Faculdade De Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo - FOUSP

What Faculdade De Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo - FOUSP does

FOUSP (Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo) is the dental faculty of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo, a public Brazilian higher education institution founded in 1902 and headquartered at Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes in S\u00e3o Paulo. It operates as a state-funded unit within the USP system, the largest public university in Brazil, employing approximately 159 faculty and staff across seven academic departments covering biomaterials, maxillofacial surgery, restorative dentistry, stomatology, orthodontics/pediatric dentistry, social dentistry, and prosthodontics. Its revenue model is government budget allocation (federal and state sources), with no tuition charged to students for regular academic programs.

The institution delivers a comprehensive academic portfolio comprising an undergraduate dentistry program, three stricto sensu graduate programs (Ci\u00eancias Odontol\u00f3gicas, Diagn\u00f3stico Bucal/Radiologia/Imaginologia, and Odontologia), and an interunits professional master's in interdisciplinary health. Core technical infrastructure includes the CEPEC clinical research center, a Biobanco de Dentes (tooth biobank), the dental teaching clinic (Cl\u00ednica Odontol\u00f3gica) operating the Sistema Romeu patient management system, and the Servi\u00e7o de Documenta\u00e7\u00e3o Odontol\u00f3gica specialized dental library. Research is funded primarily through FAPESP, with administrative support from USP's Pr\u00f3-Reitoria de Pesquisa.

FOUSP serves four primary constituencies: undergraduate dental students, graduate researchers (master's, doctoral, direct doctoral), teaching-clinic patients receiving supervised care, and international academic partners via mobility and exchange programs (Conv\u00eanio Acad\u00eamico Internacional). Go-to-market is sales-led in the sense of institutional recruitment (vestibular entrance exam and program-specific selection processes), with no commercial product distribution, no AI/ML capabilities disclosed, no patents or trademarks, and no M&A activity.

Name

Faculdade De Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo - FOUSP

Legal name

Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo

Website

https://fo.usp.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FOUSP is the public dental faculty of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo, offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral dental programs alongside clinical research, a tooth biobank, and teaching clinics, serving students, researchers, and patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Education

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy (Scaling & Root Planing) (HLABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Dental education programs
• Clinical dental training
• Oral health research
• Graduate dental studies
• Public university dentistry

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Government Funding: FOUSP is a public institution funded by the University of São Paulo (USP) and Brazilian government. As part of the state university system, it receives funding from federal and state sources to support teaching, research, and extension activities. No tuition fees are charged to students for regular academic programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FOUSP is the dental school of the University of São Paulo that delivers undergraduate and graduate dental education, provides patient care through teaching clinics (Clínica Odontológica), and conducts oral health research. It trains dentists, dental specialists, and researchers while offering subsidized dental services to the population of São Paulo.

Product overview

FOUSP is the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of São Paulo, a public higher education institution specializing in dental education and research. The institution offers a comprehensive portfolio of academic programs including undergraduate dentistry, multiple stricto sensu graduate programs (Ciências Odontológicas, Diagnóstico Bucal/Radiologia/Imaginologia, Odontologia, and an interunits professional master's in health), supported by a clinical research center (CEPEC) and a specialized dental library (SDO). The academic structure spans seven academic departments covering all major dental specialties. As a research-intensive university unit, FOUSP's offerings are oriented toward dental education, scientific research production, and clinical training rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Dental Program (Graduação em Odontologia)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da USPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral research office of the University of São Paulo that coordinates research programs, scholarships, international cooperation calls, and research support nuclei across all USP units including FOUSP.
• Partner Universities (Universidades Conveniadas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic exchange agreements with universities worldwide through Convênio Acadêmico Internacional. Students and faculty can participate in exchange programs. FOUSP has partnerships with dental schools and research institutions globally.
• FOB, FORP/USP (joint SIICUSP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the SIICUSP (Simpósio Internacional de Iniciação Científica e Tecnológica) with Faculty of Odontology of Bauru (FOB) and Faculty of Ribeirao Preto (FORP) for the annual scientific initiation symposium.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/USP): FOB is the sister dental faculty of USP located in Bauru, operating the same public-university dental education, research, and clinic model as FOUSP. The two institutions co-organize SIICUSP and share USP's central administration, funding framework, and academic standards, making them the most direct institutional peer.
• Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP/UNICAMP): FOP/UNICAMP is another leading Brazilian public dental school with a similar research-intensive structure, graduate programs, and teaching clinic model. It is widely considered one of Brazil's top dental schools alongside FOUSP and offers the most direct national comparison for academic quality and research output.
• Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (FORP/USP): FORP is USP's third dental faculty, located in Ribeirão Preto, providing the same public dental education and research structure as FOUSP and FOB. It jointly organizes SIICUSP with FOUSP and FOB and serves a similar student and patient population in São Paulo state.
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Faculdade de Odontologia (UFMG): UFMG's dental school is a leading public Brazilian dental faculty with comparable undergraduate and graduate program structures, clinical research output, and teaching-clinic operations. It represents a top-tier national peer for student recruitment and academic competition.
• Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Faculdade de Odontologia (UFRJ): UFRJ's dental faculty is one of Brazil's oldest and largest public dental schools, offering undergraduate and graduate programs with teaching clinics in Rio de Janeiro. It competes with FOUSP for top Brazilian dental students and federal research funding, sharing the same public-university operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard School of Dental Medicine: Harvard School of Dental Medicine is a top-tier US dental school combining DMD education with significant clinical and translational research capacity. While its funding model and prestige operate at a different tier, it represents the gold-standard global benchmark that FOUSP's CEPEC and graduate programs implicitly compete against for international reputation.
• King's College London - Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences: King's College London's dental faculty is a leading European institution offering dental education and clinical research at a scale comparable to FOUSP. As a globally recognized dental school with active clinical trials infrastructure, it represents a relevant international benchmark for FOUSP's research ambitions.
• University of Michigan School of Dentistry: One of the top-ranked dental schools in the United States, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry offers DDS, graduate, and research programs of similar depth to FOUSP. While operating under a US public university model with tuition, it represents a comparable global benchmark in dental education and research intensity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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