The Calhoun Community College Dental Assisting program is seeking continuing accreditation through the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
Calhoun’s DA program meets the state education requirements for dental assisting certification in Alabama. The accreditation is acquired through a self-study process and requires commentary from the school’s faculty, students and program graduates; observations from community partners and dental organizations; and feedback from patients and consumers to proceed.
These comments must pertain to CODA standards relative to the program or policies and procedures used in the accreditation process. Comments are screened by Commission staff, and comments not relevant to accreditation will be forwarded to the appropriate agency.
Signatures are removed from comments prior to forwarding them to the dental assisting program, so unsigned comments will be considered.
For more information on submitting comments, contact Karen Chockley, dental assisting instructor and program manager at [email protected].
The deadline for comments is April 13, 2022.
CODA serves the public and dental profession by developing and implementing accreditation standards that promote and monitor the continuous quality and improvement of dental education programs like Calhoun’s.
The Commission does not intervene or act as a court of appeal for individuals in matters of admission, appointment, promotions or dismissal of faculty, staff or students.
A team of CODA site reviewers will be visiting college administration, program faculty, students, and community partners June 14-15, 2022.
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