Mission and Values of the Faculty
Mission
The Mission of the Faculty of Dentistry is to promote health in a caring and compassionate way through oral and maxillofacial health-based education, research and service.
Values
- The Faculty will sustain a national and international learning community where we seek knowledge and skills (research), learn and teach (education). We shall apply our knowledge and skills in an ethical, caring and compassionate manner to promote and maintain oral and maxillofacial health in Atlantic Canada and to treat appropriately evolving oral health needs.
- As role models, we, the faculty, must possess the high degree of ethics, idealism, intellectual integrity and enthusiasm for the scientific and professional activities required to pursue the Mission of the Faculty.
- Students in the Faculty will be ethical, compassionate, caring, knowledgeable and skilled practitioners through successful completion of the curriculum in which they have registered. Graduates will maintain these attributes as valued alumni.
- The Faculty will be integral to promoting excellence at Dalhousie University through service on its various bodies and committees.
- The Faculty will promote excellence through active partnerships within the University and with external institutions.
