Meeting & Agendas

11-5-18 Minutes were previously approved and posted.

1. The department did not have a logo with dental hygiene incorporated. This was designed by the college and sent to the company under contract that does the embroidery. 2. Table cloth for career fairs was designed and purchased with ACC logo and dental hygiene 3. Door signs have been made and are not yet installed. 4. Student scrub tops will be collected at the end of the semester and the department will pay to have them embroidered. 5. TDHA Spirit Day - The students made several designs that Dr. Liberman presented to the marketing department for approval. One design was approved and used on shirts for the 2019 TDHA Annual Conference.

For 2019 there were 8 rooms set up showcasing different technology with students working them. DH1 and DH2 were paired.

Dr. Liberman reports that she has attended 4 Career Day events: 1. AT a middle school early in the year 2. SXSW Skill Up Sunday 3. Cedar Ridge High School 4. Con Mi Madre

Kate Goin, Clinic Manager is price comparing between Patterson and Benco. It is reported that we are now working with Benco Dental which should reduce expenses around 17%.

1. Calibration: January 2019 outside vendor was brought in for clinical calibration. 2. Dr. Liberman is working with a student from TSU who is an RDH. For her capstone project she will be referencing our textbook used to fabricate a calibration manual. All information from the text is taught in the Pre-Clinic course as well as the Rubrics are from the textbook. 3. Digital Technology: Faculty are being introduced to Voice Thread and Mediasite. Mediasite will be used as a lecture capture starting in the Fall of 2019. 4. Each course director will be given goals for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 in relationship to moving to a pedagogy approach witch incorporates digital learning platforms for the students. 5. Dr. Liberman reviewed the different generations and advised that the students of the incoming class are of Generation Y. Faculty will need to change their pedagogy to meet the learning needs of this generation of learners.

1. Faculty will be asked to incorporate interactive learning into their lectures starting Fall 2019. 2. The faculty teaching Pharmacology is willing to place this course as completely online starting Spring 2020. 3. Summer course DHYG 2201 - This is a hybrid course. The week the students are on campus is a clinical component. The course will be adding intra oral photography and suture removal. The local anesthesia aspect will be will be more comprehensive than in the past. 4. Pig jaws will be used for suture removal and laser training. Leila has secured a butcher that can support the department needs. She will be picking them up prior to the week of class.

1. Dr. Liberman discussed the need for students to understand scanning and 3D printing related to dental needs. 2. Students need to be able to explain to patients the use of this technology inthe dental practice. 3. By using a scanner and 3D printer the students will experience an advance technology that will have a direct impact on the needs of their future patient care scenarios.

1. Capitol Visits - Students have visited legislators during the TDHA advocacy day and have been asked if not in clinic to attend the hearing date for local anesthesia. 2. SCADHA - It was recommended to have the association become a """"""""""""""""College Recognized Club"""""""""""""""" This was done and at the time it was noted that the By Laws were out of date and there was no Constitution. Both documents are now up for a student vote and will be supplied to the college. 3. TDHA Student Delegate - For the first time, ACC is being recognized with a student delegate to the Board of Directors of the state hygiene association. 4. ADHA Student Delegate - ACC supplied 2 names for consideration to represent the state at the national level by participating in the national house of delegates. 5. Fund Raiser - Future consideration for Chick-fil-A 6. Scholarships - Students have been encouraged to apply for scholarships through the school, national association, and the Philanthropic Education Association. 7. Student Life Resources - The students were coached on test taking strategies as well as ways to lower their stress levels. 8. Graduation 2019 - Our students have a private completion ceremony where they receive their awards. The students will be purchasing white jackets for this event. Approximately 8 students are expected to walk the stage during the main ACC graduation. These graduates have been encouraged to decorate their mortarboards for the event.

Texas Women's University has reached out to us to set up a Dual Enrollment Program. Meetings need to be set with the Dean and other campus officials. This would enable students to articulate on to a higher degree.

Next meeting tentatively set for October 21, 2019 at EVC.

Dr. Liberman and meeting attendess introduced themselves. Dr. Liberman asked permission to record the meeting for transcription purposes. All attendees approved.

95 applications were received Ranking slips were sent to prospective students and need to be returned by April 3rd. Acceptance, Alternate and Non-Competitive letters will be sent April 22nd. Statistics on 2019 applicant pool: TEAS Reading: 93.6-70.2 (top 18) 100-63.8 (Alternates) TEAS English: 95.8-62.5 (top 18) 95.8-62.5 (Alternates) Pre-Req GPA 4.0-3.73 top 18 & alternates were the same GE Bonus Points: 17 of top 18, and all alternates Pt Care Points: 16 of top 18, and 7 of 10 alternates Dental Assisting: 1 of top 18, and zero alternates Reapplication: 1 time - 11 of top 18, and 4 alternates Reapplication: 2nd time or more: 4 of top 18, 1 alternate Ranking score range: 96.71 - 91.38 (top 18) 91.34 - 89.59 (alternates) Summary: It's too early to determine if increasing the weight of the TEAS and lowering the weight of the GPA in the ranking calculation is appropriate for the ranking system. The students with the lowest TEAS in the 2018 entering class are definitely struggling in the program.

Dr. Liberman lead a discussion on increasing the number of Dental Hygiene students at ACC: 1. Survey to past graduates is done and we will secure personal emails. 2. Kate and Leila will be the ones handling the surveys through Survey Monkey. 3. Need to check with ADHA to see if there has been a needs assessment for an increase in our state. 4. Reach out to other schools and see if students are going to located back to the Austin area. 5. Jo Ann reports that she does not see a need to increase the number of students. 6. Ask the graduates how hard it was to secure a position. 7.Possibly give a gift for responding to the survey to increase the response rate; The amount the Dean said was between $20-$25. 8. Let the students know the importance of giving personal email so that we can email them job notifications that come through the department. 9. Dr. Yu would rather we survey grads and not the DDS as they have hygienists that may have been with them for years. 10. Email addresses would not be forth coming from the dental groups. I would ask them to send the survey. 11. Melissa suggested sending a survey to the Greater Austin Dental Hygiene Association.

Dr. Liberman reports that there were two areas that were mainly addressed by the site team: 1. Many rubrics needed to be changed to have a quantitative assessment, making them more measurable. 2. One recommendation related to tracking cases and skills. This is being done, yet we did not have enough time to pull all the reports and supply the information. Leila has all the documentation and will begin the narrative for submission, which is due by May 1st, 2019.

1. Operatory chairs will be purchased with College Technology Funds for a summer installation. 2. Chairs for the classroom/lab need to be replaced and a quote is in process. Expected to be between $7,000-8,000 3. Monitors: Each operatory has 2 monitors. One was replaced with the purchase of the 12 o'clock units. Second monitor will need to be replaced when the new dental chairs are installed. 4. Signature pads are an issue. Will look into new purchase after seeing if new CPUs make a difference. 5. The campus will replace the CPUs along with upgrading Eaglesoft and to Windows 10. 6. Working on the cavitron hook ups to not leak- currently working with ADEC.

April 24-26 Leila will be at a WREB site visit for observation. Future Exams: 2019: May 9-12 at ACC (note that Temple is not testing with us this year due to date and their graduation. 2020: April 30 - May 3 - both ACC and Temple will participate.

Veteran's Administration: 1. Students love it. 2. At this time, 4 hours per week. 3. One faculty with them and this person is the same all the time. 4. We are asking for more time in the future (8 hours). 5. Students are exposed to seeing patients with extensive health histories.

Joanne Martinez, RDH, MS joined us. Dr. JP Fancher has supplied his letter of resignation. Interviews are underway for lab faculty and a new DDS.