Mission and Objectives
Mission
The vision and mission statement of the Department of Community Dentistry is to promote health and prevent oral disease through teaching, research and service.
Objectives
- To provide quality comprehensive oral health services by caring and committed personnel
- To carry out oral health assessments in the various communities
- To promote oral health and create greater oral health awareness
- To operate with a team approach effectively utilising the best mix of oral health workers
- To empower and utilise local resources
- To foster staff development at all levels
- To work in closer cooperation with Gauteng DoH
- To encourage and facilitate community involvement
- To provide oral health services and carry out relevant research for special groups such as HIV/ AIDS patients, AIDS orphans, pregnant women, young children etc as well as the application of new materials and equipment
- To provide and offer an excellent facility for training, research and service for under and post graduate dental and oral hygienist students