The School of Dentistry exists for the dual purpose of educating and training the next generation of dental health professionals who are not only dentists but also other allied health professionals and to serve the public by providing high quality dental care. We engage effectively with the general public in Dundee and undergraduate students in Dundee have a reputation for engaging with the public in promoting good dental and oral health, smoking cessation and a range of other public health measures through periodic events such as oral cancer awareness week, world oral health day and this reflects the commitment for the communication of dental research findings through public lectures, school visits and open day events.
The BDS curriculum at Dundee University School of Dentistry is highly rated internationally and aims to integrate basic and clinical sciences from first BDS through the 5 years until graduation. Feedback indicates that this is well received by students and the BDS course at the University of Dundee consistently achieves the accolade of best student experience among UK Dental Schools. The staff in Dundee dental school are highly skilled teachers and researchers, are highly motivated to achieve the best student learning experience and have recently introduced a programme to INSPIRE dental undergraduates to become more aware of and more engaged with dental research.
