Institutional Effectiveness Plan: Dental Assisting

Mission:

To prepare qualified persons for active participation as part of the dental health care delivery team under the supervision of a licensed dentist

2009-2010 Assessment Outcomes & Use of Results

CollegeGoal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize onstate-of-the-art instructional applications.

DivisionGoal:Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational programdelivery.

Department Goal: To relocate thedental assisting program from the Eastside campus to the main campus of MCC

Objectives: Relocate the program without interruptionto the curriculum

Action Plan: Work with qualifiedprofessional dental office planner and college personnel in order to design awell equipped and educationally appropriate facility for instruction Purchase neededequipment and /or cabinetry required to equip the facility

AssessmentStrategy: Alldental assisting program materials, equipment, etc. physically located oncampus

AssessmentOutcomes: Professional blueprint for dental lab acquired throughlocal building company and in cooperation with dental company Dental lab completed October 2009 Existing equipment installed Purchase of new equipment: dental cabinetry, sterilization center, dental assisting stools, student workbench stools, dental curing lights

Use of Results: Students in thedental assisting program are being trained in state-of-the-art facility.

CollegeGoal: Provide facilities for student learning that capitalize onstate-of-the-art instructional applications.

DivisionGoal:Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational programdelivery.

Department Goal: Incorporate “green”initiatives into the current facilities

Objectives: Increase awarenessof disposal and recycling of items to create a safer environment

Action Plan: Recycle lead foil liningused in radiograph film on annual basis Dispose ofradiograph processing solution by incorporating environmentally safe measureson an annual basis

AssessmentStrategy: Monitordisposal and recycling efforts of lead liners and processing solutions

AssessmentOutcomes: Establishedcollection protocol for lead foil lining Contacted countyrecycling center Lead foil will berecycled approximately every three years Plumbingincorporated into dental lab for environmentally safe disposal of radiographic  processing solution

Use of Results: Continue “green”initiative use in the dental assisting lab

CollegeGoal: Providean environment that supports employing and retaining a quality facultyand staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society.

DivisionGoal:Provide access to and guidance in professional development opportunities tostrengthen instructional delivery and to prepare for accreditationinitiatives.

Department Goal: To promote theprofession of dental assisting and to enhance opportunities provided bynational and local dental assisting organizations

Objectives: Increase awarenessof the dental assisting program in the community and encourage professionaldevelopment among students and working professionals

Action Plan: Orchestrate monthlymeetings of the local chapter of the American Dental Assistants Association Participation ofstudent in community outreach activities

AssessmentStrategy: Maintainminutes of meetings and records of community involvement

AssessmentOutcomes: Program Head holdsofficer positioning in local dental assistants society Established monthlymeetings which are held on MCC campus Incorporation ofdental professionals into local society Student membershipin ADAA and monthly attendance of local society meetings Studentparticipation in community dental clinics in Moore, Montgomery, and RandolphCounty

Use of Results: Increase of currentdental professionals and student contact and involvement in local dental assistantssociety Continue toencourage active membership in state and local society

Institutional Effectiveness Plan
2010-2011

College Goal: Utilize technologyto provide information services that support quality, personalizedinstruction.

Division Goal: Provide facilities,staffing, and services that support educational program delivery

Department Goal: Implement the useof dental software into the Dental Assisting Program that is being currentlyused in the work force

Objectives: Increase student knowledge and experience in technology Student proficiency in the use of software relating todentistry, focus on digital radiology Provide students with needed skills in technology thatincrease their marketability. Assess employee and graduate surveys to measuresatisfaction of employer and employee entry level skills

Action Plan: Research software that is applicable to the field ofdentistry and is being use in the surrounding service area Purchase dental software Work with IT department to install dental software incomputer lab Contact computer lab personnel to coordinate schedulefor lab use Incorporate into current curriculum

Person(s)Responsible: IT department, Program Head, Administration

Anticipated Datefor Achieving Objective: May 2011

AssessmentStrategy: Purchase and installation of new dental software

Budget Needs: $500.00

AssessmentOutcomes: Will be completed in May 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011

College Goal: Provide anenvironment that supports employing and retaining a quality facultyand staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, anddevelopment in a global society.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educationalprogram delivery

Department Goal: Exploreopportunities for future clinical sites for the Dental Assisting Program toexpand clinical opportunities

Objectives: Provide dental assisting students with more diverseopportunities Afford students additional employment possibilities

Action Plan: Contact clinical agencies within a 50 mile radius forthe possibility of becoming clinical sites for MCC Dental Assisting Program Work with clinical agencies in securing clinicalcontract and establishing needed dental experiences while participating inhands on activities in clinical site Develop articulation agreements with new clinical sitesas deemed appropriate for clinical experiences, focusing on specialty areasin dentistry

Person(s)Responsible: Program Head

Anticipated Datefor Achieving Objective: May 2011

Assessment Strategy: New clinical sites will be established for clinicalexperience in the Dental Assisting Program Clinical contract s will be signed and new clinicalsites will be implemented into the clinical experiences to begin with thefollowing academic year.

Budget Needs: $0.00

AssessmentOutcomes: Will be completed in May 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011

College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery

Department Goal: Secure the employment of a permanent part time instructor

Objectives: Provide students in the Dental Assisting Program an acceptable student-instructor ratio and to remain in accordance with the standards established by the Commission on Dental Accreditation Allow for one-on-one instruction for students as they progress and become proficient in Dental Assisting skills Provide adequate time for program head to fulfill administrative duties

Action Plan: Complete paperwork for consideration of additional employment position Upon approval advertise position and interview qualified applicants

Person(s)Responsible: ProgramHead, Associate Dean, VP Instruction, Planning Committee, Cabinet

Anticipated Datefor Achieving Objective: May 2011

AssessmentStrategy: Employmentof a permanent part time dental assisting instructor

Budget Needs: State Budget Approximately $53,000

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2011