Pamela Sandow is a member of the college’s DMD Class of 1986 and earned her certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry in 1987 from UFCD. She then joined the faculty of the college and has been involved in student mentoring, advising, the University Scholars Program and the Summer Research Program. She is a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry and has been elected for membership in the American College of Dentists and Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
Dr. Sandow serves as the director of the college’s Oral Medicine Clinic and associate dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. Her clinical specialty is the management of oral complications from cancer therapy; including chemotherapy, bone marrow transplantation and head and neck radiotherapy at the UF Academic Health Center. She has published multiple book chapters for the medical profession on this subject and is director of a clinical course for teaching oral oncology to senior dental students.
Dr. Sandow was named associate dean for the Office of Admission & Financial Aid in December 2021 after serving as assistant dean since April 2011. In her time leading the office, she has obtained more than $5 million in HRSA grants, initiated the annual UF Pre-Dental Fair, gained international recognition for over 34 published works, and co-authored a MedEdPORTAL publication of a learning resource module. She has represented UFCD at hundreds of recruitment and advising events, reaching predental students from all over the country. Dr. Sandow also manages the admissions process for all UFCD Advanced and Graduate programs and financial aid for UFCD students.