Social, fraternal, and professional organization memberships are open to all students in the doctoral program. Opportunities to establish associations that will endure throughout graduates' lifetimes are described below.
The Associated Student Body of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is composed of all students enrolled in the doctoral program. Business affairs of the organization are conducted by the Student Executive Council which consists of the elected student body officers, the president and vice president of each class, and elected representatives to selected agencies of organized dentistry. Any student may meet with the Student Executive Council, but only duly elected officers may vote on issues under consideration. Students are represented on the following school committees: Curriculum; Library; Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure; Student Appeals; Ethics; Museum; Postgraduate Studies; Safety; Store; Student Clinic Advisory; Infection Control; Clinical Quality Assurance; Educational and Information Technology Advisory; and Academic Advisory.
The Alumni Association of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, has two membership categories:
The Alumni Association is highly effective in its efforts to improve dental education, and expand the horizons of the profession of dentistry. Its mission is to foster lifelong relationships among its members and with the School. The institution, its excellent reputation and its unequalled physical facilities are the direct result of unswerving loyalty and active support of its alumni and the Alumni Association. The Association's interest in the total University program is further demonstrated by dental school representation on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association.
Through a student-alumni committee, the Association sponsors social and educational events throughout the year and assists student participation in organized intra- and extramural events such as the city softball league, Bay to Breakers race, and various golf, basketball, and softball tournaments.
Ariane R. Terlet '86
President
Eugene T. Santucci, Associate
President-elect
Nader Nadershahi '94
Treasurer
Artemiz Seif-Adkins '04
Secretary
Arthur A. Dugoni '48
Dean Emeritus
David B. Nielsen '67
Executive Director
Daniel M. Castagna '81
Shahrzad Dehdari '95
Bella A. Doshi '95
David Ehsan '95
Kimberly A. Fanelli '06 DH
Robert D. France '74B
Richard J. Garcia, Associate
Julie L. Greenlaw-O'Toole '93
Parag R. Kachalia '01
Natasha A. Lee '00
Peter C. Liu '89
Bonnie J. Morehead '79
J. Bradley Morris '91
Leon C. Nelson '60
Cheri Howell Reynolds, Associate
Bertrand D. Rouleau '82 Ortho
Ryan M. Tennant '05
Mary M. Turoff '77
Magnus K. Yang '09 AEGD ‘10
Katie Dinapoli '12 DH
Kellie L. Cramm '12
Harold C. Henderson '13
Prajakta S. Kamat '12 IDS
Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo, Jr.
Dean
David P. Rosselli
Assistant Dean of Development
Gary M. Mitchell
PDF President
Ms. Joanne Fox
Assistant Director
Ms. Kara Sanchez
Manager of On-Line Communications
Ms. Andrea Woodson
Coordinator
The Pacific Dugoni Foundation (PDF) is a group of volunteers working closely with the Dean and the development team to promote philanthropy at the School of Dentistry. The mission of the Foundation is to ensure that the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry has the resources it needs to realize its visions and goals.
The Foundation shares the school's commitment to excellence and measures success by the joy it brings to donors, by the funds it raises, by the fundraising programs it initiates, and by the continuing recruitment and retention of new, effective board members.
Dr. Ariane Terlet '86
Dr. Craig S. Yarborough '80
Two chapters of national dental fraternities are active at the School of Dentistry: Alpha Omega and Delta Sigma Delta.
All University of the Pacific dental students are members of ASDA and, concurrently, student members of the American Dental Association with all the rights and privileges of such membership. Benefits are detailed in publications distributed by these organizations.
University of the Pacific dental students were the first in California to avail themselves of the student membership category offered by the California Dental Association. Modest annual dues provide each student member with CDA publications, access to CDA meetings without charge, and other benefits.
The Council of Students is one of several councils of ADEA. The school's elected representatives to the council participate in the ADEA annual session and regional meetings. The Council of Students has an administrative board consisting of a vice president who serves on the ADEA executive committee, and a chair, vice chair, secretary, and member-at-large. The council elects several student delegates who have full voting privileges in the ADEA House of Delegates.
Each year DDS and IDS students who demonstrate the highest academic achievement are inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, a national multi-disciplinary honor society.
The Delta Delta chapter of the national dental honor fraternity, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, was organized at the dental school in 1934. Its purpose is to encourage scholarship and to advance ethical standards of the dental profession. Membership is limited to twelve percent of the graduating DDS and IDS classes, selected by a faculty vote on the basis of scholarship and character.
In 1927, the Alpha Chapter of an undergraduate honor society, Tau Kappa Omega, was organized for promotion of honor and service to the school. Students are elected to the fraternity on the basis of ideals and scholarship.
The Student Community Outreach for Public Education program (SCOPE) is a student-directed organization at the School of Dentistry with a focus on community oral health. Created in 1994 by students and a faculty mentor, the program's mission is to engage and involve students and faculty in volunteer oral health projects directed toward community needs. Today SCOPE exemplifies one of the school’s six major Strategic Directives: to develop professionals committed to improving the health of all people.
Leadership development is emphasized in the SCOPE program. Students take an active role in selecting, sponsoring and/or participating in health projects such as screenings, presentations and educational sessions for children, families and senior citizens in the Bay Area. SCOPE also helps foster a sense of community health awareness and civic pride in Pacific dental students, a characteristic that will follow them through graduation into private practice. Throughout the year, students, faculty, and staff volunteer their time and talent at numerous health fairs, senior centers, elementary and non-profit agencies and sponsor the annual Senior Smile Day at the school.
The Student Research Group (SRG) works to enhance the research culture at the school, and organizes an annual meeting where faculty members introduce their research projects to interested students. The SRG is a chapter of the National Student Research Group (NSRG)/American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Group members are encouraged to attend the NSRG meeting at the annual AADR meeting, and to meet DDS student researchers from other dental schools. A member of the student group also represents Pacific each year at the ADA-sponsored annual dental student conference on research in the Washington DC area.
July 2011
