DENTAL HYGIENE
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic
Plan. The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you
provide will facilitate and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and
external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student
learning?
Our initiative would significantly improve student learning. Paperless charting would present a
comprehensive patient treatment record that is detailed, accurate, legible, updated, and reliable.
Students would be able to view patient records in a more organized format and prepare a
comprehensive dental hygiene treatment plan more efficiently. In addition, student learning would be
greatly improved as they will be better prepared for the workforce. Students have a better
understanding of electronic data based on their own experience with digital media.
Training the students with paperless charting would enable students to integrate the information and
knowledge in the dental office. Since the college serves as an educational leader and recognizes that
learning is a lifelong journey, we need to provide this opportunity to ensure student success as well as
student marketability in the current job market. With the rapidly changing technology and
advancements in dentistry, we need to adapt to the evolving techniques and new innovations. In
addition, paperless charting provides security and protection of patient records in the event of a hazard.
Our initiative does not fit into the college’s Strategic Plan goal where the focus is to “increase the
number of students that achieve their educational goal within a reasonable time by clarifying pathways
and providing more information and support”. All students in the Dental Hygiene Program achieve
their educational goal with 100% success.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Our specific goal is to have a paperless dental hygiene clinic. Our measurable outcome is to have a
paperless clinic by the Fall of 2014.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Investigate and research the options of upgrading our current
practice management software to include the capability of
paperless charting and data storage/backup.
Integrate the upgraded software with the digital imaging
software.
Educate and train faculty and staff with the new upgraded
system.
Educate and train students with the new upgraded system.
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion personnel, supplies, other
Date
categories)
02/25/13
June 2013
N/A
Fall 2013
N/A
Fall 2013
N/A
How will you manage the personnel needs? n/a
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project
(obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
No
Yes, explain: management software technician for installation and upgrade
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
No
Yes, list potential funding sources: