Mission
The mission of LMU CDM is to prepare highly skilled, compassionate, and ethical oral health providers dedicated to excellence in teaching, patient care, research, and service. Our focus is on improving oral and overall health in underserved communities, which is accomplished through lifelong learning and critical thinking. Graduates leave equipped to contribute meaningfully to their profession and to society through innovation, evidence-based care, and outreach.
Vision
By 2030, LMU-CDM be recognized as national and international leaders in
- Providing dental education for the 21st Century students through curriculum innovation and advanced technology.
- Providing seamless, integrated, clinically based, patient-centered, and person-centered education founded in preventive health and evidence-based science.
The Mission of the LMU-CDM is fulfilled through the achievement of four general goals supported by specific objectives for measuring achievement, which are addressed annually. These goals are supported by strategies and assessments and serve as a priority for the College of Dental Medicine's long-range strategic planning.
Goals
To achieve the Mission of the Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene programs, the faculty and students engage in an active educational process with a variety of learning experiences. They collaborate in scholarly and service activities within a curriculum designed so that upon completion of the program, the following Goals will be achieved:
Domains:
- Teaching Excellence
- Research
- Patient-Centered Care
- Service
1. Teaching Excellence: Provide predoctoral and postdoctoral students with a quality education that integrates evidence-based knowledge and skills in the oral health and clinical sciences, biomedical, and behavioral sciences necessary to become competent practitioners.
2. Research: Provide an environment that promotes and supports research and scholarly activity in education and oral health care.
3. Patient-Centered Care: Provide high-quality, comprehensive, evidence-based, patient-centered care for our patients while improving access to oral health care in the region through the practice of our graduates.
4. Service: Address the oral health needs and improve access to oral healthcare in the region through continuing dental education and community service efforts.