Dental Medicine
Dr. Denis F. Kinane, Morton Amsterdam Dean
Leading the Profession
Campaign Chair(s): Lawrence Kessler, C’66, D’70, and Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74
Campaign Goal: $37 million
Priority Highlights: Building Renovations, Graduate Scholarships, Endowed and Associate Professorships, Term Chairs, Clinical Research, Annual Giving
A world leader in dental education, care, and research, Penn Dental Medicine concentrates on the ultimate goal: improving oral health with a global outlook and a focus on the local community. The School’s distinctive community service requirement provides much-needed services to its neighbors while developing students’ practice skills and broadening their understanding of public health issues.
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UPDATE 2008: THE FIRST YEAR OF MAKING HISTORY Denis Kinane reflects on the first year of the Campaign and looks ahead... |
Last year's greatest fundraising triumph?
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| | A leadership gift for our Main Clinic renovation from Henry Schein, Inc. that will create a "real world" practice experience for our students. We are doing more than renovating a Clinic -- we are reinventing dental education for the future. |
Biggest (and nicest!) surprise?
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| | As I travel around the country to meet alumni, I am always impressed with their enthusiasm and the extraordinary amount of pride in being a Penn dentist.
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Most memorable moment?
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| | The School's White Coat ceremony. To see our new students put on the white coat that symbolizes their commitment to upholding the highest standards of Penn dentisty is quite moving.
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| Your main focus this year? |
| | Our campaign to renovate the Main Clinic -- the heart and soul of our clinical education. We are developing a plan to ensure that we stay on the cutting edge of dental education.
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What's most exciting about Making History?
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| | Seeing the impact that the campaign is having on our students' experience -- better facilities, more scholarships and a heightened sense of our School's leadership in the field. |
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