A model for selection and assessment of community-based sites for dental students' extramural clinical experiences.
As a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson's Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education grant, the Extramural Education Program (EEP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry was charged with developing partnerships with community-based oral health programs throughout Illinois. These programs are to be used for clinical service-learning rotations for fourth-year dental students, relying on the utilization of the dentists employed at the community site as preceptors for the students. Because the College of Dentistry had essentially no community-based service-learning experiences prior to the Robert Wood Johnson grant, procedures and protocols needed to be developed to standardize a process for site and preceptor selection. An administrative process was developed to engage, recruit, and partner with community-based oral health programs that provided direct clinical services. This article will discuss the development of criteria used to select sites and preceptors for extramural clinical rotations; the development of a set of standardized assessment instruments; and the credentialing process for community-based adjunct faculty that leads to the affiliation agreements. These community-based rotations have been integrated into the College of Dentistry curriculum as a required extramural service-learning course referred to as Extramural Clinical Experience (DADM 325).
Hryhorczuk
Christine
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Division of Prevention and Public Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (MC 850), Chicago, IL 60612-7211, USA. chryhorc@uic.edu
Bolden
Aljernon J
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Knight
G William
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Punwani
Indru
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Mulvihill
Daniel M
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Noorullah
Khatija
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Evans
Caswell A
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D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D003406:Credentialing; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003729:Dental Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration; D013335:Students, Dental