Gurrinder Atwal, BDS, DDS, MS
Professor
Preventive & Restor Dent Sci
School of Dentistry

Dr Atwal enjoys clinical practice and mentoring students to be excellent clinicians at the UCSF school of dentistry. He is the director of Community Based Clinical Education & Partnership (CBCE) program. CBCE enable students to work in the most underserved communities for multiple weeks as part of their externship journey.

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Learners get to enhance their clinical skills, get mentorship and most importantly bridge the gaps in access to oral health care in the marginalized communities. Hope is that some students will get inspired and seek employment in public health field at some point in their professional journey. Key to success is conservative, ethical practice with great communication skills and compassion towards patients. He strongly believes in continuing education and team building. Apart from being faculty at the UCSF school of dentistry, Dr. Atwal is a private practitioner in high private office since June, 2000. In his spare time Dr Atwal is a pilot who enjoys flying, traveling, hiking, humanitarian work, and Yoga.

Awards

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  • Master Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD), Academy of General Dentistry, 2020
  • Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), OKU Chapter, UCSF, 2020
  • Fellowship International College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, 2019
  • Fellowship American College of Dentists (FACD), American College of Dentists, 2018
  • Admiral Paul Reibe Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF, School of Dentistry, 2017
  • Admiral Paul Reibe Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF, School of Dentistry, 2016
  • Fellowship Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD), Academy of General Dentistry, 2012
  • Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, UCSF, School of Dentistry, 2011
  • Admiral Paul Riebe Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF, School of Dentistry, 2010
  • Excellence in Clinical Achievements, Loma Linda University, 1998

Education & Training

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  • DDS Dentistry Loma Linda University 12/1998
  • MSc Dentistry King's College, University of London 07/1995
  • BDS Dentistry KLE's Dental College 07/1993

Interests

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  • Conservative/restorative dentistry
  • CAD/CAM dentistry
  • mentoring
  • Preventive dentistry
  • Orthodontics

Websites

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