Leadership

Visionary Teacher, Clinician and Leader

“In an ever-changing world and an ever-evolving field, we remain committed to graduating nimble oral health professionals..."

“In an ever-changing world and an ever-evolving field, we remain committed to graduating nimble oral health professionals..."

When Scott De Rossi, DMD, MBA, became the dean of the UNC School of Dentistry — now the UNC Adams School of Dentistry — in January 2017, he was poised to lead the school to new heights. Dean De Rossi is committed to ensuring the school becomes the global model for oral health education and is dedicated to the students, staff and faculty that make the dental school an internationally recognized leader in oral health, education, patient care and research.

“In an ever-changing world and an ever-evolving field, we remain committed to graduating nimble oral health professionals who are capable of critical thinking and adaptable to new technologies, changing demographics of disease and emerging models of healthcare delivery.”

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