Preparing skilled dental professionals through quality education and hands-on clinical training.
Cebu Doctors’ University’s
College of Dentistry
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Doctor of Dental Medicine
Why Study Dentistry in CDU?
Build your future in dentistry through a strong foundation of academic excellence and hands-on clinical training. With modern facilities, real patient exposure, and expert mentorship, the College of Dentistry prepares graduates to become highly skilled, ethical, and globally competitive dental professionals.
About Us
Established in 1980, the College of Dentistry of Cebu Doctors’ University has built a strong reputation for academic excellence, clinical competence, and quality dental education. For decades, it has been recognized as one of the leading dental schools in the Philippines, producing highly skilled dentists who excel in both professional practice and licensure examinations.
A significant milestone in the College’s history came in June 2007 when Cebu Doctors’ University transferred to its modern campus at North Reclamation Area, Mandaue City. The move provided the College with expanded facilities, including a spacious dental infirmary equipped with specialized clinical sections for Oral Surgery, Endodontics, Periodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Prosthodontics. Additional facilities such as simulation laboratories, diagnostic and radiology rooms, dental laboratories, and technologically advanced learning spaces support both pre-clinical and clinical training.
The College places strong emphasis on hands-on learning and patient-centered care. Through comprehensive clinical training, community outreach programs, dental missions, and free clinics, students gain extensive experience in providing quality oral healthcare to diverse patient populations. These experiences help prepare future dentists to meet the evolving needs of the profession with competence, compassion, and professionalism.
Over the years, the College has consistently demonstrated excellence in the National Dentists Licensure Examination, producing board topnotchers and maintaining strong overall performance. Its longstanding record of academic achievement, coupled with modern facilities and dedicated faculty, has established the College of Dentistry as one of the premier institutions for dental education in the Philippines.
Today, under the leadership of Dean Dr. Imelda P. Montuerto, the College continues its tradition of excellence by developing competent, ethical, and globally competitive dental professionals who are prepared to serve their communities and advance the profession.
Our Objectives
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Maintain a high standard of dental education as envisioned in a vastly improved curriculum developed by a group of dental educators by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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Develop a clinical program design to produced dental graduates who are not only academically prepared but clinically proficient in the various ramifications of dental practice.
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Prepare the methodical and periodic improvement of the various syllabi of the different academic disciplines of the course to conform with the demands of the present day standard of dental education.
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Inculcate in students and graduates the need and importance of continuous study to keep abreast with the ever changing trends in the different specialties of the dental profession.
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Provide educational experiences for students to develop the knowledge, skills, understanding, and appreciation consistent with sound dental principles and practice.
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Encourage students, graduates, and members of the faculty to engage in research projects in an effort to bring out into the light where are still hidden in the dark.
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Train students, graduates, and members of the faculty to collaborate with their colleagues in the profession as well as with those in other health professions in order for them to better appreciate the true meaning of ethical of health service.
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Create an institution of suitable media of communications by way of scientific and civic gathering such as convocations, seminars, fora, etc., which may contribute to the professional growth of dentistry students.
Administration and Staff
Imelda P. Montuerto, DMD
College Dean
Faculty Members
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Dr. Adrian B. Arcilla
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Dr. Joseph Clint S. Bacalla
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Dr. Bajada Frazil
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Dr. Valerie Ann F. Bering
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Dr. Felipe M. Cabogoy, Jr.
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Dr. Rigg Cabrera
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Dr. Andrei Ceniza
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Dr. Junyth S. Dayao
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Dr. Gandee Bret L. Delos Santos
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Dr. Zonnette M. Enso
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Dr. Efigenio S. Evardo Jr.
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Dr. Sandra G. Lavastilla
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Dr. Dorothy Tara P. Legaspi
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Dr. Fredeswinda C. Maco
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Dr. Jocera L. Managbanag
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Dr. Ida Marie C. Manlangit
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Dr. Maria Merle Mesina
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Dr. Angelica A. Niñal
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Dr. Michelle Anne D. Rivera
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Dr. Niña Elmira Mavir Rocacurva
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Dr. Charles P. Sia
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Dr. Jesus Adonis Sia
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Dr. Divina D. Soria
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Dr. Leonila L. Tan
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Dr. Aaron James S. Tampus
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Dr. Yuji A. Tanaka
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Dr. Christinepalmer B. Urpiana