Strategic Plan Process
The UF College of Dentistry launched a new strategic planning process in Fall 2024 with an expected completion in Spring 2025. The new plan focuses on six domains identified that, together, support our missions of education, research and patient care.
Six Domains
These domains, which are highly integrated and support the initiatives and priorities of the University of Florida and UF Health, will guide UFCD’s decision-making in the future to ensure we meet the educational, patient care and research needs of our state and nation.
Key features of the strategic planning process include:
- An analysis of significant trends confronting schools of dentistry, dental practitioners and academicians, and research investigators.
- Formation of a Steering Committee composed of department chairs, college administrators, researchers, clinicians, students and residents. The Steering Committee providsd input and advice to the dean on all phases of the process and plays a pivotal role in the review of the plan.
- Establishment of six domains and area-specific working groups: Education & Training; Patient Care; Research, Scholarship & Creative Works; Service; Sustain Positive Interpersonal & Professional Culture; and Infrastructure & Technology. After extensive review and discussion, each working group is developing specific programmatic recommendations that will be incorporated into the strategic plan.
- Focus groups were held to encourage and secure input from key stakeholder audiences. These groups included students, residents, and advanced education participants; faculty and staff; practicing clinicians; alumni and industry representatives.
After the plan is finalized, it will be approved by Faculty Assembly and implementation will begin.