At Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, we are more than an academic institution. We are a dynamic community of faculty, students, staff, and alumni, who are shaping the future of dental medicine through excellence and compassion. Collective backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen who we are and what we can accomplish together. Tied together through a shared vision, mission, and values, we are shaping the future of dental medicine. Explore the pillars that define our community and inspire our work, together.

Students wearing their white coats during the white coat ceremony

Vision: Our Purpose

Global Leaders in Oral Health. We train the world’s dentists.

Mission: Our Passion

Education Committed to Clinical Excellence

  • Provide a contemporary curriculum with themes of integration, as well as pre-clinical and clinical environments that incorporate emerging practice models and technologies.

Knowledge to Improve General and Oral Health

  • Alignment of research and scholarship to contribute to knowledge and practice for oral and general health.

Care and Community

We Achieve Our Mission Through:

  • Evolving comprehensive dental education that integrates science, technology, patient needs, and lifelong learning in a world-class environment
  • Interdisciplinary, dynamic research to improve oral care and impact overall health
  • Recruitment, development, support, and retention of a diverse group of exceptional students, faculty, staff, and alumni
  • Civic engagement in service to our local, regional, national, and global communities

Values

  • Professional excellence and integrity in living, learning, and practicing with the highest ethical and clinical standards
  • Commitment to advance dentistry through the integration of education, research, and collaboration
  • Respect for one another’s rights, opinions, and beliefs in a diverse, culturally sensitive, and supportive environment
  • A culture of open communication that fosters a sense of community