Mission, Vision, and Values

The mission of the UNE College of Dental Medicine is to improve the health of Northern New England as well as rural and underserved areas while shaping the future of dentistry through excellence in education, discovery, and service.

1. Excellence
2. Professionalism
3. Patient-Centered Care
4. Social Responsibility
5. Diversity
6. Scholarship
7. Leadership

The College of Dental Medicine will:

• Be a premier institution in the United States for educating dental professionals who will fulfill their obligations to improve the oral health, overall health and quality of life of people in their communities with integrity, compassion and respect
• Provide outstanding didactic and clinical education in a humanistic environment that embraces scientific and technological advances and supports patient-centered, evidence-based comprehensive oral health care in a group practice model
• Cultivate and support the richness of diversity in the development of professionalism, ethical behavior, communication and leadership by encouraging and supporting diversity of faculty, students and staff
• Develop dental professionals who are leaders of their own oral health care teams and partners in the interprofessional health care delivery systems of the future
• Educate dental professionals to understand and apply relevant clinical practices to the connections between oral health and overall health
• Advance its commitment to community health and service of underserved populations
• Promote scholarship, innovation and lifelong learning for faculty, staff and students