In 1918, the college focused its education program solely on dentistry but retained its name as the College of Physicians and Surgeons until it was incorporated into the University of the Pacific in 1962. In 2004 the school was named in honor of [[Arthur A. Dugoni]], a former president of the [[American Dental Association]], who served 28 years as dean.[http://dental.pacific.edu/aboutUs/pacificProfile.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813164145/http://dental.pacific.edu/aboutUs/pacificProfile.htm|date=August 13, 2006}}

In 1918, the college focused its education program solely on dentistry but retained its name as the College of Physicians and Surgeons until it was incorporated into the University of the Pacific in 1962. In 2004 the school was named in honor of [[Arthur A. Dugoni]], a former president of the [[American Dental Association]], who served 28 years as dean.[http://dental.pacific.edu/aboutUs/pacificProfile.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813164145/http://dental.pacific.edu/aboutUs/pacificProfile.htm|date=August 13, 2006}}

The dental school has nine clinics open in San Francisco and Union City.{{cite web|url=https://www.pacific.edu/dental/dental-services |title=Dugoni School of Dentistry - Dental Clinics |publisher=Dental.pacific.edu |access-date=2024-06-10}}

The dental school offers a variety of dental services at its clinics in San Francisco and Sacramento.{{cite web|url=https://www.pacific.edu/dental/dental-services |title=Dugoni School of Dentistry - Dental Clinics |publisher=Dental.pacific.edu |access-date=2026-02-27}} The school formerly operated the Union City Dental Care Clinic, but transferred it to La Clínica, who operates it today as La Clínica Dental Union City. {{cite web|url=https://https://laclinica.org/location/la-clinica-dental-union-city/

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University of the Pacific still relies heavily upon the [[Ryan White]] HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act funding to provide services for patients with HIV/AIDS;{{cite web|url=https://www.pacific.edu/dental/dental-services/care-hiv-dental-services |title=Dugoni School of Dentistry - CARE (HIV) Clinic |publisher=Dental.pacific.edu |access-date=2021-06-11}} this funding is used to reimburse the school for services provided but has not increased in recent years despite increased costs of providing services.{{cite news|title=HIV dental clinic to close|url=http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2916|date=2008-04-24|author=Seth Hemmelgarn|work=The Bay Area Reporter Online}}

University of the Pacific still relies heavily upon the [[Ryan White]] HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act funding to provide services for patients with HIV/AIDS;{{cite web|url=https://www.pacific.edu/dental/dental-services/care-hiv-dental-services |title=Dugoni School of Dentistry - CARE (HIV) Clinic |publisher=Dental.pacific.edu |access-date=2021-06-11}} this funding is used to reimburse the school for services provided but has not increased in recent years despite increased costs of providing services.{{cite news|title=HIV dental clinic to close|url=http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2916|date=2008-04-24|author=Seth Hemmelgarn|work=The Bay Area Reporter Online}}