Mission & Vision

Mission

To provide post-doctoral training for dental residents while fulfilling the unmet dental needs of the community.

Vision

To be recognized as a premier post-doctoral training program and as a quality provider of dental care to the underserved in our community.

In order to fulfill our mission and vision, the entire Dental Team will provide to:

Our Community

• A pledge to echo our organization's mission of providing the best quality healthcare in the region.
• Access to comprehensive dental care for the underserved and special needs patients and to provide palliative treatment for dental emergencies.
• Opportunities to promote careers in dentistry to local secondary school and college students.
• Education about the importance of preventative dentistry and the benefits proper oral hygiene can offer their overall health.

Our Patients

• The best treatment we can possibly deliver; never compromising the needs of each individual's total quality care. Being attentive to each individual's concerns and listening to their needs.
• High quality patient focused dental care that is achieved through Relationship-Based Care. We define RBC as treatment which places the patient and his/her family at the center of their care plan.
• Personalized care to each individual by being caring, compassionate, respectful and empathetic providers to all, regardless of race, cultural or financial status.
• The best education and support so they can be more active participants in their oral health care.
• Quality care in a timely and respectful manner.
• More efficiency with our time in order to be more accommodating for patient availability.

Our Dental Residents

• Advanced learning/training opportunities.
• A positive learning environment.
• Mentorship and coaching.
• Availability with scheduling for continuity of care in a timely manner.
• A working relationship with auxiliaries to foster continuity of care.

Our Attending Staff:

• A rewarding experience in training dental residents.
• The gratitude and respect for their commitment to the training program.
• Appropriate feedback on their teaching abilities.
• A recognition program to honor their contribution to the success of the residency program.
• On-call coverage for their private patients while out-of-town.

Our Team members

• Opportunities for learning and advancing in the field of dentistry, including an opportunity to continue their participation in the Dr. Michelle Haddad Memorial Seminar.
• A culture in which personal responsibility prevails, healthy relationships thrive, appreciation is openly expressed, and caring and healing are the constant and core reasons for existence.
• A Commitment to Co-Workers that includes building and maintaining healthy relationships, respectful communication and holds each other accountable for their responsibilities and actions.
• An enthusiasm for our role as a team player.
• A mandate to maintain a positive attitude and enjoy what we do.
• Opportunities that enable them to enjoy our profession and perform our daily duties with enthusiasm and excitement and a positive attitude.
• The mandate and opportunities to remain knowledgeable of up to date treatments.
• Leadership opportunities.

Our Departmental & Organization Leadership

• A commitment to financial responsibility.
• A mandate to live the core values established by the organization.
• Feedback to the organization.
• Ideas and action plans centered around growth and expansion of Dental Services to include an Emergency/Urgent Dental Care program.
• Opportunities and strategies for networking and collaboration with other organizations.
• A mandate to be aware of and reinforce components of the Commitment to Co-Workers.