2025 Strategic Plan

Empower Healthy Communities

Develop an integrated network of oral health across South Carolina to improve health

Years 1-3:

• Improve access to CDM services, including select specialty oral health care, through the exploration of new oral health delivery models.
• Improve access to CDM services through new business models and alignment with MUSC Health billing practice protocols.

Years 3-5:

• Improve access to oral health services through an integrated network of rural general practice residency programs.
• Enhance the care experience for MUSC patients through strategic co-location of dental offices within MUSC Health primary care sites.
• Improve access to oral surgical care through regional dental-only ambulatory surgical centers.

Years 5-10:

• Expand oral health services & delivery of oral health education and interventions through collaborative partnerships.

Drive Innovation and Health Transformation

Drive investment in innovation, creating new knowledge and scientific discoveries through an expanded research portfolio

Years 5-10:

• Expand research portfolio by supporting entrepreneurial activities to enhance commercialization.
• Grow emerging and existing areas of research excellence.
  
  

Drive transformative changes in health care, research enrollment, and learning

Years 10-20:

• Be known as the premier provider of digital dentistry patient care.
• Become nationally & internationally known for our digital dentistry curricula.

Reshape the Future Workforce

Foster an environment that creates workplace engagement and value

Years 1-3:

• Strengthen workforce recruitment & retention strategies through peer-led Workforce Development (retention & recruitment) Committee.

Years 5-10:

• Strengthen alumni engagement through new infrastructure.

Inspire and equip learners and employees to be leaders in oral health and education

Years 1-3:

• Improve our graduates’ success through enhancements to the predoctoral curriculum.

• Strengthen faculty and staff success through new mentorship initiatives & professional development.

Years 5-10:

• Increase the number of dental graduates by expanding the pre-doctoral program in other regions of SC.
• Explore new residency programs based on the needs of the state.
• Explore new professional programs with partnering institutions such as technical colleges.