UB Fund for the School of Dental Medicine

Support initiatives and programs throughout the School of Dental Medicine through this fund.

The UB School of Dental Medicine plays a critical role in advancing oral health in Buffalo-Niagara and around the world through its academic programs, research and community outreach. The UB Fund for the provides general support for the school.

Established in 1892, the School of Dental Medicine continues to educate general practitioners, specialists and biomedical scientists in the art and science of oral health through our comprehensive accredited programs.

Here, we help solve some of the most complex problems in oral health — from improving dental materials to developing new approaches to treat periodontal disease. As one of the leading dental schools in the United States with respect to grant and contract awards for research, we are recognized both nationally and internationally for our life-changing dental research.

In addition, our community outreach efforts help improve the quality of life for thousands of people each year, alleviate human suffering around the globe, and provide lifelong lessons and meaningful experiences for our dental school students, faculty and staff.

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Other Dental Medicine Funds

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Dental Medicine Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Second- and third-year dental students receive scholarships through this fund.
UB Global Miles for Smiles Fund
6/28/24
Help provide training and preventive care for refugees and host communities in need around the world through this fund.
Oral and Maxillofacial Residency Program
6/28/24
Support didactic and clinical training for dental students, surgery residents and graduate students through this fund.
Class of 1980 David Foti Memorial Award
6/28/24
Strong spirit, character and helpfullness define the dental students who receive this award.
SDM Centennial Endowed Chair
6/28/24
Support the betterment of UB’s dental school through this fund.
Steven M. Robbins Memorial Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Third-year dental students with demonstrated commitment and academic success receive scholarships through this fund.
BOCA (Buffalo Outreach and Community Assistance) Fund
6/28/24
This fund supports a student-led organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world.
Ortho Clinic Renovation Fund
6/28/24
Support upgraded spaces and equipment for orthodonics students, faculty, staff and patients through this fund.
Dr. Robert J. Genco School of Dental Medicine Speakers Series Fund
6/28/24
Named for a world-renowned researcher, this fund supports a forum for discussions regarding oral and general health.
UB Fund for the School of Dental Medicine
6/28/24
Support initiatives and programs throughout the School of Dental Medicine through this fund.
Dental School Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides general scholarships to students throughout the School of Dental Medicine.
Post-Graduate Prosthodontic Fund
6/28/24
This fund supports clinical excellence in UB’s prosthodontic post-graduate program.
Thomas C. Labenski Scholarship Endowment Fund
6/28/24
Third-year dental students with strong academic credentials and character receive scholarships through this fund.
Class of 1949 Endowment
6/28/24
Fourth-year dental students receive financial support through this fund.
Oral Biology Graduate Student Research Fund
6/28/24
Graduate students within the department receive critical financial support for their research through this fund.
Maryanne Mather Fund
6/28/24
Honoring the memory of a dedicated staff member, this fund provides annual scholarships for dental students.
Dr. Paul R. Crombach Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Dental students demonstrating conscientiousness in studies, helpfulness and charity receive support from this fund.
Dr. John J. Cunat Fund
6/28/24
World-renowned experts in orthodontics speak at UB through the support of this fund.
Sandford B. Sugarman Memorial Fund for Continuing Dental Education
6/28/24
Annual dental symposiums receive support through this fund.
Dr. Alan J. Drinnan Fund
6/28/24
Students in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine receive support through this fund.
UB Dental - Patient Care Fund
6/28/24
Help improve the quality of healthcare throughout Western New York by supporting this fund.
Dr. Arnold Stern Fund in Endodontics
6/28/24
This fund supports summer research for dental students in periodontics and endodontics.

News from the School of Dental Medicine

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Give Kids A Smile Day set for February
1/16/20
The UB School of Dental Medicine will welcome hundreds of Western New York children who lack access to dental care to receive free oral health care, hearing and vision exams, and other health services.
Century-old drug repurposed to fight ulcers
5/11/20
Suramin, a 100-year old drug used to treat sleeping sickness, has been repurposed to fight oral mucositis and diabetic foot ulcers.
NIH awards UB $21.7 million for clinical and translational science
2/10/20
The award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients, including the tripling of clinical trials since 2015.
UB spinoff awarded grant to advance medicinal toothpaste
6/8/20
The UB School of Dental Medicine and OptiMed Technology were awarded a manufacturing grant from the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund to accelerate the development of their products to the market.
UB receives $1 million to establish Sunstar Robert J. Genco Endowed Chair in Oral Biology
10/26/20
Sunstar Group has donated $1 million to establish a new endowed fund in honor of longtime professor and prolific researcher Robert Genco.
Chester Gary receives 2020 William J. Gies Editorial Awards
11/3/20
Chester J. Gary, clinical assistant professor of restorative dentistry in the UB School of Dental Medicine, received the second and third place 2020 William J. Gies Editorial Award from the American Association of Dental Editors & Journalists and the American Dental Education Association’s ADEAGies Foundation.
2020 in review: How UB’s faculty, staff and students fought COVID-19
12/18/20
Members of the UB community found an abundance of ways to fight the pandemic in Western New York and beyond.

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