faculty of dental science
About the Faculty
General Overview
Advancing Oral Health Through Innovation and Education
The Faculty of Dental Sciences of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos was established in December 1964 by a senate resolution. It is the oldest Dental School in Nigeria/West Africaand indeed the first Dental Faculty to be promoted and established in Sub-Sahara Africa by an Independent Africa Country.
The University of Lagos Senate met in 1964 and passed a resolution to establish the Dental School. Prof. J.W Taylor a British Oral Surgeon who was at the time the chief Dental Surgeon of Northern Nigeria was appointed the Head of the new Dental department.
The new Dental department was housed in a bungalow which students and staff then referred to as the “Pako house” as a result of the wooden partition used to demarcate offices. The Dental Department was later upgraded into a division of Dentistry with three Departments.
Our Vision
To be the Dental Faculty of reference in Sub-Sahara Africa Community.
Our Mission
To produce Dentists who will be competent managers of Oral diseases at the primary, secondary and tertiary level of health care in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
To produce Dentists who will be competent managers and leaders of oral health care teams and institution in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
To produce Dentists who will be life-long learners in all issues of oral and general health and appreciate the interact in between the two.
Dean’s Message
I warmly welcome you to the Faculty of Dental Sciences College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, the University of first choice and the nation pride. The Faculty of Dental Sciences is located in the Idi-Araba Campus of the University of Lagos in the bustling commercial city of Lagos , South West Nigeria. The Faculty is the premier Dental School in West Africa and was designated as a center of excellence in training Dental Science in Nigeria.
Prof. Olalekan Micah Gbotolorun
FACULTY DEAN
