Enhancing students‟ critical thinking skills is of utmost importance to teaching; in fact,
enabling students to think critically is a fundamental goal of education (Kwon, 2008). Metlife
Survey of the American Teacher (2011) notes that preparing students for college and career should
focus more on critical thinking and performance skills rather than rote learning of information or
knowledge of contents. Dentistry students learn theories essential for the practice of profession,
but as the saying goes, do not tell them the solution to the problem; instead, teach them how to
solve the problem. If dentistry students are equipped with critical thinking and decision-making
skills, they can use these theories to solve problems that they are likely to encounter as
professionals, whether these are covered in their syllabus or not. In their professional practice of
transforming smiles of patients into upliftment of self-confidence, creativity and innovativeness are
two other vital skills that can be developed in the enhancement of critical thinking skills.