Strategic Plan 2023

Strategic Plan

A strategic plan is a written document that will point the way forward for the School of Dentistry. It will establish new organizational goals for us and also explain why these goals are important. This process will uncover ways to improve performance, generate new processes, solve organizational processes and ultimately help us to achieve our fullest potential. 

On behalf of Dean Aksu and the Strategic Planning Committee, thank you to everyone, individually and collectively, for being part of Detroit Mercy Dental’s next strategic plan.  We should be proud of our School’s family and the ability to have discussions that move us forward.

We have developed a new Mission and Vision Statement and established the goals listed below which we will work towards achieving throughout the next five years. Currently, small groups are creating action steps for the established goals.   

Strategic Planning Goals 2023-2028

  1. School of Dentistry will be a destination of choice for students, residents, patients, faculty, staff, and alumni.

  2. The School of Dentistry’s excellence in clinical education sets us apart from other schools.  To maintain and enhance our reputation, we will provide a fully integrated, patient-centered curriculum that emphasizes professionalism and prepares students and residents to be practice-ready clinicians and leaders in interdisciplinary and interprofessional health care.

  3. Broaden the School of Dentistry's involvement as a community partner to enhance access to oral health care in Michigan by developing a competent workforce through community based dental education programs.

  4. The School of Dentistry will support research and scholarly activity initiatives that attract external partnerships and funding. These initiatives will advance basic science, clinical knowledge, and educational best practices that facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology from research to practice, improving the quality of dental education and health care.