Family Dentistry Course Course Evaluation Policies
Criteria for evaluation of Family Dentistry courses are outlined in the following course descriptions. All final grades will be reported as A, B, C, D, F. Passing grades in all courses are requisite for graduation.
Course Objectives
The final letter grade for course 114:188 will be determined by:
1. Demonstration of sound clinical skills in the treatment of patients.
2. Demonstration of sound clinical judgment in the treatment of patients.
3. Demonstration of preparedness to perform the procedure indicated in patient treatment.
4. Demonstration of sound patient management in the treatment of patients.
5. Passing marks and satisfactory completion of each area of the above.
Evaluation of the clinical performance in Family Dentistry will be both objectively and subjectively administered by a group of faculty, who will observe the student's progress through this clinical experience.
Evaluation:
1. Each instructor will make a written evaluation (grade) of the student's activity based on the four criteria listed above, for each half day of clinical contact.
2. After approximately 8 weeks (4 times per year) each faculty who has worked with the student in clinical patient contact will make a subjective evaluation on an ordinal scale of 0 - 4 based on the above four criteria.
3. The group manager will assemble all the evaluations of the faculty involved and determine each student's progress through the senior year.
4. After each evaluation session the group manager will meet with the student to discuss his/her strong and weak points in patient treatment, and if necessary, make recommendations to the student for enhancing their performance.
5. The grade given in Family Dentistry will be more process than product oriented. The process evaluated will include the organization and knowledge of procedures to be accomplished, as well as patient rapport, professionalism and time utilization.
Terminal Behavioral Objectives
Course 114:187
1. At the end of the senior year the student will have accumulated at least a minimum of 2850 CEU. (This goal must be attained prior to CRDTS' notification deadline if the student intends to take the CRDTS examination a few weeks later.)
2. The student will demonstrate for each Minimum Essential Experience a clinically acceptable process and procedure.
3. The student will demonstrate a passing grade on all Board Rehearsals.
4. Proper use of clinic time will be demonstrated in the final grade given for the CEU.
Course 114:188
1. The student will demonstrate a passing grade in clinical skills for all the course objectives.
2. The student will demonstrate a passing grade in clinical judgment for all the course objectives.
3. The student will demonstrate preparedness to do the clinical procedure by a passing grade.
4. The student will demonstrate sound patient management by a passing grade of the course objective.
Remediation Course 114:187
1. Remediation of Board Rehearsals. (See Board Rehearsal section of Minimum Essential Experiences handout.)
2. Unsatisfactory completion of the Minimum Essential Experiences by graduation will require the student to re-enroll the following semester with a new number of Minimum Essential Experiences determined by the student's competency and deficiencies.
3. Receiving less than 2850 CEU for the academic year will postpone graduation until the following semester or year, so that the student will have had a minimum number of clinical experiences to develop competency in the course objectives.
Remediation Course 114:188
Remediation of this clinical course on: a] clinical skills, b] clinical judgment, c] preparedness, and d] patient management due to any or all of the above will include re-enrollment in the same course(s) the following semester in order to develop clinical competency in the above named criteria. This may include different time frames, dependening on the deficiencies found. The student will have passed the course(s) in Family Dentistry when these deficiencies are corrected.
Each instructor will make a written evaluation of the student's activity, for each half day of contact. Each instructor will give as much verbal feedback as time and situation permit. If the student feels there is inadequate time for feedback while at the chair or away from the chair, he/she should discuss these concerns with the instructor. By expressing concerns, the student will not be surprised by his/her first interim grade. At the end of approximately 6 weeks, the student's group manager and other faculty will meet with the student to discuss strong points and make recommendations for improving competency. After the faculty reccomendations have been make, the student and group manager will dicuss suggested areas of concentration in order to achieve independence in all areas.
A student can best demonstrate his organizational and procedural knowledge to instructors by the following example:
Approach the instructor with a comment similar to "In my judgment this step is complete. Please evaluate it so I may proceed to the next step, which is _________." (Stating what should follow.)
Should a student wish to state an opinion, it could be phrased as follows: "This step is not complete. An unusual situation has arisen and I feel I should proceed in the following manner for these reasons. Do you agree?"
Please Note:
The grade given in Family Dentistry is process, not product, oriented. The student is evaluated on organization, procedural knowledge, patient rapport, time utilization and professionalism. After the eighth week evaluation the student will receive two additional evaluations, as well as daily feedback. Again, immediate feedback is very important. If it is not possible to receive immediate feedback it will be the student's responsibility to contact the instructor at a later time. Comments for daily student grades of D or F will be copied and given to the group manager, who may speak with the student(s) in question. The daily written evaluations are kept on file; students will be encouraged to review these comments often. Students receiving less than a C on any procedure should discuss the grade with the instructor in order to identify and correct unacceptable points in the procedure.
Lectures:
A series of lectures designed to familiarize the student with the principles of treatment planning that lend themselves to comprehensive care of the patient as it relates to any clinical setting but particularly to general practice. Course material includes data gathering, analyzing the data, problem solving and arriving at a treatment plan that is in harmony with the best interests of the patient and the care provider.
Seminars:
Seminars are utilized to discuss patient treatment needs in an informal manner. Patient cases are discussed as to the rationale of the particular treatment advocated (advantages vs disadvantages). Treatment sequencing is discussed to determine if the patient treatment is being delivered in an expeditious and quality oriented manner.
Goals
1. To prepare the student to use and apply the knowledge obtained in the previous three years of dental school to the comprehensive care of patients.
2. To prepare the student to use critical thinking to analyze the data obtained for the diagnoses in the preparation of pragmatic treatment plans.
3. To help the student relate the treatment needs of the patient's oral cavity and associated structures to the body as a whole.
4. To prepare the student to write a case history of one of their patients and to defend the rationale of their treatment.
Measurement and Evaluation
1. One case study is presented orally in a seminar setting to peers and the faculty, and graded subjectively as to content and practitioner rationale.
2. The case study is also written and turned in to be graded by the faculty for content and rationale.
3. A handout describes what salient points are to be used and written in the case history.
4. One objective test is given to determine if the student has mastered the didactic material both at the lower and higher levels of learning as described by Bloom's taxonomy.
5. One final test using a simulation of a patient is used to determine if the student can apply the principles of treatment planning to the clinical setting.
6. Remediation is tailored to the student's deficiency(ies) until the student can demonstrate that he/she understands and can apply the principles of treatment planning.
7. Attendance is required.
Terminal Behavioral Objectives
1.The student will have demonstrated a passing grade on all didactic tests.
2.The student will have demonstrated competency in oral delivery, and in the written case scenario of a case study by a passing grade on both, using the subjective criteria described in the student handbook.
Remediation Course 114:195
1. Remediation is tailored to the student's deficiencies in the didactic material. To obtain a passing grade the student must demonstrate competency in the specific deficiency(ies) by passing additional test(s) (written or oral). Particular attention is given to the student's ability to apply the principles of treatment planning to the clinical situations in the comprehensive care of dental patients.
2. Deficiency in the case report (written or oral) is remediated by the student correcting the deficiencies so that they meet the criteria as written for the case report as described in the student handout.
Seminars
Seminars are designed to stimulate the student's educational needs in a group practice setting. Students are encouraged to bring challenging cases to the seminar so the treatment needs of patients currently being seen by the group can be monitored and discussed. A balanced distribution of experiences for each student may be improved by transfering patients when desirable. Readings and abstracts from various journals will be required. An oral presentation of a selected journal article will be followed by a group discussion of the information. Abstracts of the journal articles will be submitted by the student. Abstracts will follow the style shown in a departmental handout.
Goals
1. Preparing the student for complex as well as single, phases of clinical dentistry.
2. Student demonstration of sound philosophy in comprehensive patient care, applicable to the development of general practice upon graduation.
3. Preparing the student to evaluate journal articles.
Course Objectives
1. The student will demonstrate proficiency in problem solving relating to case management.
2. The student will develop patient management skills.
3. The student will increase knowledge of dental journals as to content and scope.
4. The student will demonstrate an ability to evaluate journal articles.
5 .The student will demonstrate an understanding of selected professional topics by successfully passing written examinations.
6 .The student will provide a format for presenting new information, as well as reviewing information the clerkships have determined to be important.
Measurement and Evaluation
A. Measurement procedures
The course grade will be assigned on the basis of marks received on quizzes, examinations, attendance, participation of student in discussion of clinical cases and journal articles and abstract preparation.
B. Evaluation mechanism
1. Satisfactory mark on quizzes.
2. Satisfactory mark on examinations.
3. Attendance is required. Three unexcused absences will result in one letter grade reduction.
Terminal Behavioral Objectives
Course 114:187
A. The student will demonstrate proficiency in problem solving by discussion of case management.
B .The student will further develop his/her patient management skills.
C. The student will demonstrate understanding of selected professional topics by successfully passing written examinations.
D. The student will demonstrate proficiency in article selection, abstract preparation and presentation of salient points of articles.