Dental Assisting Program Student Assessment Martha McCaslin, CDA, MA Program Director Dona Ana Community College

Program History Began Program Director/Instructor 12 students (Jan – Dec) students, Program Director & 9-month faculty 2009 – 2 classes, 24 students (Fall start, May graduation) Lab renovated 2001 – 6 chair clinic Re-renovated 2006 – 12 chair clinic with DH

Accreditation American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Originally Nationally Accredited year cycle Self Study - 6 standards New Mexico Board of Dental Health Recognized Education Provider Status

Student Assessment Three semesters of competency assessment FALL General chair side & Laboratory Skills - Infection Control/Sterilization – Instrument identification – Model taking, pouring, trimming – Temporary fabrication – Emergency procedures – Radiography – Patient Intake

Student Assessment Spring Clinical Rotations Begin - Clinical Evaluations - Community Project - Self Evaluations/Reflections - More general chair side and lab skills - Bleaching Tray Construction - Jurisprudence - Specialty Instrumentation

Student Assessment Summer Clinical Rotations Continue - Clinical Evaluations - Self Evaluations - More general chair side and lab skills - Rubber Dam placement - Office Management

Rubrics Writing Assignments – Research papers – Case studies – Critical Thinking/Problem solving – Clinical Journal Entries Competencies (handout) Clinical Practicums Expected Outcomes/ Evaluations (handout) Online Participation (handout)