Meeting & Agendas

The October 12, 2015 minutes were approved electronically. Copies were available to review. Action items: None

•Each member introduced him/herself and their role on the Committee •Committee appointments/terms The Committee discussed the administrative documents in terms constituency representation and term periods. The ACC graduate representation will provide two individuals: one for a graduate one year following graduation and one person two years from graduation. The consensus was that time is needed in practice before a graduate can be a viable member of the Committee. The administrative documents were further edited to demonstrate the changes in the state and national reference documents and the change in appointment terms. •Program outcomes/Admissions: The Department Chair shared the following documents to demonstrate program outcomes: Documents summarizing graduation data: DH National Board comparisons to the national average, overall National Board pass rates; pass rates and scores on the Western Regional Examining Board clinical exam (WREB) to date; and admissions statistics for the entering class of 2016. •Technology: • Purchases - discussed the technology purchases made the last fiscal year with a combination of College Wide Technology funds and monies from an unused staff position. • DarkRoom - discussed the planned renovation of the DarkRoom to complete the transition from chemical processing to digital scanning •Staff/Faculty Changes The new administrative assistant, joined the Department September 6th; long time adjunct faculty member moved to Tennessee. The Department currently consists a team of 4 full time faculty and 10 adjunct members. •The upcoming Legislative session were discussed particularly the sunset review process and the emphasis on dental sedation and concern if local anesthesia legislation will be lost in the process. Dr. Yu is serving on the State Board Blue Ribbon Panel on Dental Sedation/Anesthesia Safety for the purpose of responding to the Sunset Review Committee concerns/ need for information. Action items: None

•Curriculum Changes The Committee was provided with a degree plan map of the dental hygiene community college programs in Texas. Folding chemistry content back into the degree plan to meet the ADA CODA requirements will require the elimination of one of the following courses: statistics, speech or sociology in order to remain at the 68 semester hour degree cap. The attributes of each content area were discussed. The general consensus was to present removal of a designated speech class to the DH Curriculum Committee and demonstrate to CODA the content within and across the curriculum. •Electronic Chart/record implementation: occurred in January with the start of the Spring semester to include transitioning patient-related teaching forms into an electronic format. The Committee recommended the use of IPads and/or a software bridge that will allow patients to complete their history in the reception area or remotely to expedient the admission process. Action items: None

Margaret asked the Committee for ideas as to how to market – get the name of her company out to the public - for name recognition when the request for proposals for the management of the Medicare/Medicaid contracts are considered.