Â鶹AV

Strategic Focus Area 1

Academics and Education (Pre-doctoral and Advanced Education)

Provide excellent evidence-based oral health education that prepares competent, ethical, and compassionate dental practitioners to meet the oral healthcare needs of Georgia today and in the future.

Goal 1.1: Ensure the curriculum and academic programs are relevant, efficient, and effective to prepare dental students and residents for successful professional careers.

Goal 1.2: Provide a student-centered learning environment and co-curricular experiential student learning opportunities for professional growth and development.

Goal 1.3: Provide faculty and staff resources to support the educational mission.

---

Strategic Focus Area 2

Research and Scholarship (Faculty, Students and Residents)

Provide leadership and excellence in oral health-related research and discovery providing new knowledge, materials, and treatment to enable dental professionals to meet the increasingly complex oral healthcare needs of our society.

Goal 2.1: Ensure the dental research program is optimally aligned and collaborative with the Â鶹AV research mission.

Goal 2.2: Expand the research program and provide opportunities for increased faculty engagement and productivity.

Goal 2.3: Strengthen opportunities for students and residents to participate in research.

Goal 2.4: Provide an efficient and supportive administrative structure to promote a culture of research.

---

Strategic Focus Area 3

Clinical Care and Patient Services (Intramural and Extramural)

Provide excellent patient-centered, collaborative, comprehensive oral healthcare in clinics as a regional treatment facility resource, and at extra-mural clinical sites improving healthcare access to underserved communities.

Goal 3.1: Ensure the dental clinical program is optimally aligned and integrated with the Â鶹AV Strategic Plan for clinical care.

Goal 3.2: Expand existing clinical services to support the educational and clinical research mission and enhanced access to general and specialized oral health care.

Goal 3.3: Optimize quality and consistency of clinical care.

Goal 3.4: Optimize the efficiency of business operations and effectiveness of administrative support for clinical care.

---

Strategic Focus Area 4

Administration and Support (College and University)

Provide responsible management of resources and contribute to the success of Â鶹AV University’s Mission.

Goal 4.1: Practice responsible resource stewardship and ongoing risk management.

Goal 4.2: Provide faculty and staff with growth and development opportunities for enhanced recruitment and retention.

Goal 4.3: Improve annual planning and decision making for enhanced budget preparation.

Goal 4.4: Foster enhanced partnerships and collaborations with Â鶹AV.

---

Strategic Focus Area 5

External Relations and Community Outreach (Off-campus Stakeholders)

Develop stronger relationships with professional, business, social, and political networks to enhance The Dental College of Georgia’s reputation as a community asset.

Goal 5.1: Expand our engagement with community partners and networks.

Goal 5.2: Strengthen our alumni network and foster philanthropy.

Goal 5.3: Address healthcare disparities and access to care issues throughout Georgia and the region.

Goal 5.4: Enhance our role as a community asset through outreach and service.

---

Strategic Focus Area 6

Culture and Engagement (College, University and Community)

Promote a humanistic, inclusive environment that supports diversity and cultural competency through enhanced communication and engagement.

Goal 6.1: Foster a humanistic environment in the Dental College of Georgia and the Â鶹AV community.

Goal 6.2: Support diversity and cultural competence.

Goal 6.3: Promote engagement opportunities.

Goal 6.4: Increase recognition of individual and college-wide achievement.