In her Sacramento-based prosthodontic practice, Dr. Diana Fat ’99 employs cutting-edge dental technology in service of a timeless mission: providing personalized, compassionate care while embracing innovations that deliver better outcomes for patients.
“Here at Pacific, we grow people, and along the way they become doctors.” This statement by the late Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni ’48 “fits me pretty well,” says Dr. Craig Yarborough ’80, former associate dean for institutional advancement and director for the Center for Success, who retired in December 2025 after more than three decades of service to the dental school.
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t might surprise many to learn that Lundergan’s original plan never involved becoming an educator—or even a dentist.
Propelled by a successful “Shark Tank” appearance on ABC-TV, what began as a creative side project quickly developed into a career fueled by creativity, perseverance and strategic thinking.