Vision

To be recognized as a leading dental institution known nationally and internationally for providing academic excellence of the highest professional standards to enable dental graduates to be the leaders in delivering quality oral healthcare services.

Mission

To develop dental health professionals from diverse groups of people as leaders, possessing virtues of dignity and humanity, with clinical excellence, to meet the primary oral health care needs. Emphasis is placed on promoting critical reasoning, self-directed and lifelong learning competencies to research, communicate and lead efficiently. Community-oriented, evidence-based, and innovative technology-enhanced teaching enables students to be ethically and socially accountable in treating patients and addressing the challenges of the dental healthcare industry.