OPEN ACCESSJuly 9, 2013Dental Student Evaluation in the Predoctoral Comprehensive Care Clinic: I. Daily Feedback for Professional Development Michael Spector, DMD, MS, Cheryl L. Straub-Morarend, DDS, David C. Johnsen, DDS, David Charles Holmes, DDS, MS Michael Spector, DMD, MS University of Iowa Google Scholar More articles by this author , Cheryl L. Straub-Morarend, DDS University of Iowa Google Scholar More articles by this author , David C. Johnsen, DDS University of Iowa Google Scholar More articles by this author , David Charles Holmes, DDS, MS University of Iowa Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9473 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstract Introduction: Assessment of students' learning should not only focus on whether the student has achieved the competencies necessary to advance, but should also guide learning, assisting learners throughout their educational experience in developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values considered important at their stage of learning. This material was created to support daily faculty assessment of dental student performance in the predoctoral comprehensive care clinic. Methods: The resource consists of the instructor guide, a table of criteria for daily feedback for professional development, and the daily feedback for professional development form. Utilizing these criteria and this form, formative evaluation is recorded and communicated to the student as feedback following each clinic session. Evaluation of performance is focused on diagnosing student deficiencies, reinforcing strengths, planning strategies to address the educational diagnosis, and observing the outcome of the interventions. Results: The forms and protocols presented here have been in use in at The University of Iowa College of Dentistry's clinical program since 2007. They are reviewed and refined annually, and have proven to be effective in achieving our objectives. Discussion: We have found this protocol to be very effective in initiating and facilitating constructive formative dialog between clinical faculty and fourth-year dental students in our comprehensive care clinic. Reflection on these recordings has also been useful in supporting decisions on the quarterly and final evaluation of our fourth-year students in the Family Dentistry clinic. Educational Objectives By the end of this module, users will be able to: Communicate expectations for dental students in regards to clinical performance.Document and communicate daily assessment of dental student clinical performance.Guide learning for the dental student using daily faculty feedback regarding student clinical performance.Utilize daily documentation of dental student clinical performance to support quarterly (formative/summative) and final (evaluation).Utilize well-designed forms to facilitate calibration of faculty to the assessment and communication protocols. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Criteria for Daily Feedback.pdf Daily Feedback page.pdf Instructor's Guide.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2013 Spector et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.KeywordsEducational MeasurementSelf-AssessmentDental StudentsClinical CompetenceDental EducationLearningFeedbackEducational Models Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...