Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
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The '''University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry''' is a graduate school of [[dentistry]] located in the [[Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California|Pacific Heights]] area of the [[United States]] city of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. Since [[1962]] the school has been part of the [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]], a private university with its main campus in [[Stockton, California]].
The school was founded in [[1896]] as the '''College of Physicians and Surgeons''' with programs in dentistry, [[medicine]] and [[pharmacy]]. In [[1918]], the college focused its education program solely on dentistry but retained its name as the College of Physicians and Surgeons until it was incorporated into the University of the Pacific. In [[2004]] the school was named after its long-time [[Dean (education)|dean]].<ref name="about">{{cite web | title= Pacific School of Dentistry - Profile | url= http://dental.pacific.edu/aboutUs/pacificProfile.htm | accessdate=March 23 | accessyear=2006 | publisher = University of the Pacific }}</ref>
The Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is currently the only remaining institution in the United States accredited to teach an accelerated 3 year program leading to a [[Doctor of Dental Surgery|DDS]] degree. Students complete a full continuum of pre-clinical and basic sciences classes in their first year of dental school, as opposed to years 1 and 2 at other universities, and have a compressed schedule of breaks, night-time clinic sessions and elective clinical rotations over the breaks. Despite the accelerated curriculum, students at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry experience a number of hours of clinical education well above the national average for 4 year curricula.
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==External links==
*[http://dental.pacific.edu/ Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry website]
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