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The College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) was founded in San
Francisco in 1896, and took up residence in the rented Federation
Hall on Howard Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets. By 1899,
enrollment had exceeded capacity.
P&S moved into a newly constructed building in the Mission district in 1899. In
1906, the great earthquake and fire destroyed the school, but it was rebuilt
quickly and reopened four months later. An adjacent lot was purchased in 1945
where portable clinic units and offices were set up to accommodate the
increasing demand for dentists. By 1958, the school had once again outgrown
its location, and began searching and fundraising for a new building site in San
Francisco. In 1962, P&S affiliated with University of the Pacific and changed its
name to University of the Pacific School of Dentistry.
Ground was broken in 1965 for a new campus in Pacific Heights, and in
1967, the School of Dentistry family moved into their upscale home,
remaining here until 2014. In 2004, the school was renamed the Arthur A.
Dugoni School of Dentistry, in honor of its incumbent dean.
Purchased in 2011, this South of Market building was completely renovated and
opened in 2014 as the newest campus of University of the Pacific and the
home of the Dugoni School of Dentistry. The building is just around the corner
from where P&S began back in the late 19th century.