Meetingbc Articulation Dental Educators Committee

MeetingBC Articulation Dental Educators Committee:

Sub-Committee on Dental Hygiene

April 20-21, 2006

College of Dental Hygienists of BC

#219 – 645 Fort StreetVictoria BC Board Room

Revised: July 20, 2006

Thursday, April 20, 20069:00 am – 4:00 pm

Coffee & Muffins (8:30 – 9:00)

1)Welcome & Introduction

2)Call to Order at 8:50 AM

Present:

Shirley Bassett Chair (Camosun), Ginny Cathcart (VCC), Bonnie Craig (UBC), Dianne Gallagher (Camosun), Kathryn Harwood, observer (CDHBC), Debra Johnstone, observer (CDHBC chair), Wendy King (CNC), Shauna Warner (UCFV),

3)Approval of the Agenda: Ginny moves, 2nd Dianne

Deleted 11.7 Research and Ethics; prioritized the agenda and added items under vision workshop

4)Approval of Previous Minutes – April 21-22, 2005: all approve

5)Business Arising

5.1 – Participation of post-secondary private programs. Discussion required regarding representation and participation. (SB)

It was noted in minutes from 2005 meeting that private schools will be invited.

Shirley advised that the practical nursing articulation committee invites one representative for all private schools.

To participate, private programsmust have BC accreditation in the post secondary system.

Action: The director of each private dental hygiene program will be invited as an observer for the April 2007 articulation meetings. This will be re-evaluated annually. (Wendy)

5.2 – Request for ‘educator board position’ BCDHA & CDHBC Boards (SB)

BCDHA has agreed to a position
Oureducator representative shared information onthe report re private schools; political action with MLAs re 365-day rule

CDHBC: deferred our request tothe Education Review Committee as CDHBC is not mandated to have an educator director (Dianne)

5.3 – Caries diagnosis guidelines. Update (CDHBC)

Still in development and is moving forward with CDHBC Quality Assurance committee

5.4 – a) Update: Block transfer / reciprocal UBC – Colleges (all)

RE: UBC/Community College Direct Entry Partnership:

GPA is UBC pass grade (60%);
Bonnie may discuss this with the new public programs and invite them to the partnership. Bonnie, this was not a decision of articulation, do you want this in the minutes? Di

Action: All partnership colleges will assure that block transfer information is in the calendar and posted on websites. All programs will look into waiving their application fee. (All)

5.5 – Scaling Module Update

SAIT has started this module in Alberta. A fax transmission from SAIT relating to this was circulated. SAIT is also looking at implementing the new VCC Dental Hygiene Access for CDAs (DHAC).

Action: Wendy will send a letter to DHEC and advise them of BC articulation’s concern over the Alberta scaling module. (Ginny will draft)

DHEC meets on June 14th.

5.6 – Institutional name & possible confusion – Update (GC)

Confusion continues with name of new VancouverDentalHygieneCollege and VancouverCommunity College due to proximity of VDHC to VCC Broadway Campus.
Many questions about VDHC at Information Nights and VCC continues to clarify the confusing names. This was identified to CDHBC boardthrough a letter to CDHBC from VCC?.

5.7 – BCDHA Grant for DHYG Workshop (Brought Forward)

The committee discussed need for a volunteer to organize this workshopand some additional funding
Attach to provincial articulation committee annual meeting in Vancouver at VCC in April 19th or 20th 2007. Either April 18th or 21st 2007
BC Educators noted that there is a clear disconnect in the educational curricula regarding: the oral health needs of society versus appropriate service models to address the needs.

Action: Ginny will ask C. Fletcher to provide a report of BCDHA visioning workshop held in fall of 2005 and ask Cindy for ideas for a coordinator for “Future of Dental Hygiene Education in BC: Alternative Service Delivery.” (Ginny) Who is going to organize?

Action: Visioning/Alternative Practice Think Tank: Facilitator Prof Leslie Bainbridge RPT. Ask CDHBC to assign CE credits. (Bonnie Craig)

Action Committee: Will see if each school will dedicate their 2006-2007 BCDHA $1000 grants to the workshop and report to the next chair. (all)

5.8 – BC Learning Outcomes Project – Update. See item 11.16 also (SB)

5.9 – BCDHA & CDHBC Awards Criteria for Student Scholarship – Committee to review and make recommendations. (SB)

Need to clarify who decides the criteria for BCDHA, and CDHBC awards
The committee believes the program can decide the criteria for each award

Action: Each Program Director will e-mail full list of awards and scholarships to chair.

5.10 Formalizing sub-committee to dental hygiene committee, Update (SB)

Bonnie will draft a proposal because she is very knowledgeable of the history of articulation in BC.
Shirley provided a document to formalize the separation of CDA and DH educators
The DH programs are four years and have specialized articulation and transfer issues that are quite different to CDA programs

Action: Shirley will canvas Stephanie at BCCAT to discuss separation and make into full committee. (Dianne and Bonnie will generate the proposal for separation)this summer

5.11 - Feedback to CDHBC re: assessment categories on clinical exam (all)

Discussion continued from last year about the provincial practice examination.

Out of this year’s discussion we concluded that more collaboration between the provincial dental hygiene educators’ articulation sub-committee and the CDHBC may be beneficial.

Request input to a review of the process for development of a practice exam that tests for competent and safe dental hygiene practice in accordance with BC dental hygiene standards.

Action: The committee agreed to write to the CDHBC registration committee expressing the interest of the BC Dental Hygiene Educators’ Sub-committee in helping the CDHBC to continue to develop and validate the BC clinical practice examination. (Bonnie draft letter for Wendy)

5.12 – Data Base Management – program connecting curriculum and schedule – Update (WK)

Wendy looked at UBC patient scheduling, workloads and curriculum management system and was very impressed with the presentation
VCC still using one-write and X-Trac. Looking at Mercedes and Excel macros.
The committee will all share our scheduling systems if we try new ones.

5.13 Standardized patient assessment – (BJC)

Action: Everyone will share their assessments with all for the purpose of eventually developing a standardized assessment.

5.16 – Pre-Professional Courses – Policy statement: Motion passed (GC)

Guiding principle: Transferability of students in British Columbia to other science programs, higher education and dentistry.

The BC Articulation Dental Educators Committee: Sub-Committee on Dental Hygiene representing dental hygiene programs in BC agrees to the following first year dental hygiene university transfer courses.

The courses should be articulated to all dental hygiene diploma programs through the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer guide (BCCAT) or International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES) transfer system to allow students full transferability among all dental hygiene diploma and degree completion opportunities in British Columbia. The committee agrees that the courses should articulate to other programs including those in the sciences to give students full transfer options in their post secondary education.

Human Anatomy and Physiology with labs (full year/2 semesters/terms)
Chemistry with labs (full year/2 semesters/terms)
English (writing composition) (full year/2 semesters/terms)
Psychology (full year/2 semesters/terms)
Introductory Descriptive Statistics (1 semester/term)
Elective (1 semester/term)

6)Report from CDHBC

Kathryn Harwood tabled a report.
Debra Johnstone (CDHBC chair) reported on CDHBC board meeting discussion about the need for dental hygiene accreditation. Debra told us the CDHBC will set up a dental hygiene review committee.
Zillah updated our group on CDHBC registration statistics (see report)
Debra mentioned meeting next week to review candidates for registrar

(she would not be at liberty to discuss)

LUNCH

7)Report from BCDHA

A report was sent by Cindy Fletcher and discussed
It was noted by the committee that Dental Hygiene access to persons living in “Assisted Living” is already in the CDHBC Handbook so this item does not need to be negotiated any further.

Action: Ginny will identify this oversight to BCDHA (C. Fletcher.)

8)Report from Diploma Programs (5 minutes each) Eg. (Intake #/ Admissions / Program Changes / New initiatives / International students/ Reserved seats)

8.1 – CNC

2 UBC Direct Entry students, 18 will graduate
Changed grade scale to articulate with UBC.
Working to drop health questionnaire
Faculty really enjoys digital camera “Kodak DX 7590” purchased with BCDHA grant
Patricia Covington (PC) is the new Dean of health Sciences
Search to fill FT position vacated by PC
Patricia Noble will retire soon.
Sent PC a card of congratulations for her years of contribution to provincial articulation.

8.2 – VCC

22 students will graduate in June 2006; in process of selecting 22 students by June 13th from among 158 qualified applicants and select 16 students for Dental Hygiene Access for CDAs (DHAC) from among 26 qualified applicants.
New DHAC program received CDAC “accreditation eligible” in August.
Up to 5 UBC direct entry will be reserved. 3 in class of 2006 and 2 in class of 2007.
Miyagi Advanced Dental Hygienists College signed sister agreement this year; implemented an exchange award to fund 2 VCC students to travel to Japan on an exchange this summer; completed second phase of international learning climate research with Japan; planning a panel discussion with Japan at IFDH in Toronto re “process of care.” VCC fall program with Japan will be on teaching decision-making models & PBL. Third summer Korean program at VCC through CE. No room for Finnish exchange students any more as they do 3-month clinical in winter term and all seats full this year.

8.3 – CamosunCollege

Health and human services is piloting “Accuplacer” assessment tool to test English and Math abilities. Cost is only $2/student. Departments can add own questions
Teach with digital camera on a computer all time for teaching
Took international student last year
Had Marilyn Goulding discuss the quality assurance monitor who assures calibration of all instructors. Marilyn shared their rigorous calibration program and evidence.
There was a lively discussion about the meaning and appropriate way of calibrating faculty.

8.4 – UCFV Shauna Warner (UCFV)

Purchased Camosun curriculum; offer 16 seats, So far have 8 chairs
Following UCFV selection policy “first completed first admitted” In 2007 will have a selective admissions policy
Spent March preparing report to educational consultant Pat Robertson to send to May 12th CDSBC meeting for acceptance under article 68 Dentists Act.
1.5 FTE instructors plus sessional instructors; will grow to 3 FTEs in 2007
Applicants in B+ and A range plus an interview.
Health Sciences moving to new dental clinic facilities Abbotsford in 2008; UCFV is committed to dental programs and is freeing up block funding for the clinical expansion to a new facility.
Grade scale same as Camosun
UCFV will seek to offer Dental Hygiene degree in future

8.5 – Malaspina (Wendy King)

CNC is collaborating with their curriculum and will share back and forth once set up
Have 9 chairs and will take 18 students

9)Report / Update on Degree Programs

Bonnie Craig UBC

9.1 – UBC (degree completion)

9.2 – UBC (degree partnership with Colleges)

9.3 – UBC (entry to practice option)

UBC has multiple admissions options for Bachelor of Dental Sciences in Dental Hygiene (BDSc). Bonnie distributed a diagram.
Broad-based admissions accepted (personal essay, reference tool from Midwifery; leadership, questionnaire, voluntarism, 1 person evaluates all)

Four UBC Degree admissions options

Entry to Practice 4-year: Starts fall 2007; cost recovery $7500/ year clinic fee plus tuition (24 students a year) Patient care will be free. Will target community and education (with grad degrees), and geriatric care rather than private practice.
Will hire three FTE professors and sessional clinical professors as need.
Degree Completion: very successful; all courses on-line now; 93 students enrolled in direct entry and degree completion admissions options.
International option
Direct Entry with CC/CNC/VCC (max 6 credits) 15 students a year; Direct block transfer both ways based on pass grade of 60%

9.4 – VCC – Applied degree update

VCC Bachelor of Dental Sciences is going through a third re-write and will be re-submitted later this year with the new VCC B. Ed degree through our School of Instructor Education. This degree has never made it to Ministry website for a variety of reasons.
Two applied degrees at VCC doing well in Hospitality Management and Music. A new degree in Nursing is in the planning stages.

10)Update on VCC / Dental Hygiene Access for CDA’s program

15 of original 16 students still in program. 1 student failed to achieve the passing GPA of 60% at Christmas. Rest are taking 3rd and 4th courses.
VCC has a quality assurance committee “Access Curriculum Committee Evaluation” (ACE) and a coordinator, Monica Soth, who is working on her Master of Distance Education at AthabascaUniversity and is very knowledgeable regarding distributed technology and andragogy.

11)New Articulation Items

11.1.First year labs requirement in Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology (on-line courses / no lab portion – identify institutions)

Ginny drafted a motion for the committee (see 5.16) and circulated a handout showing a transfer grid from various institutions for science labs or not. “Yes” response indicates that either the course has formal transfer credit as indicated on the BCCAT Transfer guide or the courses met the criteria developed at The Health Educators Committee meeting in May 2005.

Have done some preliminary searches on the Thompson Rivers University-Open Learning (TRU-OL) and BC Campus websites for on-line statistics courses. Here are some continuous intake Introductory Statistics courses which are transferable, on-line and would be acceptable for the Dental Hygiene programs.

Math 115 - Introduction to Statistics. Offered on-line by NorthIslandCollege. Prerequisites are completion of Principles of Math 11 or Applications of Math 12 with a C grade or higher. Continuous intake. (3 credits) Website is

STAT 102 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics. Offered on-line by Thompson Rivers University-Open Learning. There are no formal pre-requisites but completion of Principles of Math 11 is highly recommended. Continuous intake. (3 credits) Website is Costa has advised that this course would be acceptable.

UniversityCollege of the FraserValley offers Mathematics 104 which is also acceptable but the course has specific intake dates only; a Spring or Summer section may be offered. TRU-OL had offered Statistics 101 in the past but the course is temporarily unavailable.

Friday, April 21 20068:30 – 9:00 Muffins and Coffee

9:00 – 12:00

11.2.On-line learning objects and courses: Update in all years

VCC is planning “moodle (non-proprietary) objects”this needs more explanation DGin second year nutrition and biochemistry and third year pharmacology. VCC has all 7 Dental Hygiene Access for CDA’s (DHAC) theory courses on-line, web-based and theory components of clinical courses are delivered on-line (paced and asynchronous.) VCC will have all 4th year applied degree courses on-line.Streams; Clinical, leadership, community experience is applied.

Camosun has 1 on-line learning object in “Introduction to Dentistry” Topic is on dental materials and paced and asynchronous. Camosun applied to develop Oral Pathology with BCcampus project development funds.

CNC is applying to BCcampus project development fund for an “Introduction to Dentistry” course.

UBC developed all 4th year on-line courses on Web-CT and is proprietary with them. Bonnie praised the superior team of technology, art and knowledge specialists who developed the UBC courses. UBC is well funded, has the capacity, resources and expertise to develop the on-line courses. Courses are paced and asynchronous.

11.3.DHYG degree applications and updates (see agenda #9 also)

VCC Bachelor of Dental Sciences is going through a third re-write and will be re-submitted later this year by the associate dean. This degree has never made it to Ministry website for a variety of reasons. Two applied degrees at VCC doing very well in Hospitality Management and in Music. A new degree in nursing is in the planning stages.

11.4.Admissions Policies and Practices (Interviews; wait lists; candidate's questionnaires, references, attrition)

Ginny e-mailed requested information about The Health Occupations Aptitude Examination used in Ontario dental hygiene and health programs as part of the selection process. VCC looked into it and it was deemed to be unnecessary for School of Health Sciences.

GeorgianCollege in Ontario uses it and finds it very useful. This test measures reading comprehension, spelling, natural sciences and verbal/non-verbal reasoning. Scores from this test as well as academic grades are used to determine acceptance. Applicants are assessed and ranked based on the results of their testing and their academic background.

VCC Admissions (180 qualified applicants)

VCC has a GPA of 3.3/4.0; Candidate’s Questionnaire (CQ) out of 20; Criminal Record Search; TB negative; health questionnaire is gone.

Very low attrition rate none in past few years no losses since 2004.
Past attrition mostly due to catastrophic illness or psychomotor skills.
VCC plans a summer clinic remedial course to try to reduce stress of clinic learning contracts in 3rd year.
Average age 28 yrs

Camosun Admissions

First completed first selected C+ each course
Wait List 184 qualified on 10 yr waitlist (19 waitlist, 5 UBC)
Take 24/year
182 incomplete applicants or recruits
Attrition (6 last year)

CNC Admissions (200 applicants)

Points GPA (3.2), persistence (1), observation (1), work experience (1) GPA , geography (2) (8.33 pts)
30 hours of observation (reduce to 20 hours)
50/50 (10 seats competitive selection/ 10 lottery)
B average; 20 per year
Attrition (1-2 year)
Average age 25

UCFV Admissions

Same as CNC

UBC Admissions

Broad-based admissions accepted includes GPA, personal essay, reference tool from Midwifery; leadership, questionnaire, voluntarism, 1 person evaluates all.

11.5.Socio-cultural competence: International / ESL DHYG students

VCC teaches and supports socio-cultural competence training with its health sciences programs somewhat like the ADEA June 2004 Program Directors workshop in Vancouver only with a Canadian focus.
There are American conferences with Dr Jane Forrest, dental hygiene scholar and researcher on Cultural Competence. Give us a link here Ginny please.

11.6.Community dental hygiene curricula, educational rotations and externships. Are we at risk of over-extending our community outreach with the growing number of DHYG schools? (GC)