PDS Health Technologies Partners with University of the Pacific to Deploy Epic EHR Across Medical, Dental and Surgical Centers

PDS Health Technologies^™ announced a formal partnership with University of the Pacific (Pacific) to implement its dental-optimized instance of Epic^®, the nation's preeminent electronic health record (EHR) system, across the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and Pacific Health Care Collaborative. This collaboration marks a milestone in health sciences education: Pacific will become the first dental school in the nation to implement PDS Health Technologies' specialized platform across dental, medical and a future ambulatory surgical center, creating a more integrated model for clinical education and care.

"This partnership reflects a shared belief that oral health must be more meaningfully integrated with overall health," said Preston Raulerson, president of PDS Health Technologies. "By bringing medical, dental and future surgical care settings onto the same patient record, University of the Pacific is advancing dental-medical integration in a way that strengthens both education and patient care. We are proud to support that vision with a proven instance of Epic optimized for dentistry and backed by real-world clinical and operational performance."

Dr. Elisa Chávez, interim dean at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, said, "Integrating PDS Health Technologies' instance of Epic into our clinical and academic environments across three distinct care settings is a transformative step. This implementation allows our students to practice true interdisciplinary care and prepares our graduates for a future where oral health is recognized as an indispensable component of primary care."

At the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the platform will help extend classroom instruction into the clinical setting in a more meaningful way. With access to more complete patient information and real-time interoperability, students and faculty will be better positioned to support interdisciplinary collaboration, strengthen referral coordination and apply the principles of dental-medical integration in real clinical environments.

"This partnership allows us to modernize our clinical technology architecture around a single, interoperable EHR," said Raybel Ramos, associate dean of information technology at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. "PDS Health Technologies' dental-optimized Epic instance gives us the performance, security, and scalability needed to support complex academic and clinical workflows while ensuring that data flows seamlessly across care settings. It's a critical step in building a future-ready digital ecosystem for our students and clinicians."

This strategic collaboration also establishes a stronger model for academic health environments, where education, clinical care and operations are aligned on a single foundation. Together, PDS Health Technologies and Pacific are building infrastructure that supports the current patient experience while laying the groundwork for future advancement in clinical research, data insights and integrated care delivery.