A Comprehensive Review of Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene Programs in Community Colleges and Area Vocational-Technical Centers: Program Review Report.

Institution	Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education.; Florida State Board of Community Colleges, Tallahassee.
Titel	A Comprehensive Review of Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene Programs in Community Colleges and Area Vocational-Technical Centers: Program Review Report.
Quelle	(1989), (77 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Persistence; Allied Health Occupations Education; College Admission; Community Colleges; Curriculum Evaluation; Dental Assistants; Dental Hygienists; Dentistry; Educational Facilities; Enrollment Trends; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; State Agencies; State Surveys; Student Recruitment; Tables (Data); Two Year Colleges; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Community college; Community College; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Zahnmedizin; Bildungsstätte; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Fragebogen; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Tabelle
Abstract	In 1989, the Florida State Board of Community Colleges (SBCC), in conjunction with the Division of Vocational, Adult and Community Education (DVACE) of the State Board Department of Education, conducted a review of the state's dental assisting and dental hygiene programs. The two major sources of information for the review were public hearings and responses to a survey mailed to each public institution's program director. The study identified several areas of concern, including: (1) curricular inconsistency and lack of standards for converting clinical experience to semester hours among the colleges offering accredited programs; (2) lack of articulation to assist program graduates in entering degree completion programs; (3) outdated equipment and inadequate facilities; (4) need for in-service faculty education; (5) lack of order and consistency in state policies; (6) declines in applications; (7) the need for expanded student recruitment activities; (8) shortages of trained personnel; (9) underrepresentation of males and minorities in program enrollments; (10) the need for greater cooperation with the dental profession; and (11) the need for continuing education options. Drawing from study findings, a program review team developed 13 recommendations related to the development of program approval criteria, the creation of a center for health statistics, supplemental program funding, student financial aid, and student recruitment focused on underrepresented groups. Appendixes include list of persons attending hearings or submitting testimony, and a copy of the survey questionnaire. (JMC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC