QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dental Program
 Dental Hygiene Exit Survey
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This is an anonymous survey!  

DIRECTIONS:
Please check-off answers to each of the questions listed below according to the indicated topic, question and scale.   Add your comments where indicated.
  

At the completion of the program, I felt competent in the following areas...
 

Assessment (The systematic collection and analysis of the following data to identify patient needs and oral health problems.):
 

      SA   -  Strongly Agree
      A    -   Agree 
      NB  -  No Bias  
      D    -   Disagree
      SD  -  Strongly Disagree
      NA -  Not Applicable 

1. Obtain, review, and update a complete medical and dental history, including vital signs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
2. Perform an extraoral and intraoral examination and identify patient needs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
3. Perform a periodontal and dental examination. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
4. Obtain diagnostic quality radiographs and identify abnormal findings. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
5. Obtain intraoral photographs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
6. Take impressions and fabricate study models SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
7. Obtain indices and utilize them in patient communications. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
8. Perform risk assessments (i.e., tobacco, systemic, caries) . SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
9. Assess psychosocial and environmental factors and their influence on patient health. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

Diagnosis and Planning: Determination of dental hygiene treatment needs and the establishment of realistic goals and treatment strategies to facilitate optimal oral health .
 

      SA   -  Strongly Agree
      A    -   Agree 
      NB  -  No Bias  
      D    -   Disagree
      SD  -  Strongly Disagree
      NA -  Not Applicable 
 
10. Ability to determine dental hygiene treatment needs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
11. Ability to develop an integrative plan for Dental Hygiene treatment and Health promotion-education. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
12. Ability to obtain informed consent for treatment. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
13. Ability to prepare and present a dental hygiene case presentation. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

Implementation: Provision of treatment as identified in the assessment and planning phase.
 

      SA   -  Strongly Agree
      A    -   Agree 
      NB  -  No Bias  
      D    -   Disagree
      SD  -  Strongly Disagree
      NA -  Not Applicable 

 
14. Ability to properly implement infection control procedures. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
15. Ability to perform periodontal debridement and scaling on patients with light to moderate periodontal disease. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

16.

Ability to perform periodontal debridement and scaling on patients with severe periodontal disease. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
17. Ability to utilize pain management techniques. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
18. Ability to utilize chemotherapeutic agents . SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
19. Ability to implement appropriate fluoride therapy. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
20. Ability to apply of pit and fissure sealants and evaluate their success. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
21. Ability to perform coronal polishing for stain removal. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
22. Ability to care for oral prostheses. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
23. Ability to participate in the care and maintenance of restorations. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
24. Ability to provide integrative health promotion, nutritional counseling, and preventive counseling. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
25. Ability to provide dental hygiene care for the child, adolescent, adult, geriatric and medically compromised patient. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

Evaluation: Measurement of the extent to which goals identified in the treatment plan were achieved.
 

      SA   -  Strongly Agree
      A    -   Agree 
      NB  -  No Bias  
      D    -   Disagree
      SD  -  Strongly Disagree
      NA -  Not Applicable 
 
26. Ability to utilize indices for evaluation of patient self-care. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
27. Ability to reevaluate oral and periodontal health status. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
28. Ability to determine follow-up treatment needs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
29. Ability to determine appropriate continuing care (recall) needs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
30. Ability to determine appropriate referral needs. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
31. Ability to determine patient satisfaction with treatment. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

Additional Competencies.
 

      SA   -  Strongly Agree
      A    -   Agree 
      NB  -  No Bias  
      D    -   Disagree
      SD  -  Strongly Disagree
      NA -  Not Applicable 
 
32. Possesses the interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with diverse population groups. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
33. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate community-based oral health programs including, health promotion and disease prevention activities. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
34. Ability to provide appropriate life support measures for medical emergencies that may be encountered in dental hygiene practice. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
35. Ability to apply ethical, legal and regulatory concepts to the provision and/or support of oral health care services. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
36. Ability to evaluate of current scientific literature. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA
37. Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving strategies related to comprehensive patient care and management of patients. SA
A
NB
D
SD
NA

Additional Program Experiences - as related to effectiveness in helping you learn.  Please use the new scale indicated.

 

    
    
VH   -  Very Helpful
      H    -    Helpful 
      NB  -   No Bias  
      SH   -  Not Very Helpful
      NH  -  Not at all Helpful
      NA -   Not Applicable 
 
38. Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings - Case Study Text. VH
H
NB
SH
NH
NA

 

Please add any comments you might have concerning the Community Service Site(s)
that you attended, indicating the name(s) of the site(s):

 

39. Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings - Case Study Text. VH
H
NB
SH
NH
NA


Please add any comments you might have concerning the Elder Site(s)
that you attended, indicating the name(s) of the site(s):

 

40. Critical Thinking in Medical-Surgical Settings - Case Study Text. VH
H
NB
SH
NH
NA


Please add any comments you might have concerning the Youth Site(s)
that you attended, indicating the name(s) of the site(s):

 


Comments regarding things you would like to change about the program:

 

Comments regarding things you think should stay the same in the program:

 

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