Changes in education./La transformation de l'enseignement."Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change." --Wayne Dyer I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. VOICING A CONCERN about the future of dental hygiene dental hygiene n. The practice of keeping the mouth, teeth, and gums clean and healthy to prevent disease. Also called oral hygiene. due to the increasing number of private educational programs offering dental hygiene education. This uncommon concern, expressed by practising dental hygienists dental hygienist n. A person trained and licensed to provide preventive dental services, such as cleaning the teeth, usually in conjunction with a dentist. and educators alike, usually involves three issues: (1) admission requirements are not stringent enough; (2) schools will not want their graduates to fail because they will not attract new students and therefore their standards will be lower; and (3) the employment market will be flooded with dental hygienists, resulting in a shortage of work and lower salaries. CDHA CDHA Capital District Health Authority CDHA Canadian Dental Hygienists Association CDHA California Dental Hygienists' Association CDHA Center for Demography of Health and Aging CDHA Connecticut Dental Hygienists' Association and provincial associations are being challenged by some members to protect the needs of existing members and stop the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of additional educational programs. Some people suggest that we as an association will benefit from increasing the numbers of dental hygienists and therefore this biases our protection of existing members. While the adage "strength in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number " is very true in associations, I would like to offer the following thoughts to perhaps broaden consideration of this sensitive issue. The free market dictates the fate of for-profit education. But philosophically speaking should CDHA adopt a position against private schools? What does this changing face of dental hygiene education mean for the culture of dental hygiene? CDHA stands behind its recommendation in 2000 that supported baccalaureate education for dental hygienists and encourages articulation agreements with degree-granting institutions. We applaud the efforts of many dental hygiene educators who have worked tirelessly tire·less adj. Not yielding to fatigue; untiring or indefatigable. tire  less·ly adv. in developing options for accessible degree completion. That
said, is there any reason why private institutions could not work with
degree-granting institutions? Is maintaining a quality education
standard of paramount importance to CDHA? Definitely yes. Does the
for-profit or public status of a school indicate whether a quality
education standard is achieved? The Commission on Dental Accreditation
of Canada (CDAC CDAC Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (India)CDAC Chinese Development Assistance Council (Singapore) CDAC Community Development Advisory Committee CDAC Clinical Data Abstraction Center ) is the Canadian body responsible for accrediting educational programs. The CDAC establishes the accreditation requirements that must be met by Canadian dental hygiene programs before they are granted accreditation. (These requirements are available at www.cda-adc.ca/en/cda/cdac/accreditation/index.asp.) The requirements are the same whether the program has public or private funding. Graduates of an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. dental hygiene program are eligible to write the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB) examination and apply for registration/licensure with a dental hygiene regulatory authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities in Canada. When programs apply for accreditation, they must evaluate the degree to which they have met their stated program outcomes and one way of doing this is to review the success rates of their graduates on the NDHCB exam. Of course, new programs have to graduate the initial intake of students in order to have this data to show to the CDAC but programs are expected to use this data to assist in ongoing program development. The CDAC also requires programs to publish their admissions process to applicants. Just because there are additional opportunities for dental hygiene education does not mean that the calibre calibre see caliber. of incoming students has changed. It is not in a program's best interest to accept students who do not have the academic background to be successful in the program. There are different value systems that drive admissions policies; here in Canada we often see the selection of the most qualified or as is the case in some public colleges, a "first qualified, first admitted" policy. In post-secondary education, a more recent trend, quite common in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , is the move to an "open admissions open admissions pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A policy that permits enrollment of a student in a college or university without regard to academic qualifications. Also called open enrollment. " policy where students may enroll without regard to academic qualifications. Under this type of enrolment, students are accepted but they have to perform in order to remain in the program. This trend has been growing because of the increasing number of adult learners Adult learner is a term used to describe any person socially accepted as an adult who is in a learning process, whether it is formal education, informal learning, or corporate-sponsored learning. . In Ontario, the province with the most number of private educational programs, before graduates can be registered, they must successfully pass the NDHCB exam. If the graduate is from a non-accredited program, graduates must have their educational credentials evaluated to determine whether they are eligible to write the NDHCB exam. Graduates of non-accredited programs must pass the NDHCB exam and then must also pass a clinical evaluation clinical evaluation Medtalk An evaluation of whether a Pt has symptoms of a disease, is responding to treatment, or is having adverse reactions to therapy administered by the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO). Fran Richardson, Registrar of the CDHO, explains: "If dental hygienists have concerns about the quality of a specific dental hygienist, then it is their professional responsibility to lodge a complaint with their regulatory authority. With respect to the perception that there may be an oversupply o·ver·sup·ply n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required. tr.v. o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies of dental hygienists, if dental hygienists are willing and able to go to the clients where and when the clients need them, then there probably won't be enough dental hygienists, but if dental hygienists wait for the clients to come to them, there probably will be. It is all about changing practice modalities Modalities The factors and circumstances that cause a patient's symptoms to improve or worsen, including weather, time of day, effects of food, and similar factors. and that means changing legislation that is in the public interest." Perhaps it is ironic that in Canadian culture, private schools from kindergarten through high school are viewed as high-quality institutions. But when the dental hygiene culture looks at the private education scenario for dental hygiene schools, this image does not carry through. Do you think this difference in perception reflects our personal biases, given the roots of our own education? Looking at private schools south of the border, some of the most famous schools are private: Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale, to name only a few. Change is inevitable and many changes are beyond our control. But how we choose to view those changes is within our control. If we choose to see the changes as negative and scary, we will see negative and scary things and we will behave in a manner that reinforces those images. If we choose to see the changes as an evolution that may have us embracing new opportunities and innovative ways of doing things, then those positive thoughts will change our behaviour as well, allowing us to enjoy positive results. Don't get me wrong--we all have little voices that are quick to tell us to fear any changes. When that negative voice whispers in your ear, I challenge you to think of Wayne Dyer's words: "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change." by Susan Ziebarth, BSc, MHA MHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. , CHE <<Changez votre facon de voir les choses, et les choses que vons voyez vont changer.>> --Wayne Dyer J'AI RECU DERNIEREMENT UN COURRIEL D'UNE PERSONNE qui disait s'inquieter de l'avenir de l'hygiene dentaire compte tenu du nombre grandissant de programmes d'enseignement prive offrant une formation en hygiene dentaire. Cette preoccupation, maintes fois exprimee par des hygienistes dentaires et des enseignants, englobe habituellement trois aspects : 1) les exigences d'admission de ces ecoles ne sont pas suffisamment rigoureuses; 2) ces ecoles ne voudront pas que leurs finissants echouent de crainte d'avoir de la difficulte a attirer de nouvelles recrues, ce qui les incitera a abaisser leurs normes de qualite; et 3) le marche du travail TRAVAIL. The act of child-bearing. 2. A woman is said to be in her travail from the time the pains of child-bearing commence until her delivery. 5 Pick. 63; 6 Greenl. R. 460. 3. sera inonde d'hygienistes dentaires, ce qui entrainera une penurie de travail et une baisse des salaires. L'Association canadienne des hygienistes dentaires (ACHD ACHD Ada County Highway District (Idaho, USA) ACHD Allegheny County Health Department ACHD Albany County Health Department (Albany, NY) ) et les associations provinciales sont pressees par certains de leurs membres de proteger les besoins des membres existants et de freiner la proliferation des programmes d'enseignement sup-plementaires. D'aucuns sont d'avis que notre association tirera avantage d'une augmentation AUGMENTATION, old English law. The name of a court erected by Henry VIII., which was invested with the power of determining suits and controversies relating to monasteries and abbey lands. du nombre d'hygienistes dentaires, ce qui risque ris·qué adj. Suggestive of or bordering on indelicacy or impropriety. [French, from past participle of risquer, to risk, from risque, risk; see risk.] Adj. de nous faire devier de notre mission de proteger les membres actuels. La <<force du nombre>> est certes cer·tes adv. Archaic Certainly; truly. [Middle English, from Old French (a) certes, perhaps from Latin ad cert une realite incontournable dans les associations, mais j'aimerais vous soumettre quelques reflexions susceptibles d'elargir le debat sur cette question delicate. L'avenir de l'enseignement a but lucratif repose sur l'existence d'un marche libre. Mais d'un point de vue philosophique, l'ACHD devrait-elle s'opposer aux ecoles privees? Quel sera l'effet de cette transformation de l'enseignement de l'hygiene dentaire sur la culture du milieu mi·lieu n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux 1. The totality of one's surroundings; an environment. 2. The social setting of a mental patient. milieu [Fr.] surroundings, environment. ? L'ACHD maintient sa recommandation de 2000, celle Celle (tsĕl`ə), city (1994 pop. 73,670), Lower Saxony, N Germany, on the Aller River. Its manufactures include food products, electronic components, chemicals, and textiles. Wax processing and horse breeding are important locally. d'une formation du niveau du baccalaureat pour les hygienistes dentaires, et favorise la conclusion d'ententes d'articulation des programmes avec les etablissements qui delivrent les diplomes. Nous approuvons les efforts des nombreux enseignants en hygiene dentaire qui ont travaille sans relache a l'elaboration d'options qui facilitent l'obtention du diplome. Cela dit DIT di-iodotyrosine. , y a-t-il une raison qui empecherait les etablissements d'enseignement prives de travailler en collaboration avec les etablissements qui delivrent les diplomes? L'ACHD est-elle tres soucieuse de maintenir une norme de qualite de l'enseignement? Oui, bien entendu. Le statut d'ecole publique ou d'ecole a but lucratif indique-t-il qu'une norme de qualite de l'enseignement est respectee? La Commission de l'agrement dentaire du Canada (CADC CADC Canadian Astronomy Data Centre CADC Central Air Data Computer CADC Christian Anti-Defamation Commission CADC Charlottetown Area Development Corporation CADC Chinese Association Dance Crew CADC Carroll Area Development Corporation ) est l'organisme canadien responsable des normes d'enseignement. La CADC etablit les exigences d'agrement auxquelles doivent satisfaire les programmes canadiens d'hygiene dentaire avant d'etre agrees. (Ces exigences se trouvent sur le site de l'Association dentaire canadienne, a l'adresse suivante : www.cda-adc.ca/fr/cda/cdac/accreditation/index.asp.) Que le programme beneficie d'un financement public ou prive, les exigences sont les memes. Les diplomes d'un programme agree d'hygiene dentaire peuvent se presenter a l'examen du Bureau national de la certification en hygiene dentaire et solliciter une autorisation d'exercer aupres d'un organisme canadien de regle-mentation en hygiene dentaire. Lors de la presentation d'une demande d'agrement, les responsables de programmes doivent evaluer la mesure dans laquelle ils ont atteint les resultats annonces, et l'une des facons de le faire consiste a examiner les taux de reussite de leurs diplomes a l'examen du Bureau national de la certification en hygiene dentaire. Evidemment, dans le cas de nouveaux programmes, il faut que la premiere cohorte d'etudiants soit diplomee pour qu'on soit en mesure de presenter ce renseignement a la CADC, mais l'on s'attend a ce que cette information soit utilisee pour faciliter le travail d'amelioration continue des programmes. La CADC exige egalement que les processus d'admission aux programmes soient communiques par ecrit aux candidates et candidats. Le simple ajout de possibilites de formation en hygiene dentaire ne veut pas dire que le calibre des nouvelles etudiantes et des nouveaux etudiants a change. Il n'est pas dans le meilleur interet d'un programme que soient acceptes des etudiants qui ne possedent pas les acquis scolaires pour reussir. Au Canada et aux Etats-Unis, de nombreux colleges et universites ont une politique <<d'admissions libres>>, ce qui signifie que les candidats qualifies qui satisfont aux criteres d'admission sont acceptes. Dans certains colleges publics canadiens, cette politique est appelee la politique du <<premier arrive, premier servi>>, c'est-a-dire du <<premier qualifie, premier admis>>. En Ontario, la province qui compte le plus grand nombre de programmes d'enseignement, les diplomes doivent reussir l'examen du Bureau national de la certification en hygiene dentaire avant d'etre autorises a exercer. Si les diplomes ne proviennent pas d'un programme agree, il faut evaluer leur dossier scolaire afin de determiner s'ils sont admissibles a l'examen du Bureau national de la certification en hygiene dentaire. Les diplomes des programmes non agrees doivent aussi se soumettre a une evaluation clinique administree par l'Ordre des hygienistes dentaires de l'Ontario, apres avoir subi l'examen du Bureau. Fran Richardson, la registraire de l'Ordre, explique : <<Les hygienistes dentaires qui doutent des competences de l'une ou de l'un de leurs collegues ont la responsabilite professionnelle de deposer une plainte aupres de leur organisme de reglementation. En ce qui concerne la perception d'un excedent possible d'hygienistes dentaires, si les hygienistes dentaires acceptent de se rendre la ou les clients ont besoin de leurs services au moment ou ils en ont besoin, leur nombre sera alors probablement insuffisant. Par contre, si les hygienistes dentaires attendent que les clients viennent vers vers abbr. versed sine elles ou vers eux, probablement y aura-t-il un surplus de membres de cette profession. Il s'agit fondamentalement de modifier (programming) modifier - An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". les modalites de la pratique pra·tique n. Clearance granted to a ship to proceed into port after compliance with health regulations or quarantine. [French, from Old French practique, from Medieval Latin , et cela signifie modifier la legislation. Si les hygienistes dentaires ont des inquietudes, je leur suggere de participer au developpement de la profession.>> Il est peut-etre ironique que, dans la culture canadienne, les ecoles privees, de la maternelle a la fin de l'ecole secondaire, soient percues comme des etablissements d'enseignement de qualite superieure. Mais dans le milieu des hygienistes dentaires, l'image de qualite de l'enseignement prive ne s'impose pas. Selon vous, est-ce que cette difference de perception reflete nos prejuges personnels, compte tenu des fondements de notre propre formation? Au sud de la frontiere canadienne, certaines des ecoles les plus renommees sont pourtant des ecoles privees : les universites Harvard, Princeton, Stanford et Yale, pour n'en nommer que quelques-unes. Les changements sont inevitables et souvent in-dependants de notre volonte. Nous pouvons cependant choisir la facon d'envisager ces changements. Si nous con-siderons que les changements sont negatifs et menacants, nous y trouverons des aspects negatifs et menacants, et notre comportement contribuera a renforcer cette vision. Si nous choisissons de voir les changements comme une evolution qui peut nous amener a profiter de possibilites nouvelles et a adopter des facons de faire innovatrices, ces pensees positives modifieront aussi notre comportement, ce qui nous permettra de profiter de resultats favorables. Comprenez-moi bien : nous savons tous que de petites voix interieures sont promptes a nous mettre en garde en garde interj. Used to warn a fencer to assume the position preparatory to a match. [French : en, on + garde, guard.] Adj. 1. contre tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. changement. Lorsque vous entendrez leurs chuchotements negatifs, souvenez-vous des paroles de Wayne Dyer : <<Changez votre facon de voir les choses, et les choses que vous voyez vont changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. .>> par Susan Ziebarth, B.Sc., M.H.A., C.H.E. |
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