Meeting & Agendas

4.30.18 minutes were previously approved and posted.

Dr. Liberman and meeting attendees introduced themselves. No action needed.

Boil Water Notice issued in Austin: Dr. Liberman explained the process the clinic had taken to keep the patients, students, faculty, and staff safe. Distilled and purified drinking water was supplied for the self-contained operatory chairs, sterilization, and suction units. Hand sanitizer was placed in and outside the bathroom in the patient waiting area. There were sign in sheets passed to faculty, staff, and students explaining all the temporary policies. Proper eye wash solution was purchased for the eye wash station. There were no alterations to the teaching and patient schedule as a result of the boil water issue. No action needed. CODA Update: CODA will be on our campus 12 and 13 February 2018. Lunch with the Advisory Committee will be on Tuesday, 12 February.

Perio Classifications: Dr. Liberman advised the committee that the new periodontal classifications were first taught to the faculty and are being incorporated in to the clinic curriculum. The students are being exposed to the new and old classification as there is concern that the national boards have not caught up to the new classification system. No action needed.

Program Outcomes: Dr. Liberman announced our 100% pass rate for WREB. No action needed. 1) A new Committee Chair was put into place, Bonnie Waite. 2) Dr. Garza announced that the Capital Area Dental Society would like to present Renee with a plaque for her dedication. 3) Dr. Garza announced that Capital Area Dental Society would like Dr. Liberman to attend and be introduced 4) Both 2 and 3 would take place at the January 2019 meeting.

Admissions: The statistics were provided to the committee keying in on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). The comparison of 2017 and 2018 identified that 4 students would have been offered enrollment in 2017 and 3 student would have been denied a position. There is thought into changing the ranking scores to have a heavier weight on the TEAS test and lower weight on the GPA-this would go into effect for the entering class of 2020. Dr. Garza commented that we should suggest a reading course to be taken to those students scoring low on the TEAS test in hopes to help them when entering the program. The verbiage on the ACC Dental Hygiene web site reads: The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is now required for program admission. Two exam attempts per calendar year are allowed. We will accept the higher of the two composite scores. No minimum score is required. No action needed. Funds and technology purchases: Dr. Liberman reported that “college technology monies” have been awarded to the department from Dean Recek. The first item to be replaced will be the Panorex and will be 3D ready for future upgrading and possible Ceph ready as well. Cavitrons, jet polisher, counter distiller, piezos, and possibly a steam sterilizer will be purchased. After these items are purchased the Dean will decide if there is money to replace the operatory chairs. No action needed. Renovation in December 2018: In December 2018 the cabinetry and delivery systems at the “12 o’clock position” will be replaced. Our hope is to have the Panorex installed at the same time. No action needed. Perkins Funds: Dr. Liberman reports that the Department was granted funds again this year and is certain that they will be depleted prior to the end of the calendar year. No action needed. WREB 2019: ACC will host WREB on 9-12 May 2019. No action needed. New Affiliation: There has been a new partnership with the VA offering a rotation for our students on Tuesday’s starting Spring 2019. The affiliation paperwork is in the process. No action needed. Adjunct Position: Dean Recek has approved a possibility of adding an adjunct to the department with a concentration of clinic teaching responsibility. Interviews are underway. No action needed. Mobile suction unit: Michelle Landrum won a mobile unit for the department. This will be placed into use for Fall 2019.

Meeting adjourned at 8pm, Next meeting 4//19, 6:30pm ACC Eastview Campus Room 8358