PPT (1 MB) - Institute for Oral Health

Criteria for Remote Clinical Sites• Inter-professional Practice Opportunities• Student Support (Housing, travel)• Sufficient Treatment Rooms• Dedicated Dental Assistant (for the dentalstudent)• Dentist(s) to Become Adjunct ClinicalFaculty• Internet Connection/ Space for Conferencing• Signed Affiliation Agreement between siteand UNEPotential ClinicalSitesMaine• Safety Net Dental Clinics(35)• FQHC (15)• Priv. Non Profit (11)• State Clinic (3)• Tribal (5)• Volunteer (1)• Selected Private Practices• Hospitals• VAPotential Clinical SitesNH, VT• D4: Flexible clinicalrotation schedulingbased on studentprogression• Estimate up to three12-week rotations• Remain part of CDMGroup PracticesCommunity-Based Faculty4 th Year# Sites # Students Stud/FacultyMaine 12* 28 2.33:1New Hampshire 6 8 1.33:1Vermont 5 8 1.60:1Other 2 2 1.00:1Totals 25 46 1.84:1* At least one adjunct faculty member per siteBenefits of Community-Based Model• Experience Diverse Patient Populations• “Real World” Experiences• Opportunity to interact with staff and learn different deliverymodels/Practice Management• Improved Clinical Competence/Confidence/CommunicationsSkills• Increased Awareness of Social Responsibility• Helps to establish relationships between dentists, futuregraduates, and community• Helps to increase access to needed oral health care acrossregion (direct care and future practice locations) – Increasedvalue of dental schoolUNE - CDM Graduates• With integrity, compassion and respect will fulfill their professionalobligation to improve the oral health and enhance the quality of life ofpeople in their communities• Will be leaders of their own oral health care teams and partners in theinter-professional health care delivery systems of the future• Will enjoy being life long learners and will embrace appropriate scientificand technological advances• Will understand and apply relevant clinical practices to the connectionsbetween oral health and general health• Will be capable practitioners who will apply evidence-based principles tothe delivery of oral health care services• Will collectively engage in clinical oral health care, public health practice,biomedical and health services research, education and administrationation• Will be actively engaged in their professional associations as they tworkto continue to improve the profession for the benefit of patients s andproviders• Will be ethical, caring people who happen to be doctors