School of Dentistry

school of dentistry

	HIGHLIGHTS
	Enrollment 3-quarter average
	graduate students enrollment	369
	# of full time employees	380
	'97-'98 salary expenditures	$ 20,642,170

The UCLA School of Dentistry, established in 1960, is a nationally recognized center of excellence in dental education, research and patient care. Enrollment is 350 predoctoral students and 100 dental residents and postdoctoral students. Admission to the School is extremely competitive. Each year, 88 students are accepted from more that 1,600 applicants. Once admitted, the rigorous academic curriculum explores the clinical, biological and behavioral aspects of dentistry, with an emphasis on the comprehensive diagnosis and systemic treatment of oral disease.
Despite its relative youth, the School ranks among the best of the nation's 52 dental schools in the federal funds received for research, and is a leader in oral cancer, bone biology, wound healing, gene therapy, biomimotics, and dental health services research. The School also houses the Dental Research Institute, an organized research unit of the University of California and a focal point for multi-disciplinary research in the health sciences.
The School operates a 200-chair dental clinic on-campus, the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center, The UCLA/ROYBAL Children's Dental Center in East Los Angeles, and the UCLA/USC Mobile Dental Clinic. At the Venice and Roybal clinics, low-cost comprehensive care is provided to low-income or indigent residents of Los Angeles. Patients visits for all clinics number over 80,000 per year.

1997-‘98 MILESTONES INCLUDE:
Single largest research award was a $900,000 grant from the National Institute for Dental Research to the UCLA/Drew Regional Research Center for Minority Oral Health The grant's twin purposes are to train minority researchers and to conduct research on minority oral health care needs.
A total of $4,313,858 in research funding awards was received by School of Dentistry faculty. This represents a 10% increase over the previous year, and the largest one-year dollar total in the school's history.
Since 1995, the School has raised more than $4.4 million toward its $10 million Campaign UCLA private funds raising goal. With the sever-year campaign continuing until 2002, the School is on a pace that will achieve its overall goal.

SOURCES

USES

TOTALS

	Instruction	Research	Academic Support	1997-'98	1996-'97
State General Funds & Special Appropriations	$ 11,049,345	$ 89,617	$ 1,819,146	$ 12,958,108	$ 13,358,241
State Government Contracts & Grants	600	9,517	-	10,117	-
Federal Government	995,285	2,354,550	7,567	3,357,402	2,198,268
Private Gifts, Grants & Contracts	418,133	825,423	314,229	1,557,785	1,659,381
Endowments	36,150	2,416	1,526,865	1,565,431	316,928
Sales & Services	9,107,730	(1,345)	6,594,674	15,701,059	11,974,271
Tuition & Fees	869,655	-	-	869,655	504,194
Reserves	3,758	-	-	3,758	13,467
Other Sources	150,000	-	-	150,000	165,864
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$ 22,630,656	$ 3,280,178	$ 10,262,481	$ 36,173,315	$ 30,190,614


Return to College, Schools and Hospital menu				on to the next school
Home	Financial Highlights	Letter from Chancellor Carnesale	Overview	Campaign UCLA	College, Schools and Hospital	Financial Statements	Credits
Email \| Site Map \| General Accounting