The Faculty of Dental Medicine has as governing bodies a Dean, a Board of Directors and a Scientific Council. The Pedagogical Council, the Quality Commission and the Advisory Board are also organs of the Faculty, with specific functions.
FMD Members and Functions
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for advising the Director of the Faculty of Dentistry in the exercise of her duties and also the other responsibilities present in Article 11 of the Regulations of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. The Board of Directors is made up of the Director and the Board Members:
Director of FMD
Members
Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is the body that coordinates the scientific activities of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Catholic University of Pernambuco. The powers of this body are those present in Article 11 of the Regulations of the Faculty of Dental Medicine of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
The Scientific Council has the following composition:
- President, Director of the Faculty of Dental Medicine;
- Full-time Professors,
- Associate Professors and Career Assistants;
- Study Cycle Coordinators;
- Directors of Research Centers and Institutes
Pedagogic Council
It is up to the Pedagogical Council to assess, debate and pronounce on issues of a pedagogical nature within the framework of the training offer of study cycles at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, with the main objective of ensuring and improving the quality of the teaching provided. The responsibilities of the Pedagogical Council are present in Article 10 of the Regulations of the Faculty of Denal Medicine. The Pedagogical Council has the following composition:.
Chairman:
Professors
Raquel Silva (representative of Biomedical Sciences BSc)
Rita Bornes (representative of Integrated Master in Dental Medicine)
Students
Rita Almeida (representative for Biomedical Sciences BSc)
Helena Graça (representative for 1st Cycle of Integrated Master in Dental Medicine)
Verónica Dias (representative for 2nd Cycle of Integrated Master in Dental Medicine)
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is composed by:
- Board of Directors
- Three to five personalities of recognised merit in the area of health, invited by the Rector under the proposal of the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine
- Under construction
Postgraduate Education - Advanced Dental Education Program
The coordination of postgraduate teaching will be under the responsibility of a Coordinator appointed by the Rector upon proposal by the Faculty Director.
- To be appointed
Extension, Communication and Internationalisation Activities
The Faculty of Dental Medicine's Outreach, Communication and Internationalisation activities have a Coordinator appointed by the Dean.