Meeting & Agendas

Meeting called to order at 6:22pm

Minutes from 4/1/19 were approved (Dr. Yu made motion, Dr. Garza seconded the motion, and all members present approved)

Discussion: New operatory chairs were not included in the fiscal year 2019 budget. Dr. Fancher is retiring at the end of this semester. We hired a new adjunct faculty, but did not hire a new dentist. We are not requiring faculty to use Mediasite, but faculty are encouraged to incorporate technology when appropriate. After consulting with students and Dr. Reeves, it was decided to not convert Pharmacology to an online course. We did not add suture removal on a pig jaw or oral photography to DH Care I. We decided not to move forward with 3D printing. Decision/Actions: Dr.Yu suggested hygiene students have experience with 3D scanning (versus printing) because it is becoming more available in practice. He suggested having a representative come and demonstrate the technology to the students.

Discussion: Election of Chair and Vice Chair to serve 1-year term. Decision/Actions: Yvette Wagner was approved as Chair (Lee Pepe made the motion, Adriane Fontenot seconded the motion, all members present approved the motion). Adriane Fontenot was approved as Vice Chair (Bonnie Waite made the motion, Dr. Yu seconded the motion, all members present approved the motion).

Discussion: Departmental changes: Program Director – Michelle Landrum Dr. Garza asked about the procedure for communicating leadership changes to the committee. Pat Recek explained the procedural process of appointing department chairs at ACC. She explained that department chairs are appointed by the dean if a qualified full-time faculty member within the department is interested in the position. If there is not a qualified faculty member, the position is posted and applicants must go through the formal application process. Dr. Garza asked how advisory committee members are chosen. Bylaws of committee composition were reviewed. Members are invited at the discretion of the department chair and should represent various dental specialties and community stakeholders. Pat suggested including a “community member” (consumer or patient) in the committee. Temporary First Year Clinic Coordinator – Kimberly McDougall This full-time faculty position will be posted until January 10, 2020. Talie Henry will be teaching Dental Hygiene Care II in the spring semester. Dr. Reeves will most likely teach Pathology next fall (Dr. Fancher has been teaching this course). New adjunct lab faculty – Melissa Vetter (ACC graduate) Program outcomes were reviewed. Handouts detailing National Boards, WREB and graduation statistics were distributed. Patient satisfaction survey will be emailed to members. [Complete] CODA update: Site visit was in February, 2019. We received 1 recommendation regarding tracking student clinical experiences. We have implemented new tracking methods to capture the data required for reporting. We have submitted the mid-semester report to CODA. Dr. Yu asked about periodontal staging and grading. We began including this in our curriculum last year, but the National Boards did not change questions in this content area as of Spring, 2019. Admissions: TEAS comparison: Applicant ranking results from 2018 and 2019 (included TEAS) were compared with 2017 (no TEAS). The current ranking formula weights TEAS scores (English and reading comprehension average) at 15%. Based on the past two years of data, the weight of the TEAS is not resulting in any significant difference or preventing some applicants with low TEAS scores from being accepted. Minimum TEAS score: Michelle has been having discussions with ACC administration to allow the Program to set a minimum TEAS score for admissions eligibility. The administration has not made a final decision, but she wanted to get feedback from the committee. She presented a PowerPoint presentation on the strong correlation between TEAS score and LVN student success. There was discussion that if a minimum TEAS score was approved, the Program would have to rework the ranking formula. In addition, bonus points for high TEAS scores was discussed. Lee Pepe suggested awarding bonus points for TEAS scores above the minimum required score would give students with more resources an unfair advantage. Questionnaire for Perkins Grant: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is asking advisory committee members to answer questions regarding how Perkins funds can be used more effectively for the next funding cycle. Michelle distributed a handout of the questions at the meeting and emailed it to all members. SWOT analysis: There was not time to conduct the SWOT analysis, so the next meeting will have to be in early February or it can be completed by an online survey. Decision/Actions: 1. Members agreed to investigate requiring a minimum TEAS score and rework ranking formula 2. Email TEAS PowerPoint presentation to members [completed] 3. Members to email Perkins comments to Michelle by 12/1/19

Next meeting will take place in February 2020. Date to be determined.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm