• Provide unbiased teaching in the theory and practice of dentistry using digital tools and technologies.
• Create opportunities for personal and professional development
• Contribute to the research base of digital dentistry and to encourage research amongst practitioners
• Promote digital dentistry as a safe and practical method of treating patients
• Produce safe, competent and reflective practitioners
• Appraise levels of competency.

By the end of the programme, successful students will have acquired the knowledge, skills and experience to confidently:

• Deliver safe, predictable and competent dental treatment using digital technologies.
• Understand their role and responsibilities in the provision of dental treatment to their patients using these tools, together with their relationships to other colleagues and the dental care team.
• Be able to communicate effectively with other professionals in the management of complex cases requiring an interdisciplinary approach.
• Interpret research findings and their implications for dental treatment using digital dental software and hardware.
• Evaluate various treatment options, demonstrate proficiency in applying new cutting edge software and hardware techniques and reflect on all aspects relating to practice management, synthesising information gained from a wide variety of sources in order to develop an optimal and realistic treatment plan.
• Understand the major legal, ethical and social implications of treatment using these technologies.