UF College of Dentistry received official word in February 2009 that its predoctoral dental education program had been granted the accreditation status of "approval without reporting requirements" by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). "Approval without reporting requirements" indicates that the program achieves or exceeds the basic requirements for accreditation. The next site visit for the predoctoral program will occur in 2015.

The official statement from CODA is as follows:

The programs in dental education are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and have been granted the accreditation status of "approval without reporting requirements." The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United Stated Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 312-440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Accreditation Self-Study Steering Committee

Role	Name	Department
Accreditation Self-Study Chair	Dr. William P. McArthur	Oral Biology
Basic Science Representative	Dr. Clay Walker	Oral Biology
Behavioral Science Representative	Dr. Henrietta Logan	Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
Scientist/Clinician	Dr. Karl Soderholm	Dental Biomaterials
Clinical academician	Dr. James Haddix	Endodontics
Clinical Representative	Dr. Ronald Watson	Operative Dentistry
Translational scientist/clinician	Dr. Joseph Katz	OMFS&DS
Clinical academician	Dr. Pam Sandow	OMFS&DS
Community Based Programs	Dr. Micaela Gibbs	Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science
Coordinator	Jean Sweitzer	Dean’s Office

Schedule of Upcoming Meetings

All Steering Committee meetings are scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. and end at 1:45 p.m.

2006
Date	Room	Agenda	Minutes	Attachments
July 11	D4-16
July 28	D10-11
August 8	D4-16
August 29	D8-46
September 13	DG-41
September 26	D4-16
October 10	D4-16
October 31	D4-16
November 14	D4-16
November 28	D4-16
December 4 12:00pm-1:30pm	D4-16
December 6 1:30pm-3:00pm	DG-41
December 12	D4-16

2007
Date	Room	Agenda	Minutes	Attachments
January 16	D4-16
January 26	D5-10
January 30	D4-16
February 27	D4-16
March 13	D4-16
March 27	D4-16
April 10	D4-16
April 24	D4-16
May 8	DG-41
May 29	D4-16
June 12	D4-16
June 26	D4-16
July 17	D4-16
August 14	D4-16
August 28	D7-11
September 11	D4-16
September 25	D4-16
October 9	D4-16
October 30	D4-16
November 6	D4-16
December 11	D4-16

2008
Date	Room	Agenda	Minutes	Attachments
January 9	D4-16
January 23	D4-16
January 29	D4-16
February 26	D4-16