College of Dentistry

Being a patient...This is a great experience for anyone who needs to spread out their payment, and has time to get work done. This is my second time through the program as a patient. My husband went through and received his dentures and my 70+ you mother is currently going though as a patient. Yes, I would recommend.

Selli in the dental clinics is awesome! Her knowledge of dentistry is great and I felt more comfortable with her then i have with dentists in town. I havent been into the dentist in years because of insurance and It was nice to have someone who understands. She cares a lot about her patients and made sure she checked in with me the day after surgery. She took my tooth out in 5 minutes with no pain even though the male doctors said it was going to be a hard one. She will also crack a few jokes and kept me laughing the whole time. She is a beast. I am going to go wherever she is a dentist at if she stays in town.

A very disorganized and lame operation. The VA had authorized full mouth and tooth extraction and dentures for me. I am a wounded Marine Veteran in a wheelchair and they kept telling me that it was too difficult for them to work with me and they didn't have room for my chair (even though l told them l could transfer into any chair). The lady who handles the dental billing was very unprofessional and disrespectful to Veterans- a real turn off. After U.F. overmedicated me and rotted my teeth out they blew me off for six months and refused me dental service. Be wary Veterans!

Thank you! Staff and student . I had a tooth extracted today . Everyone made sure it was as painless as possible. Informed me on everything, i needed to know. The best dental experience . Thanks again

I got my dentures done maybe 5 years ago the student I got was amazing I get compliments all the time on my smile . Thank you for bringing back my confidence I smile all the time and people ask why? I have a good smile

Students and faculty are awesome. Brian , Macy are great. Brian did an excellent job on a permanent bridge. I’m very happy with how they handled. 100% recommend the college 👍

This was my UF Dental College experience as a patient of 3 years. The first 2 years were very smooth. Dental students Valledor & Vasconez worked closely together. And with the dental plan they created consecutively, we made great progress. What I really appreciated about Valledor & Vasconez is that they listened actively. As a patient in the dental student program my commute to the C.O.D was no less than 4 hours 1-way depending on my work location. I really appreciate the fact that my travels were taken into consideration and my appointments were for a full day. I felt confident both students were competent, genuine, trustworthy and transparent. When Valledor graduated, Vasconez picked up where they left off and we were still making great progress. Shortly after Vasconez graduated. My year 3 in the program was nothing shy of an unadulterated disaster. Instead of picking up where the previous dental student left off. I was being forced 3 steps back and a change in my dental plan. I was scheduled for another consultation in the perio-clinic. The consultation was for the same surgical procedure (crown lengthening) that was already recommended just 6 months prior. There was no need for me to drive a minimum of 4 hours to be consulted on a second crown lengthening that what was already decided and confirmed (read the previous dental student notes). At that point it was either I was going to accept or refuse treatment. The dental specialist assigned to do my first crown lengthening was very patient, professional and proficient. However, my tolerance for pain is about as high as a deck of UNO cards. This surgery is not for the faint. Perio, no pun intended. According to UF's C.O.D website, a patient can accept or refuse treatment, except as otherwise provided by law. Therefore, I elected to forego the 2nd crown lengthening. I met with Dr. K. and he explained future potential issues if I forgo the procedure. I stood my position. Dr. K. then made demands that I have the procedure or be dismissed from the program. Bully much? At that point, I just wanted my bottom partial and be completely done with the program. That day my appointment was scheduled for a full day. When I declined the 2nd crown lengthening I dismissed from the chair, 2 hours into my appointment after driving 6 hours, one way. The dental student then insinuated that work on my bottom partial would not start until the second crown lengthening was done. I left feeling like a whole hostage. I expressed my concerns and frustrations to UF's patient advocate. All at my expense by force there was a minimum $650.00 change in my dental plan (w/extended treatment), issues with UF antiquated billing system, lack of transparency, lack of trust, still missing teeth/no bottom partial, nearing financial hardship and then to be threatened by faculty to be dismissed from the program for refusing elective treatment is just asinine. At this point I was willing to forgo all recommended treatment, complete my bottom partial and be done with the program. UF's patient advocate was absolutely useless & very dismissive. Do not initially expect a callback or any feedback, instead expect adverse reactions. She is there to protect UF programs, not to facilitate patient grievances. After about 2 months, I completed the program. On the last day, I agreed and signed a consent form to come back in about 3 months for a cleaning and to address any issues with my bottom partial. About a week ago, I called to schedule a cleaning, I was informed I was removed from UF’s student patient program in its entirety. If I needed to scheduled an appointment I would need a doctor's referral. Retaliation, much?, but UF will not have to tell me more than once. So unless you have a minimum of 3 - 5 years to invest a full day appointment once a month into this program ( 2 root canals, 2 crown lengthenings, 5 cleanings, 1 extraction, 3 crowns, composites and bottom partial) this may not be the dental college for you. UF COD's sense of time, ethics & accountability is stuck in neutral.