Evaluation Criteria/Competencies

Clinical Evaluation - Critical Errors Document

It is the intent of the dental hygiene faculty to facilitate an educational environment wherein each student develops professional and ethical standards and attains clinical competency that prepares them to enter the dental hygiene profession.

The criteria on this Clinical Evaluation Document is a GUIDE for students and faculty to be aware of specific skills that are expected of the students during patient treatment. They are NOT meant to be considered exactly as they are written when determining student grades. Increasingly, with each subsequent clinical semester, the student is expected to progress and develop more independent critical thinking and decision-making skills while practicing under the direct supervision of licensed dental and dental hygiene professionals. As students move through the curriculum, they are expected to be more skilled in each of the listed categories. It is expected that students continue to consult and seek guidance from licensed faculty at required intervals during appointments and upon each progressive semester, demonstrate the ability to think and follow through with Clinical care with increasingly less dependence on faculty guidance.

Critical errors are any demonstrated student behaviors deemed unprofessional, unethical, and/or incompetent clinical care. Violation of stated rules, regulations or policies of the University of Maryland Dental Hygiene Program and the Dental School will result in a report made by the faculty member who observed the error to the SAS advisor, clinic coordinator, Director, and the Dean of Student and Academic Affairs.

Professionalism

The student will develop a level of professional conduct, demeanor, and organization that demonstrates a commitment to quality care for all patients. Students will exhibit professional and ethical behavior with patients/clients, faculty and peers in all clinical and simulated clinical experiences.

Observable behaviors

The student will:

1. Comply with the policies and procedures defined in the Dental Hygiene Clinic Handbook.
   • Obtain appropriate faculty signatures
   • Make appropriate entries in progress notes using ATEN format (including treatment, specific health strategies, referrals and recall interval)
   • Obtain patient or parent/guardian consent prior to treatment (except co-therapy patients)
2. Present a professional appearance and demeanor.
   • Demonstrate respectful attitude and rapport with patients, other health professionals and members of the dental school community including: faculty, students and staff
   • Adhere to clinic dress code
   • Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication
   • Seldom leave patient or interrupt appointment
   • Ask for faculty intervention or help when appropriate
   • Alter existing treatment plan in a timely manner according to patient needs
3. Employ appropriate infection control measures.
   • Maintain a hygienic and safe operatory
   • Provide patient with safety glasses
   • Provide patient with pre-procedural mouth rinse (30 second duration) prior to aerosol producing procedures
   • Follow Personal Protective Equipment protocol (mask, eyewear, gloves)
   • Follow clinical protocol for handling sharps
   • Follow other infection control procedures
   • Follow end of the day clean up procedures thoroughly
4. Utilize all available clinic time appropriately (TIME MANAGEMENT).
   • Complete chart entries accurately, thoroughly and in a timely manner
   • Utilize “down time” effectively and efficiently (e.g., waiting for anesthesia, waiting for faculty evaluation)
   • Obtain or set up appropriate equipment and supplies for anticipated procedures
   • Be prepared and ready to start clinical sessions promptly at the beginning of each clinic session such as 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
   • Use time appropriately during any phase of treatment
   • Review protocol for clinical procedure and anticipated treatment (e.g., cleaning dentures, use of ultrasonic)
5. Work in balance for all intra-oral procedures.
6. Present data to faculty in a clear, scientific, concise and organized manner.
   • Review patient chart prior to appointment
   • Display most recent/appropriate radiographs
   • Disclose confidential information appropriately
   • Address patient’s “chief complaint” early in an appointment
   • Address patient’s needs for pain control (e.g., topical anesthesia, local anesthesia, dentin desensitization)
   • Be familiar with comprehensive treatment plan

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Health History

The student will obtain, document, and utilize an accurate and comprehensive health history in providing patient/client care.

Observable behaviors

The student will:

1. Review health history prior to patient appointment.
2. Perform health history assessment with patient or appropriate guardian (as in the case of a minor and persons not reasonably/legally able to provide complete or accurate history).
   • Follow up, document, and report all “positive” patient responses to heath history questions
   • Competently perform health history assessment (Ask open ended health history questions that elicit complete patient responses; use appropriate terminology to best elicit patient responses and explanations of medical history from patients
   • Assess patient compliance with pre-medication and other prescribed medical treatments
   • Determine patient’s chief complaint
   • Compares and reports patient’s current medical history and chief complaints with past history
3. Summarize relevant medical and dental patient conditions (present and past), medications, and document in record and present to faculty at every patient appointment before proceeding with any clinical assessment or treatment.
   • Promptly report and appropriately documents patient’s chief complaint to faculty
   • Alert faculty to any medical or dental condition that warrants immediate intervention or poses a risk to patient and/or clinicians
   • Appropriately determines need to modify treatment based on medical and or dental history
     • Identifies the need for prophylactic antibiotic coverage,
     • Identifies the need for medical consultation or any additional information, consults, referrals or precautions
     • Documents consultations
     • Facilitates and appropriately follows up on consultations in a timely manner
   • Compares and reports patient’s current medical history with past history
4. Investigate all medications as to: indication, dosage, regimen, contraindications, dental considerations, and mode of action.
   • Look up patient medications prior to appointment for known medications; prior to health history check-in find out any new meds
   • Report with drug cards at health history check-in with faculty before proceeding with any clinical assessment or patient treatment
   • Compares patient’s current medical regimens including medications to past medication and treatment regimens
5. Measure, report and document vital signs at every appointment before proceeding with any clinical assessment or patient treatment.
   • Accurately and completely measure, report, and document blood pressure, pulse, and respirations throughout the appointment as needed
   • Consult with faculty when vital signs are inappropriately high or low and/or poses concern to safely treating patient
   • Follow up with patient and physician for any vital signs warranting further evaluation/re-assessment, medical consultation, or immediate referral
     • Facilitates consultation
     • Documents consultation and follows up with consultation in a timely manner
   • Report vital signs to any clinician rendering clinical services, exams and treatment to patient throughout patient appointment
   • Compares and reports patient’s current vital signs with past history of vital signs

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Sample Drug Card

Drug Name: Aspirin

US. Brand Names: Ascriptin, Aspercin, Aspergum, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin, Sureprin, Halfprin

Classification: Antiplatelet Agent; Salicylate

Type of Medication: Oral

Action/Use: Treatment of mild to moderate pain, inflammation and fever, maybe used as prophylaxis of myocardial infarction, infarction of stroke, and/or transient ischemic episodes, management of rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis and gout.

Mechanism of Action: Irreversibly inhibits cyclooxygenase-1 and 2 (COX-1 and 2) enzymes, via acetylation, which results in decreased formation of prostaglandin precursors; irreversibly inhibits formation of prostaglandin derivative, thromboxane A2, via acetylation of platelet cyclooxygenase, thus inhibiting platelet aggregation; has antipyretic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Drug Interaction: Avoid ethanol or> 3 drinks/day- can increase bleeding risk.

Oral or Other Side Effects: Caution in patients with platelet and bleeding disorders, renal dysfunction, dehydration, erosive gastritis or peptic ulcer. Do NOT discontinue use prior to dental surgery.

Effects on Dental Treatment: Bleeding is associated with aspirin, hemorrhage may occur at virtually any site. Risks depends on dosage, and concurrent use of multiple agents and patient susceptibility. At low dosage, adverse effects rare.

Dental Hygiene Assessment

The student will collect data as indicated by patient/client conditions, correlate with health status and disease processes and utilize data during all components of patient/client care.

Assessment includes extra- and intra-oral, hard tissue (including occlusal evaluation), periodontal (includes health behaviors evaluation) and accretion exams; exposing and interpreting appropriate radiographs; obtaining diagnostic models; and other diagnostic procedures (e.g. vitality test, perio and caries tests).

Extra- and Intra-Oral Examination

Observable behaviors The student will:

1. Review patient record prior to appointment for any previously documented abnormal conditions, pathology reports and need for follow up.
   • Appropriately follow up on previously reported and documented pathology
2. Perform extra- and intra-oral examination for every patient at every appointment.
   • Explain procedure to patient prior to beginning exam 
   • Competently perform and utilize correct examination technique
   • Accurately describes and document ALL conditions correctly (WNL, deviations from normal, and abnormalities)
     • Detects minor abnormalities or variations of normal
     • Identify findings per location, size, shape, texture, and other appropriate descriptors
     • Use appropriate and professional terminology when reporting and documenting findings o Compare current findings to previously determined findings
     • Record and maintain accurate, legible and concise patient records
     • Provide, determine need for, and interpret radiographs that are diagnostically acceptable and current 
     • Provide, determine need for, and interpret additional diagnostic data, e.g. impressions and study models, vitality testing, etc. to further assess all EIOE findings
   • Suggest possible etiologies for variations and pathologies
3. Identifies need for further evaluation of pathology or variations from normal.
   • Identifies need for consults related to data
   • Facilitates and follows up on consultations

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Hard Tissue Examination

Observable behaviors The student will:

1. Utilize appropriate radiographs for hard tissue exam.
2. Identify present, missing, impacted and partially erupted teeth.
3. Detect obvious caries or faulty restorations clinically or on radiographs.
4. Identify existing restorations.
5. Identify occlusion.
6. Use proper techniques for caries assessment (e.g., air, transillumination, instrument selection).
7. Detect condition of teeth such as attrition, fluorosis, etc.
8. Identify diastemas.
9. Document findings using appropriate marking / colors in the EPR.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Periodontal Examination

Observable behaviors The student will:

1. Examine the gingiva and give an accurate gingival description.
2. Probe entire dentition.
   • Correctly measure and record probing depth within 1 mm
3. Compare current periodontal findings to previous charting.
4. Note attachment level changes over time.
5. Determine periodontal classification.
6. Assess patient’s current health behaviors
   • Plaque control
   • Tobacco use
   • Alcohol consumption
   • Diet
   • Caries risk
   • Periodontal risk
7. Suggest need for consult.
8. Perform and calculate
   • Plaque index at every dental hygiene visit
   • Bleeding index
9. Perform exploring / probing without tissue trauma.
10. Detect type and amount of supragingival and/or subgingival deposits to determine patient difficulty level.

    Document findings in the EPR

    • Probing depths
    • Bleeding on probing
    • Recession
    • Mobility
    • Furcation
11. Utilize correct instrumentation and technique.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Case Presentation

The student will develop comprehensive patient/client centered care plans designed to meet the individual's needs for achieving and/or maintaining optimal oral health. Treatment planning includes all preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Dental Hygiene Care Plan

The student will:

1. Identify an appropriate care plan based on patient/client needs, clinical findings, risk assessments and mutually agreeable goals.
2. Identify an appropriate sequence of services and the number of appointments needed to complete services.
3. Coordinate dental hygiene care plan with comprehensive dental treatment plan.
4. Discuss fully with patient the treatment options, obtains informed consent from patient and has patient sign consent prior to initiating treatment.
5. Respond to questions relating to patients'/clients' treatment needs.
6. Provide appropriate rationale for planned services and sequencing.
7. Assess patient prognosis and devise appropriate evaluation strategies for attainment of treatment goals.
8. Determines appropriate recare intervals based on patient outcomes.
9. Implement consented treatment plan as written and/or modifies treatment plan as needed after consulting with appropriate faculty.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Prophy

The student will implement appropriate, effective and efficient non-traumatic instrumentation techniques and/or other additional services (ie: desensitization, sealants, anesthesia) to achieve and/or maintain patients'/clients' optimal oral health.

Home Care Strategies:

Observable behaviors

The student will:

1. Reevaluate patient self/home care prior to implementation.
   • Determine plaque-free score at each visit
2. Modify patient/client self/home care techniques where appropriate.
3. Engage patient/client in appropriate self/home care strategies.
   • Patient removes soft deposit prior to instrumentation

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Instrumentation:

Observable behaviors

The student will:

1. Have sharp instruments available.
2. Use detection skills (e.g., air, explorer, disclosing, indirect vision) appropriately.
3. Employ instrumentation techniques consistent with competence criteria.
   • Appropriate ergonomic principles
   • Select appropriate instrument(s) for removal process
   • Appropriate implementation principles
4. Use radiographs to guide clinical implementation.
5. Remove all hard/soft deposits and stain with no observable trauma.
6. Reevaluate previously instrumented areas.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Other treatment services:

The student will:

1. Obtain patient/client consent prior to implementing procedure.
2. Employ techniques consistent with competence criteria. (i.e. Sealants, Arestin, polishing, anesthesia, etc.).
3. Provide service with no observable trauma.
4. Document completely all treatment services in the EPR (e.g., for sealant placement specify material type, tooth #, surface, etc.).

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Instrumentation Grading Criteria

Instrumentation skills (product only) will be evaluated and documented on the Student Clinic Record Form (SCRF) based on the accretion difficulty level. "Light” accretions are evaluated by arch. "Moderate" or "heavy" accretions will be evaluated by quadrant. Grades of Superior (S), Acceptable (A), Needs Improvement (N), and Unacceptable (U) will be submitted into the Axium computer grading system.

Errors to be documented on SCRF

X Detectable calculus

P Plaque

S Stain

T Trauma

Varnish method:

The student will:

1. Discuss treatment service to patient prior to implementation.
2. Obtain consent prior to implementation of procedure.
3. Give post -op instructions to patient/client prior to dismissal.
4. Employ instrumentation techniques consistent with competence criteria.
   • Appropriate ergonomic principles
   • Select appropriate armamentarium
   • Appropriate implementation principles
5. Check-in with supervising faculty prior to patient dismissal.
   • Faculty must observe patient prior to dismissal
6. Fully document procedure and evaluate patient behavior in patient records.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Tray method:

The student will:

1. Discuss treatment services with patient prior to implementation.
2. Obtain consent prior to implementation of procedure.
3. Give post -op instructions to patient/client prior to dismissal.
4. Employ techniques consistent with competence criteria
   • Seats patient in an upright positions
   • Select appropriate armamentarium.
     • Select appropriate tray size
     • Select appropriate amount of fluoride
   • Appropriate implementation principles
     • Provide patient/client with paper towel or spit cup
     • Dries the teeth
     • Places saliva ejector
   • Follow manufacturer’s recommendations
5. Check-in with supervising faculty prior to patient dismissal.
   • Faculty must observe patient prior to dismissal
6. Fully document procedure and evaluate patient behavior in patient records.

*Critical errors: automatic failure for errors this category. Items listed as quantitative errors are counted individually.

Grading Criteria (for all codes except Debridement/Removal)

Faculty will use the grid below to determine when a service category/code should receive an Unacceptable (U) grade, otherwise use Superior (S), Acceptable (A) and Needs improvement (N) definitions of to assign and enter appropriate grades into Axium.

Implementation/Debridement Grading Criteria (for prophy & co-therapy codes)

Faculty will use the grid below to determine when an implementation code should receive a Unacceptable (U) grade, otherwise use definitions of Superior (S), Acceptable (A) and Needs improvement (N) to assign and enter appropriate grades into Axium

Criteria for a grade of "N"

Criteria for a grade of "U"

* Errors to be documented on SCRF per Faculty Evaluation

X Calculus that is visible supra-marginal or readily detectable sub marginally

P Plaque

S Stain

T Trauma

? Numerical values for S (90-100), A (80-89), N (70-79) and U (Below 70) will ONLY be used to determine the prophy code grade to be entered into Axium.

Implementation (prophy code) Grade

Instructions: It is the responsibility of the instructor grading the scaling/root planing for the entire mouth or the last quadrant graded, to determine the grade to be entered into Axium. Numerical values for S (90-100), A (80-89), N (70-79) and U (Below 70) will ONLY be used to determine the prophy code grade to be entered into Axium.

Tally the scores from each of the quadrants and determine the average score. Find the average score in the table below and enter the corresponding grade from the “Grade to be Entered” column.

Guidelines for Clinic Time Utilization

Note all times are given in minutes unless otherwise specified

Dental Hygiene Program

Axium Grade Report/Clinical Grading System for the Dental Hygiene Program

Daily Grades - Superior (S) 90-100%, Acceptable (A) 80-89%, Needs improvement (N) 70-79% or Unsatisfactory (U) Below 70.

The Axium grade report will provide both an average and a count of the number of procedures in each category.

The grade report will also provide the total average for all daily grades

When are Students Graded

Students will be graded EVERY clinic session

All services will be entered into Axium and any completed codes will be graded EVERY session

Grading for 2016- 2017:

Students will receive an U for Hygiene Assessment when they have made significant critical errors in any of the hygiene assessment categories even if they have passed as many as two of the categories. (EIOE, Periodontal assessment and hard tissue charting).

Students will receive U’s in all grading categories if there is an infection control infraction during the clinic session.

Competencies

Competencies will be graded from 0-100%. Point values for skills vary according to specific competencies and are detailed on each of the competency forms. Grading guides are included on the competencies to facilitate calibration among faculty.

Skill Assessments

Skill assessments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Students will have 1 grade deducted from the competency portion of their grade for EACH skill assessment that isn’t completed by final semester.

Student of the Day (SOD)

It is the students’ responsibility to present faculty with a SOD evaluation form. Faculty will complete the form and enter the appropriate amount of points into Axium (see below and on the “Cheat sheet for directions”)

Radiology –

See specific radiology requirements in clinical course outlines

Technical Standards for Admission and Matriculation

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

Essential Requirements for Admission and Matriculation

The mission of the School of Dentistry is “…to graduate exceptional oral health care professionals, contribute to the scientific basis of treatments for diseases of the orofacial complex, and deliver comprehensive dental care.” To achieve this mission, the School of Dentistry has established specific goals.

Admission to the School of Dentistry is open to all qualified individuals in accordance with the 1973 Vocational Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C.§701 et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §12101 et. seq.) Qualified individuals must satisfy the School of Dentistry’s minimum technical standards with or without reasonable accommodation.

Dental education requires that the accumulation of scientific knowledge be accompanied by the simultaneous acquisition of skills and professional attitudes and behaviors essential to the profession. Students require observational, organizational communication, sensory, motor, intellectual, behavioral, technical, and social skills to successfully negotiate the curriculum. The School of Dentistry is mindful of the unique nature of dental curricula. It is the responsibility of the School of Dentistry’s admissions committee to select applicants who are qualified to successfully complete the required training. As part of the education process, students in all of the School’s clinical programs are required to provide treatment for patients and to practice treatment techniques with student partners. Students are required to serve as patients for their classmates in performing such diagnostic and reversible procedures as local anesthesia administration, the making of impressions, sealant placement and oral prophylaxis. The Dental School has the responsibility of ensuring timely and safe treatment of all patients during these and other processes inherent in comprehensive care.

Candidates and students must have aptitude, abilities and skills in five areas: (1) observation (2) communication (3) motor function (4) quantitative and intellectual conception (5) behavioral and social stability. Technological compensation can be made for some disability in these areas, but a student should be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner. The use of a trained intermediary would mean that a student’s judgment is mediated by someone else’s knowledge, powers of selection, observation, organization or clinical ability. Therefore, third parties cannot be used to assist students in accomplishing curricular requirements in the five skill areas specified above.

Observational

Observation necessitates functional use of the sense of vision, touch, and other sensory modalities. A student must be able to:

• Acquire information and skills through demonstrations and experiences in the basic, behavioral and dental sciences;
• Observe patients accurately, at a distance and close at hand, with or without standard instrumentation, to acquire information for written documents;
• Observe and note verbal as well as non-verbal communications;
• Visualize information presented in images from paper, film, slides, computer displays and video; and
• Interpret radiographs and other graphic and 3-D images.

Communication

A student must be able to:

• Speak intelligibly, and sensitively with patients;
• Elicit and transmit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture and perceive non-verbal communication, e.g. in order to allow the development of a health history;
• Communicate effectively and efficiently in oral and written English with all members of an interdisciplinary health care team, the patient, and the patient’s family or legal representative during both emergency and non-emergency situations;
• Read and apply appropriate information and instructions contained in requisitions, notes and the electronic patient record; and
• Understand and apply clinical instructions given by others.

   

  Sensory and Motor Coordination and Function

  A student must:

• Have the gross, fine muscular coordination and equilibrium necessary to execute precise and finite movements inherent in providing general care and emergency treatment for patients;
• Have exceptional use of both touch and vision;
• Be able to perform palpation and other diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers;
• Be able to perform laboratory procedures and work with standard laboratory materials;
• Be able to reach and manipulate dental equipment to all positions in order to control the operating environment; and
• Be able to activate the emergency medical system.

   

  Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities

  A student must:

• Be able to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, integrate and synthesize;
• Be able to perform problem solving skills, e.g. including those listed above, efficiently and expediently in emergency and non-emergency situations; and
• Comprehend three-dimensional relationships and understand the spatial relationships of structures.

   

  Behavioral and Social Competencies

  A student must:

• Possess the emotional health required for full use of their intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment and the prompt completion of all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients;
• Follow faithfully the policy on attendance University of Maryland School of Dentistry - Attendance Policy
• Possess exceptional organizational skills and be able to multitask;
• Respect the time and privacy of other students, colleagues, staff and faculty;
• Exhibit the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients, colleagues, clinical and administrative staff, and all others with whom the student interacts in the professional or academic setting, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age or other attributes or affiliations that may differ from those of the student;
• Be able to tolerate physically and emotionally taxing workloads and to function effectively when stressed;
• Be able to adapt to changing environments, to display flexibility and to learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of patients;
• Be able to accept appropriate suggestions and criticism and, if necessary, respond by modification of behavior; and
• Display empathy, integrity, concern for others, and interpersonal skills, interest and motivation in becoming a dental professional.

Other Requirements

A student must comply with university immunization requirements as outlined at:

https://www.umaryland.edu/policies-and-procedures/library/student-affairs/policies/v-100a.php

The admission of a student who is chronically infected with Hepatitis B Virus will be considered on a case-by-case basis after consultation with a panel of experts in Infections Diseases.  This panel will consider the Hepatitis B e antigen status, the health of the student and decide what, if any, restrictions and monitoring are necessary for the student during their training in dentistry or dental hygiene.

Applicants with Disabilities

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. 

An applicant is not disqualified from consideration due to a disability. Applicants are not required to disclose a disability to the Committee on Admissions. Applicants with questions about the School’s Essential Requirements for Admission and Matriculation in relation to their disability are encouraged to discuss the issue of accommodation with the University’s Office of Educational Support and Disability Services. http://www.umaryland.edu/disabilityservices/

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation in Admissions by contacting the University’s Office of Education Support and Disability Services.

Some of the aptitudes, abilities and skills described in the Essential Requirements can be attained with technological compensation or other reasonable accommodation. However, individuals using technological supports or other accommodations must be able to perform in an independent manner. The use of trained intermediaries to carry out functions described in the Essential Requirements will not be permitted by the School of Dentistry. Intermediaries, no matter how well trained, are applying their own powers of selection, observation or organization, which could affect the student’s judgment and performance. Therefore, the School will not permit third parties to assist a student in the clinical training area to accomplish curriculum requirements and skills identified in the Essential Requirements. Other accommodations will be given due consideration, and reasonable accommodations will be made where consistent with curriculum objectives. 

An applicant who has not been offered admission to the School of Dentistry may, but is not required to, disclose a disability and request accommodation during the admissions process. An applicant who chooses voluntarily to disclose a disability should write the Director of Educational Support and Disability Services for the University to begin University procedures for disability accommodation.  http://www.umaryland.edu/disabilityservices/

After admission, admittees who have not yet accepted a place in a class at the School of Dentistry, admittees who have accepted a place and matriculating students can disclose a disability and request accommodations with the Director of Educational Support and Disability Services. 

Enrolled Students with Disabilities

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry provides reasonable accommodations for enrolled students. Enrolled students with questions about the Dental School’s Essential Requirements for Admission and Matriculation in relation to their disability are encouraged to discuss the issue of accommodation with the University’s Office of Educational Support and Disability Services. http://www.umaryland.edu/disabilityservices/

Enrolled Students may request reasonable accommodation by contacting the University’s Office of Education Support and Disability Services and must renew accommodations with that same office each semester. 

Summative Statement and Certification

I certify that I have read the UMSOD Essential Requirements for Admission and Matriculation (Technical Standards).  My signature represents acknowledgement that

I possess the aptitudes, abilities, and skills as described in the following five areas:

(1) observation (2) communication (3) motor function (4) quantitative and intellectual conception (5) behavioral and social stability. These aptitudes, abilities, and skills are required for matriculation and continued enrollment in the DDS program.  Should the School determine that I do not or cannot with reasonable accommodations consistent with the curriculum objectives, meet these requirements, I understand that I may be deemed unqualified to continue in the program. 

Student Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Printed Name: _____________________________________________________

Developed and submitted to University Counsel: 7/29/14

Revised by University Counsel: 08/19/14

Approved by Faculty Assembly: 09/15/14

Revised and Approved by Faculty Assembly: 7/18/22