Vision Statement

The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery will build on its tradition as the world’s first Dental School to become a full partner with the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland Medical System in achieving eminence in education, science and practice related to health, with a special emphasis on health of the oral-facial region. Embraced by and subscribing to the University and System visions, BCDS will be a leader for dentistry in:

developing innovative educational offerings in dentistry and related disciplines;

devising and adopting technological advances in dental education and practice;

producing new basic and applied knowledge;

preparing practitioner-scholars as future leaders;

integrating service activities with the needs of the community;

initiating programs that cross school, university, state and national boundaries;

preparing practitioners and educators capable of functioning competently at the fullest breadth and depth of their professional areas of expertise; and

influencing oral health care policies.

In living this vision, BCDS will achieve greater prominence through activities that bring recognition. Students will find excellent faculty, unexcelled intellectual stimulation and the opportunity to deliver to patients, high quality and caring treatment. The school’s performance will exceed the expectations of its supporters. BCDS will continually contribute to the resolution of health-related problems which plague mankind, and through special concentration in the oral-facial region, improve the quality of life.