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TMCC PROGRAM UNIT REVIEW-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT 2014-15
Program/Unit Reviewed: Dental Assisting
Self-Study Chair: Julie Muhle
Division: Sciences
Year of Last PUR: 2009-2010
Dean: Lance Bowen
Year of next PUR: 2015-2016
Program/Unit Mission Statement: The mission of the Dental Assisting program is to provide a
respectful, supportive, theory-based education on which to build clinical excellence. This education will
provide students with the knowledge to seek and promote life-long learning that will positively impact
the oral health care of our diverse community. This is accomplished through didactic, laboratory and
clinical experiences resulting in competent, certification-ready and employable dental health care
professionals.
The Description of the Degree(s)/Emphasis(s)/Certificate(s) for your PUR area are listed below. Please reviewfor
accuracy.
Description of Degree/Emphasis/Certificates: None listed .
SECTION I
The Outcomes and Measures listed below were retrievedfrom Degree/Emphasis or Certificate submissions provided by
your area to CAP and approved. Please review the outcomes to ensure accuracy or submit changes to CAP via the
Degree, Emphasis, Certificate (DEC) Revisions form located on the CAP Resources web page. Ifyour area is scheduled
for a PUR in the nearfuture, please plan on reporting assessment efforts around these learning outcomes when you
participate in your PUR.
AAS Dental Assisting Degree and Certificate of Achievement Goals/Outcomes:
• Perform basic side chair functions to facilitate completion of restorative and advanced
operative procedures as allowed by the State Dental Act.
• Demonstrate knowledge of radiation safety and proficiency in exposing, processing, and
mounting dental radiographs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of infection and hazard control in the lab/workplace.
• Perform basic office procedures necessary to assist in managing the dental practice.
Dental Assisting, Full-time/Part-time Certificate of Achievement Goals/Outcomes:
• Perform basic side chair functions to facilitate completion of restorative and advanced
operative procedures as allowed by the State Dental Act.
• Demonstrate knowledge of radiation safety and proficiency in exposing, processing, and
mounting dental radiographs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of infection and hazard control in the lab/workplace.
• Perform basic office procedures necessary to assist in managing the dental practice.
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SECTION II
The following recommendations and strategies were identified in your most recent Program/Unit Review.
Please respond to the strategies by including the status, actions taken to respond to the strategy, projected
timeline, and if resources are anticipated to fulfill the strategy.
Unit Strategy #1
Continue to explore additional opportunities for self-funded
workshops to members of the Dental Assisting community.
Status:
Complete and
Ongoing
Timeline:
November
2015-March
2017
Action:
Successfully offered two radiology workshops, March 141 2015 and July 251 2015. Plan to offer more each
semester as local interest dictates.
DANB Certification workshops are offered continuously online. Students can take the online workshop anytime
and are not bound by specific semesters for enrollment.
The Basic Training Workshop curriculum has been developed. The plan was to run it once as a workshop and
then go through the process to create a course for credit. Since last year, the need for FTE has resulted in reevaluating the course and creating a skills certificate instead of running it as a workshop. The paperwork will be
submitted in the spring to CAPS so as not to interfere with the self-study and site visit by CODA in Fall 2016. The
course(s) will not be offered until after the site visit.
In the development stage of creating a schedule of self-funded table clinics and workshops for dental assistants
in collaboration with the local dental assistant society.
In talks with Dr. David White to offer a selffunded two week dental boot camp to UNR Pre-Dental Students
during the summer semester.
Anticipated Resources Needed:
The self-funded workshops and table clinics will payfor staffing and contribute to the repairfund. Space is
always an issue, however, most of the workshops will be held on weekends, nights, summer, and online,
resulting in fewer issues scheduling time in the dental clinic and laboratory spaces. The biggest impact with
regard to space and clinic/radiology availability will occur with program offerings and continuing education, not
workshops.
Unit Strategy # 2
Continue to explore opportunities to collaborate with the
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Dental School. This relationship
may provide opportunities through Dental Residents/Faculty
Practice to fulfill the need for additional specialty dentists.
Status:
Ongoing
Timeline:
Unable to
determine
based on space
andfunds
Goa/1sfor
2017·18
Action:
The implementation of a plan to work with the UNL V Dental School residents is on-hold, however, the planning
continues. As noted in the last APR, the acquisition of extra space is critical to moving forward on this project.
Since the last report many changes have occurred resulting in a green light to the dental assisting program
securing RDMT 412 and 412A for additional clinic space. This space will not be vacant until sometime summer
2016 and funds must be secured to purchase the equipment to complete the clinic space.
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This space will also be used as a second clinic for dental assisting to alleviate the scheduling issues that
plague both Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting in the areas of radiology and the clinic.
In addition to hosting UNLV Residents, offering more clinic and radiology time for dental assisting, the
remodeled space will increase the options for the DA program to host continuing education courses, become
a state and regional testing center for DA and DH examinations, and enable the launch of the expanded
functions program
I have contacted dental suppliers for bids, and collaborated with Teresa Golden from Facilities, to assist in
the project planning, and to determine the extent and cost of capital improvement to complete the project.
Once Teresa has completed the plan, I will contact the TMCC Foundation to assess the availability of grants
for this situation, as well as explore other avenues for funding.
Anticipated Resources Needed:
Equipment to complete clinic:
•
22 dental chairs/units
• 22 practice manikins
• 12 dental assisting carts
•
12 practice simulators
• 3 digital x-ray units
• 3 basic dental radiology chairs
•
•
•
Miscellaneous instruments, small equipment, etc.,
Operator/assistant chairs
Capital Improvements
22 x s201 000.oo
=s240,ooo
12 x Sl.400.00 = s16 800.oo
12 x s700.oo =s8400.oo
12 x sB,000.00 = s96,ooo.oo
3 x s6ooo.oo = s18 000.oo
3 x s5,ooo = Sl.51 000.00
1
1
=s36,ooo.oo
24 x sSoo.oo =s19,200.oo
12 x S3000.oo
s200,ooo- s400,ooo
Unit Strategy #3
Status:
Timeline:
Collaborate with the Dental Hygiene program to propose an
Ongoing
2015-2017
equipment replacement budget which can be presented to the
Dean.
Action:
As stated in the last APR, the operating budgetfor the dental assisting program is s3200-s3600 annually.
Basically the only contribution DA can make to the process ofcreating a repair budget is to offer self1unded
workshops and hold a specified amount offunds in reserve for repairs. Several workshops were offered to the
dental community by the DA program and only two had enough students to fill the class. However, the economy
is picking up, more dentists are filling their schedules and hiring more assistants and the needfor more
workshops seems evident.
Though DH has a much larger operating budget that has been sufficient to cover many repairs, they too are
exploring continuing education offerings to increase funds designated for repairs. DH is currently working on a
plan for differential tuition and some of those funds could be earmarkedfor repair and replacement. However,
the plan has yet to go to Board ofRegents for approval and the ultimate numbers are yet unknown. Once the
specifics are determined I will meet with the DH director to determine if any of the funds will be funneled toward
a repair/replacement budget.
To date, there is no known revenue stream from which a budget can be developed and managed for the DA
program. Currently the system does not have a plan or budgetfor ongoing replacement or repair except for very
specific items such as computers and software. I will explore the area ofsafety as a possible option for
repair/replacement as it occurs in the Rad Tox account that pays for x-ray machine reqistration and radiation
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badges for the faculty and students. This could result in items designated as safety items or equipment, being
placed on a schedule, with funds, for repair or replacement.
Anticipated Resources Needed.
A repair budget or replacement budget can begin with an account funded with ss, ooo and a commitmentfrom
the college or NSHE to supplement (in addition to funds generated from self·supporting efforts by the programs)
on a regular basis.
Unit Strategy #4
Status:
Timeline:
Seek additional grant opportunities to fund digital radiology
opportunities for students.
Complete and
)016
Ongoing
Action:
As of the last APR, this category was complete. A recent update in the institution operating system resulted in a
change to a32 bit system that is not compatible with the two oldest digital sensors. There is no conversion
available to enable the program to use the two sensors. I have reached out to local dental offices to determine if
anyone might be interested in purchasing them so the funds could be used to purchase at least one sensor. To
date Ihave had no offers. I have been searching for grants that address green equipment, digital imaging and
student marketability and training. I will discuss the issue with the TMCC Foundation and hope they can assist
me with funding or point me toward other grant opportunities.
Anticipated Resources Needed:
2 digital sensors: 2 x s12,ooo = #24,000.00
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SECTION Ill
(OPTIONAL - Fill out only if adding new Unit Strategies)
Please include any newly identified strategies for the Program/Unit. Please respond to the strategies by
including the status, actions taken to respond to the strategy, projected timeline, and if resources are
needed to fulfill the strategy. If there are no new strategies, please leave this blank and no signatures are
required.
Unit Strategies:
Status: choose
Ongoing Complete
Other
Timeline: Date range
Action: Recap of accomplishments work to do
Anticipated Resource Needed: What are they and what are the aporoximate costs?
Unit Strategies: New
Status: choose
Ongoing Complete
Other
Action: Recap of accomplishments work to do
Anticipated Resource Needed: What are they and what are the approximate costs?
Unit Strategies: New
Status: choose
Ongoing Complete
Other
Action: Recap of accomplishments work to do
Timeline: Date range
Timeline: Date range
Anticipated Resource Needed: What are they and what are the aooroximate costs?
Approvals (Signature~ and dates are requ1red)
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