The College of Dentistry, as a teaching institution, is strongly committed to providing its students with the best educational experience possible and as such, makes every effort to provide patients for students that offer a wide range of clinical experiences. More importantly, the College is also committed to providing its patients with comprehensive care that is patient-centered and affordable.
Patients are accepted based on their educational value and assigned to students based on the student’s educational requirements. There may be instances when an assigned patient does not exactly match the assignment request made by the student; this is unavoidable as treatment needs and the patient’s treatment expectations are subject to change with time.
Students are expected to act with professionalism, responsibility, and accountability in accepting patient assignments; repeated complications in the assignment process with a particular student will ultimately result in the student becoming responsible for procuring his/ her own patients for treatment.
