VISION
The University of the Philippines Manila College of Dentistry envisions itself to be the country’s premier academic institution providing quality dental education, training, research and service characterized by global competence, social sensitivity and responsible leadership in the continuous pursuit of excellence for the service of God and the nation.
MISSION
The University of the Philippines Manila College of Dentistry:
- Provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs that produce:
- Biologically-oriented, technically-competent and socially-sensitive practitioners responsive to the needs of the nation and the global community
- Leaders, trainers and researchers grounded in sound principles and critical advances in oral health and education, training, research and service
- Individuals imbued with professionalism, integrity, excellence, nationalism and respect for diversity of cultures
- Cultivates a team of educators, learners and auxiliary staff committed to excellence, leadership and service
- Offers continuing education programs for the development of the profession
- Conducts relevant ethical researches for the advancement of oral health and education
DDM PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
The following are the program objectives for the curriculum:
- PLO1. Manage patients competently, through the employment of critical thinking, while maintaining professional and ethical conduct.
- PLO2. Apply basic skills in the management of dental practice while maintaining integrity in upholding the existing laws and regulations of the land pertinent to the practice of the profession.
- PLO3. Promote oral and systemic health care toward community and national development while demonstrating cultural sensitivity.
- PLO4. Apply basic knowledge in the conduct of technically and ethically sound research for the improvement of oral health in the nation.
- PLO5. Collaborate with health professionals in advocating the improvement of dental health in the country.
- PLO6. Demonstrate initiative to be adept with current trends and research in dentistry and other health-related fields, in the pursuit of life- long learning.
- PLO7. Demonstrate skills in planning appropriate preventive, interceptive and curative oral health programs for a community.
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Philosophy of Education and Graduate Attributes
A UP education seeks to produce graduates imbued with an abiding sense of responsibility to their people and nation, the skills and mindsets to improve human life, and a commitment to the freedom and welfare of all.
Aside from mastery of knowledge in their specific disciplines, UP graduates must possess breadth of mind, strength of character, and generosity of spirit, fostered by a firm grounding in both the arts and sciences, and such specialist courses as their programs may require.
They must be prepared to inclusively engage with society and the world at large, mindful of their people’s needs and capabilities, and keen to the challenges and opportunities of national development in this century of rapid global change.
UP aims to achieve this through its General Education program, one that develops mind, body and spirit, which familiarize all its students with their culture and history and fosters a sense of shared citizenship, while equipping them with critical thinking, discernment and technical skills they will need to excel in their chosen professions.
UP Statement of the Philosophy of Education and Graduate Attributes
UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Approved by the Board of Regents on 28 November 2019
University of the Philippines Manila Citizen's Charter
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