Below are the Recommendations for Action made by the review team. Describe the progress or changes made toward meeting each recommendation over the last year. RECOMMENDATIONS Status Progress or Rationale for No Longer Applicable The department is facing the retirement of a key faculty member in the coming years – thoughtful consideration should be given to succession planning. Identifying promising candidates for the position when it becomes available and working to develop qualified applicants should be a priority. In addition, formal documentation preserving the knowledge and experience of this key faculty member should be established to ensure that they are preserved for the benefit of future faculty. In progress X Completed No longer applicable Dr. Holliday is in process of preserving knowledge of his disciplines and is currently working to turn over his subject matter and experience to other faculty. For example, Pam Edwards and myself have taken over some of his lecture responsibility in DEH 2502/2503 Pharmacology and Pain Control. Additionally, adjunct instructor Cynthia Leverich is attending his course section of DEH 1202/1203 (team taught by Dr. Holliday and Sue Raffee) to prepare herself to take over his lecture classes in 2014. She is ready to teach DEH 1305 Medical Emergencies. Cindy is also teaching the Day Cohort of the EFDA program under the direction of Sue Raffee. Although Cindy has proven to be a very valuable educator, we are concerned with her 11 hour payload. Cindy will be unable to help us in all these areas because it will throw her above the 11 hour payload. It is very difficult finding the "right" person to teach these disciplines. Dr. Holliday is hopeful to do supplemental teaching in some of his more difficult courses which will give us added time to find a replacement. Sue Raffee has informally interviewed three dentists to date. Two of the three are clearly not qualified and wanted to enter education due to frustration in private/public health. One dentist was qualified but not interested in the position. She recently had a baby and only wants to teach online classes which is not possible in our program.
clinically. Demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of dental hygiene care, including the ability to make ethical decisions and apply critical thinking skills. ALH-1101 DEH-1202 DEH-1203 DEH-1205 DEH-1206 DEH-1303 DEH-1305 DEH-1307 DEH-1308 DEH-2402 DEH-2405 DEH-2503 DEH-2504 Please see our curriculum management plan which will address all of our program outcomes and assessment methods. It is attached at the end of this document. Pages 24-42 1/24/2015 Successful demonstration of skill proficiencies as assessed by clinical faculty. Proficient scores on all related dental hygiene functions including medical histories, treatment planning, professionalism, critical thinking and ancillary assignments were met using our CESCAM tool for assessment. 1/24/2015 Students must pass preclinic on all skills assessments on two attempts to continue in the program in year one. We will continue to use the CESCAM tool for assessment in clinic. All second year students graduate upon meeting established competencies. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with patients, healthcare providers and the public regarding the significance of dental hygiene care and overall health. COM-2211 DEH-1202 DEH-1203 DEH-1205 DEH-1206 DEH-1303 DEH-2402 DEH-2502 DEH-2503 DEH-2506 DEH-2507 Please see our curriculum management plan which will address all of our program outcomes and assessment methods. It is attached at the end of this document Pages 24-42 1/24/2015 Formative and All students completed projects with 80% or better using rubrics as the primary evaluation tool. Table clinic presentations at the state dental hygiene association's annual session in the fall indicated a 95% average grade awarded in 2012. 1/24/2015 Students continue to complete projects at 80% or better. Table clinic presentations at the dental hygiene