Our office was created to nurture a humanistic environment honoring the values of integrity, honesty, respect, fairness, cooperation and professionalism.
Our Services
student advocacy & Inclusion
DMD Student Resources
Our resources include tutoring, counseling services, accommodations, mentorship programs and more.
student Advocacy & Inclusion
Student Leadership
Check out the student leadership for the UF College of Dentistry’s classes.
student Advocacy & INCLUSION
Student Organizations
The College of Dentistry is home to many national and college-based student organizations. Be sure to check out the ample opportunities.
student Advocacy & Inclusion
Prospective Student Programs
View our events and workshops for prospective students, including the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP).
Our Vision
To cultivate a rich, diverse student body and community of scholars in which all can thrive and feel they belong.
With our society changing inexorably and embracing cultural diversity, no challenge exists or has greater importance in higher education and dental education than the challenge of integrating students and faculty from diverse cultural and ethnic minority groups. The presence of these students and faculty enriches the university community, offers opportunity for robust academic dialogue, contributes to better teaching and research, and ultimately leads to improved quality of patient care for our state. UF defines diversity as broad diversity, which means all aspects of individuals that contribute to a robust academic environment including experience, perspectives, disciplines, geographic background, talent, family socioeconomic background, disability, ethnicity, race, gender and other characteristics.
The university and its components benefit from the richness of relationships with a multicultural student body, faculty, and staff who can learn from one another. Such diversity empowers and inspires respect and understanding within the UF College of Dentistry family.
Excellence in Diversity | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipient
UFCD is proud to be a seven-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED Award. In 2015 UFCD was a recipient of the HEED Award, and has received the Health Professions HEED Award every year since its inception.
Our Faculty & Staff
Associate Dean for Student Advocacy & Inclusion
Patricia Xirau-Probert, Ph.D.
Office: D3-12
education/training specialist
Jordan Sharpshair, M.S.
Office: D3-30J
Student affairs coordinator
Anna Sullivan Kvam
Office: D3-30H
Student Affairs Coordinator
Alex Franklin
Office: D3-30G
Student Assistant
Samaiya Jackson
Office: D3-30I
student assistant
Calista Ayala
Office: D3-30I
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (IDEA)
UF College of Dentistry
Antidiscrimination Statement
The University of Florida and the University of Florida College of Dentistry are firmly committed to fostering an environment free from discrimination. The college values human dignity, racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, and equality of opportunity.
UF College of Dentistry
#Academics4BlackLives
We are committed to intervening against anti-Black racism in academia and, in turn, enhancing the safety and wellness of our Black students, staff, faculty, residents, alumni and our community members. There has been a lot to absorb over the last several months with events unfolding across the nation related to racism and social injustice. Many in our college feel the impact firsthand in both large and small ways. We encourage you to take time to explore how you might promote Black wellness given your roles and environmental contexts. We face an immense, entrenched challenge, but each one of us has the power to affect change; to listen, and learn. The time to act is now.
