would need to approach each department individually to request if they would allow you to observe. Here is a link to a resource that may be of help in connecting with different opportunities: https://bridge.ufhealth.org/shands-volunteers/
(03/18/2025)
Student observers for the Oral Surgery Department are required to complete and submit the following in attached files to Kaleb Morris by email: kmorris@dental.ufl.edu
- Request to Observe Patient Care Form for Students (directions below)
- HIPAA for Visitors and Vendors (directions below)
- UF Confidentiality Statement (directions below)
- Photo copy of Gator 1 Card/UF ID
- Photo copy of Driver’s License
- Copy of current CV/Resume
- Current Physical Address, Phone Number, and Email Address
Observe (Shadow) Request Application Instructions:
- Open the Request-to-Observe-Patient-Care-Form
- Complete the top half of the Request to Observe Patient Care Form for Students
- Print the Request to Observe Patient Care Form for Students in COLOR.
- Sign your name centered in the indicated highlighted area on the left side of the page.
- Scan the signed application in COLOR (Please be sure to scan a clear application that is not warped or skewed).
HIPAA and Confidentiality Statement Instructions:
- Instructions for “HIPAA & Privacy – General Awareness (PRV800)” and “Health Information Confidentiality Statement” will be sent via email upon confirmation of rotation.
- Print, sign, & scan the Confidentiality Statement with your completed HIPAA Certificate.