Alan Budenz, MS, DDS, MBA is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and is Vice-Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California. He received his graduate degree in Anatomy from UCLA, and his dental degree from UCSF. Dr. Budenz has taught Anatomy courses at the University of the Pacific since 1984, and has extensive experience in head and neck anatomy, dissection, and nerve tract identification. He also lectures on Surgical Head & Neck Anatomy and orthognathic surgery to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Endodontic, and Orthodontic Residents, and has lectured internationally on local anesthesia, anatomy, oral medicine/oral diagnosis, and cariology topics.

Dr. Budenz has over thirty-five years of general practice experience in San Francisco, has served as clinical Group Practice Administrator, and as Chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Emergency Services, and is a general dentistry clinical instructor at the University of the Pacific. Due to his background, Dr. Budenz is well qualified to combine basic anatomical instruction with practical clinical application for dentists and hygienists alike, and for twelve consecutive years, from 2005 – present, has been recognized as an Annual Leader in Continuing Education by "Dentistry Today".