The Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry of the Dow International Dental College has a very important role in imparting knowledge, skills, and expertise pertinent to public oriented oral health care and services. The main purposes are:

1.    To meet the increasing need and demand for oral health care of the disadvantaged population and the child population. 

2.    To expand the role of oral health care professionals by teaching, training, guiding, and supervising general health and oral health care teams through active participation. 

3.    Shaping a responsive educational model for our students to be able to address disparities in oral health through its educational curricula of Community Dentistry that focuses on the current dental advancements.

4.    Fostering fundamental and translational research and technology that focuses mainly on social and epidemiological problems in communities through preventive and promotive programs.