Transform your clinical teaching with practical strategies that align with CODA standards and real-world expectations. This course equips dental hygiene educators with tools to design progressive clinical experiences, implement effective assessment methods, and track student competency using digital and manual systems. Emphasis is placed on faculty calibration, curriculum alignment, and preparing students for success across all levels of clinical education.

Objectives:

• Apply accreditation standards to the design, delivery, and assessment of clinical and pre-clinical dental hygiene instruction.
• Incorporate diverse assessment methods to evaluate student performance and clinical competency.
• Promote faculty calibration and curriculum alignment to ensure consistent and equitable clinical instruction and evaluation.
• Discuss and evaluate current clinical tracking systems, such as Canvas, Ascend, and TalEval, for monitoring student progress and requirements.