Maggie collaborated with faculty in the JCCC Nursing Department to develop a two-hour interactive presentation on Oral Health and the Elderly Client for second year nursing students. The students used plaque disclosing solution to identify areas of missed plaque biofilm. They then received small group hands-on instruction in effective toothbrushing techniques from second year dental hygiene students.
In collaboration with the dental hygiene faculty team, Maggie revised the Oral Health Assessment with Modified Plaque Index protocols, clinic procedures, and documentation.
Over two years, Maggie customized the Tal Eval and Radiographic clinical evaluation systems, developed policies, created forms, and wrote the clinical evaluation criteria. Feedback from the dental hygiene team and beta testing was incorporated throughout the process.
She also developed the training program. In collaboration with the JCCC Professional Development Department and the Kansas Dental Board, the dental hygiene faculty received 7 Continuing Education Credits for the training.
Maggie collaborated with JCCC Librarian Barry Bailey to create this Dental Hygiene Library Guide to connect students with resources. This guide can be embedded into learning management software.
Through correspondence with CRDTS, the agency that administers the dental hygiene clinical licensure exam, and collaboration with the dental hygiene faculty team, Maggie revised the intraoral and extraoral examination protocol and documentation criteria viewable here: Extraoral and Intraoral Examinations.
Maggie and Casey Buchanan, JCCC Counselor, presented their work on mindfulness and dental hygiene students at the Fall 2016 Professional Development Days. Casey has studied Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction extensively and collaborated with Maggie to incorporate mindfulness into her courses. In DHYG 135 Dental Materials (Fall), Maggie introduces the growth mindset. She revisits growth mindset through journal entries, lab reports, and discussion throughout the semester. In Spring’s DHYG 140 Clinic II, Maggie continues working on mindfulness with the same group of students. Together with Casey, she incorporates reading, discussion, and guided meditation on a weekly basis with students. Two years of survey responses and data comparison from pre- and post- Mindfulness Awareness Scales indicate students have more focus and sense of well-being.