Dental Assisting Program Fall 2014 Entrance Demographic Survey

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1 Dental Assisting Program Fall 2014 Entrance Demographic Survey Prepared by Elisa Lewis Date:

2 Introduction The Chaffey College Dental Assisting (DA) Program Entrance Demographic Survey was completed by 23 Dental Assisting students in The purpose of the survey was to obtain information required for Accreditation. Executive Summary Student Demographics (Please refer to Table 1.) 91 are United States citizens 83 are female 13 are 19 or younger, 48 are years old, 22 are years old, 9 are years old, and 9 are years old 61 are Hispanic, 22 are Caucasian, 9 are Asian, 9 are African American, 9 are of an unknown ethnicity Student Characteristics (Please refer to Table 3.) 5 of the Dental Assisting students had 3 dependents living with them, 22 had 2 dependent living with them, and 27 had 1 dependent living with them, 18 were single parents 45 are unemployed, 55 are employed part-time 52 are currently receiving Financial Aid, 13 have applied and are waiting for Financial Aid, 13 plan on applying for Financial Aid, and 22 di0d not apply for Financial Aid Educational Characteristics (Please refer to Table 4.) 100 of the DA students are in their first year of the DA program 83 of the DA students are enrolled full-time (12+ units) 63 of students reported a high school diploma/ged as their highest level of education Student Ratings of Agreement with Statements About the DA Program (Please refer to Table 5.) 100 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter. *100 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: I feel welcomed into the health science program. (*Four students did not respond to this item.) DA Student Training (Please refer to Table 6.)* 96 of the DA students agreed they would enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating 91 of the DA students have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits 48 of the DA students are interested in General Dentistry, 26 are interested in Pediatric Dentistry, 9 are interested in Oral Surgery, 4 are interested in Orthodontics, and 13 are not sure at this time *Please refer to Table 7 for comments regarding other professional goals. DA Application Information (Please refer to Tables 8.)* 43 of the Fall 2014 DA students enrolled in the program because it was recommended by a friend or college counselor *Please refer to Table 9 for comments regarding other reasons DA students enrolled in the program. 2

3 Table 1: Demographics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Demographics Count Column N Citizenship United States citizen Other Gender Male Female Unknown Age at start of term 19 or younger and above Ethnicity Asian African American Hispanic Filipino Native American/Alaskan Native Other Caucasian Decline to State

4 Table 2: Crosstabulations of Demographics and Student Status of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Demographics 1 st year male 1 st year female 1 st year unknown 2 nd year male 2 nd year female Graduate male Graduate female AGE 19 and under Unknown age Total CITIZENSHIP U.S Other Unknown Citizenship Total RACE/ETHNICITY White, Non- Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native Filipino Asian or Pacific Islander Unknown Race/Ethnicity Total

5 Table 3: Characteristics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Characteristics Count Column N Number of dependents* living with you Missing Are you a single parent? No Yes Missing Average weekly hours of Unemployed employment? Part-Time Job Full-Time Job Missing What is your current Not applying financial aid status? Plan on applying Applied and waiting for response Currently receiving *Dependents Children under 18, parents, and/or grandparents. 5

6 Table 4: Educational Characteristics of the Fall 2014 Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College. Educational Characteristics Count Column N How long have you been First Year in the Dental Assisting Two Years or More program at Chaffey College? Are you a full or part-time student? Full-Time (12+ units) Part-Time (<12 units) What is your highest level of education? GED/HS Diploma <1 Year of College I Year of College Years of College Years of College AA/AS Degree BA Degree None of the Above Missing Table 5: Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Ratings of Agreement with the Following Statements: Statements About Dental Assisting Program N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation I feel welcomed into the health science program In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter Note: Averages (i.e. means) closer to 1 mean that students strongly disagreed with the statement, and averages closer to 5 mean that students strongly agreed with the statement. 6

7 Table 6: RDA Training Plans of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Application Information Count Column N Would you enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating? Do you have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits? No Yes No Yes As an R.D.A. in training, what area are you most interested in? General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Oral Surgery Orthodontics Not sure at this time Table 7: Professional Goals of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall PROFESSIONAL GOALS 1. TO BECOME AN ORTHODONTIST. 2. TO OBTAIN A MY RDA CERTIFICATION, THEN TO TRANSFER TO LOMA LINDA TO OBTAIN MY BS IN DENTAL HYGIENE. 3. MY PERSONAL GOAL IS TO GRADUATE THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM AND OBTAIN MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND CONTINUE TO GO TO SCHOOL TO BECOME A DENTAL HYGEINIST 4. BECOME A DENTAL HYGENIST 5. TO NOT ONLY BE INVOLVED WITH DENTAL BUT ALSO TO BE IN THE MOVE/TV INDUSTRY. 6. MY GOAL IS TO EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO WORK AT LOMA LINDA IN THE ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL DEPARTMENT. I'M WILLING TO WORK VERY HARD AND PUT EVERYTHING ELSE ON HOLD TO GET TO WHERE I WANT TO BE. 7. TO MOVE UP AS A DENTAL HYGENIST. 8. MY PRFESSIONAL GOAL IS TO BECOME A DENTAL HYGENIST 7

8 9. I WANT TO BECOME A PEDIATRIC DENTIST IN 10 YEARS. 10. TO FINISH THIS PROGRAM FOR NOW. 11. TO BECOME A DENTAL HYGENEIST 12. Registered Dental Hygienist 13. Registered Dental Hygienist 14. Not sure at this time 15. Registered Dental Hygienist 16. Registered Dental Hygienist 17. R.D.A. with extended functions 18. Registered Dental Hygienist 19. Dentist 20. Registered Dental Hygienist 21. R.D.A. with extended functions 22. R.D.A. with extended functions 23. Registered Dental Hygienist 8

9 Table 8: Why Fall 2014 Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Enrolled in the Program. Why Students Enrolled in the Program Reasons for Enrollment Count Column N Personal/Other Reasons Recommended by a Friend Recommended by a College Counselor Recommended by a High School Counselor Table 9: Other Reasons That Fall 2014 Chaffey College DA Students Enrolled in the Program. OTHER REASONS FOR ENROLLMENT 1. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN DENTAL AND I AM NOW TAKING THE OPORTUNITY TO FULFILL MY CAREER GOALS. 2. I ENROLLED TO BETTER MYSELF, AND HAVE STABLE FUTURE 3. BECAUSE I WANT A SHORT CARRER TO SUBSTAIN MY LIFE 4. TO BE SOMETHING BETTER IN LIFE AND TO GIVE MY KIDS A BETTER LIFE, AND TO BECOME A DENTAL ASSISTANT. 5. TO BECOME SOMEONE BETTER HAVE A CAREER, BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 6. I ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM SO I CAN FURTHER MY FUTURE, AND PROVIDE A GOOD LIFE FOR MY SON AND I. 9

10 Dental Assisting Program Fall 2015 Entrance Demographic Survey Prepared by Elisa Lewis Date:

11 Introduction The Chaffey College Dental Assisting (DA) Program Entrance Demographic Survey was completed by 22 Dental Assisting students in The purpose of the survey was to obtain information required for Accreditation. Executive Summary Student Demographics (Please refer to Table 1.) 95 are United States citizens 91 are female 14 are 19 or younger, 36 are years old, 23 are years old, 9 are years old, 9 are years old, and 5 are over 50 years old 64 are Hispanic, 14 are Caucasian, 5 are Asian, 5 are African American, 14 are of an unknown ethnicity Student Characteristics (Please refer to Table 3.) 5 of the Dental Assisting students had 4 dependents living with them, 5 had 3 dependents living with them 5 had 2 dependent living with them, and 14 had 1 dependent living with them, 14 were single parents 73 are unemployed, 23 are employed part-time, 4 are employed full-time 50 are currently receiving Financial Aid, 18 have applied and are waiting for Financial Aid, 9 plan on applying for Financial Aid, and 18 did not apply for Financial Aid Educational Characteristics (Please refer to Table 4.) 86 of the DA students are in their first year of the DA program 96 of the DA students are enrolled full-time (12+ units) 36 of students reported a high school diploma/ged as their highest level of education Student Ratings of Agreement with Statements About the DA Program (Please refer to Table 5.) 96 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter. *94 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: I feel welcomed into the health science program. (*Five students did not respond to this item.) DA Student Training (Please refer to Table 6.)* 100 of the DA students agreed they would enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating 96 of the DA students have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits 36 of the DA students are interested in Orthodontics, 14 of the DA students are interested in General Dentistry, 14 are interested in Pediatric Dentistry, 14 are interested in Oral Surgery, 4 are interested in Endodontics, and 18 are not sure at this time *Please refer to Table 7 for comments regarding other professional goals. DA Application Information (Please refer to Tables 8.)* 64 of the Fall 2014 DA students enrolled in the program because it was recommended by a friend or college counselor *Please refer to Table 9 for comments regarding other reasons DA students enrolled in the program. 2

12 Table 1: Demographics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Demographics Count Column N Citizenship United States citizen Other Missing Total Gender Male Female Unknown Total Age at start of term 19 or younger and above Total Ethnicity Asian African American Hispanic Filipino Native American/Alaskan Native Other Caucasian Decline to State

13 Table 2: Crosstabulations of Demographics and Student Status of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Demographics 1 st year male 1 st year female 1 st year unknown 2 nd year male 2 nd year female Graduate male Graduate female AGE 19 and under and over Unknown age Total CITIZENSHIP U.S Other Unknown Citizenship Total RACE/ETHNICITY White, Non- Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native Filipino Asian or Pacific Islander Unknown Race/Ethnicity Total

14 Table 3: Characteristics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Characteristics Count Column N Number of dependents* living with you Total Are you a single parent? No Yes Missing Total Average weekly hours of Unemployed employment? Part-Time Job Full-Time Job Total What is your current Not applying financial aid status? Plan on applying Applied and waiting for response Currently receiving Unknown Total *Dependents Children under 18, parents, and/or grandparents. 5

15 Table 4: Educational Characteristics of the Fall 2015 Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College. Educational Characteristics Count Column N How long have you been First Year in the Dental Assisting Two Years or More program at Chaffey College? Missing Total Are you a full or part-time student? Full-Time (12+ units) Part-Time (<12 units) Total What is your highest level of education? GED/HS Diploma <1 Year of College I Year of College Years of College Years of College AA/AS Degree BA Degree None of the Above Total Table 5: Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Ratings of Agreement with the Following Statements: Statements About Dental Assisting Program N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation I feel welcomed into the health science program In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter Note: Averages (i.e. means) closer to 1 mean that students strongly disagreed with the statement, and averages closer to 5 mean that students strongly agreed with the statement. 6

16 Table 6: RDA Training Plans of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall Student Application Information Count Column N Would you enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating? Do you have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits? No Yes Total No Yes As an R.D.A. in training, what area are you most interested in? Total General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Oral Surgery Orthodontics Endodontics Not sure at this time Total Table 7: Professional Goals of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Fall PROFESSIONAL GOALS 1. Dentist 2. R.D.A. with extended functions 3. R.D.A. with extended functions 4. Registered Dental Hygienist 5. Registered Dental Hygienist 6. R.D.A. with extended functions 7. Registered Dental Hygienist 8. Dentist 9. R.D.A. with extended functions 10. R.D.A. with extended functions 11. R.D.A. with extended functions 7

17 12. R.D.A. with extended functions 13. R.D.A. with extended functions 14. R.D.A. 15. Registered Dental Hygienist 16. Registered Dental Hygienist 17. R.D.A. with extended functions 18. R.D.A. 19. R.D.A. with extended functions 20. R.D.A. with extended functions 21. R.D.A. 22. Registered Dental Hygienist 8

18 Table 8: Why Fall 2015 Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Enrolled in the Program. Why Students Enrolled in the Program Reasons for Enrollment Count Column N Personal/Other Reasons Recommended by a Friend Recommended by a College Counselor Recommended by a High School Counselor Total Table 9: Other Reasons That Fall 2015 Chaffey College DA Students Enrolled in he Program. OTHER REASONS FOR ENROLLMENT 1. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN THE DENTAL PROGRAM TO HELP WITH MY GOALS TO HAVE A CAREER IN THE DENTAL FIELD 2. I ENROLLE IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS INTRESTED IN BEING A DENTAL HYGIENIST. I WAS ALWAYS INTRESTED IN BEING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. 3. INTERNET SEARCH RESULT AND THEN COMPARATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN CHAFFEY AND OTHER SCHOOLS 4. SOUNDED LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM 5. I ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA AND FOUND THAT THIS ONE FIT ME BEST AND IS ADA AND CODA ACCREDITED. 6. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAMS AND FOUND CHAFFEY TO BE THE BEST FIT FOR ME. 9

19 Dental Assisting Program Spring 2017 Entrance Demographic Survey Prepared by Elisa Lewis Date:

20 Introduction The Chaffey College Dental Assisting (DA) Program Entrance Demographic Survey was completed by 10 Dental Assisting students in The purpose of the survey was to obtain information required for Accreditation. Executive Summary Student Demographics (Please refer to Table 1.) 100 are United States citizens 90 are female 30 are 19 or younger, 30 are years old, 20 are years old, and 20 are years old 80 are Hispanic and 20 are Caucasian 89 are economically disadvantaged Student Characteristics (Please refer to Table 3.) 10 of the Dental Assisting students 3 dependents living with them, 30 had 2 dependent living with them, 40 had 1 dependent living with them, and 20 had no dependents living with them 50 were single parents 70 are unemployed and 30 are employed part-time 60 are currently receiving Financial Aid, 10 plan on applying for Financial Aid, and 30 did not apply for Financial Aid Educational Characteristics (Please refer to Table 4.) 100 of the DA students are in their first year of the DA program 100 of the DA students are enrolled full-time (12+ units) The DA students did not report their highest level of education Student Ratings of Agreement with Statements About the DA Program (Please refer to Table 5.) 100 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter. 100 of the DA students agreed with the following statement: I feel welcomed into the health science program. DA Student Training (Please refer to Table 6.)* 90 of the DA students agreed they would enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating 70 of the DA students have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits 60 of the DA students are interested in Orthodontics, 10 of the DA students are interested in General Dentistry, 10 are interested in Pediatric Dentistry, 10 are interested in Oral Surgery, and 10 are interested in Front Office *Please refer to Table 7 for comments regarding other professional goals. DA Application Information (Please refer to Tables 8.)* 30 of the Fall 2014 DA students enrolled in the program because it was recommended by a friend or college counselor *Please refer to Table 9 for comments regarding other reasons DA students enrolled in the program. 2

21 Table 1: Demographics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Spring Student Demographics Count Column N Citizenship United States citizen Other Gender Male Female Unknown Age at start of term 19 or younger and above Ethnicity Asian African American Hispanic Filipino Native American/Alaskan Native Other Caucasian Decline to State

22 Table 2: Crosstabulations of Demographics and Student Status of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Spring Student Demographics 1 st year male 1 st year female 1 st year unknown 2 nd year male 2 nd year female Graduate male Graduate female AGE 19 and under and over Unknown age Total CITIZENSHIP U.S Other Unknown Citizenship Total RACE/ETHNICITY White, Non- Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native Filipino Asian or Pacific Islander Unknown Race/Ethnicity Total

23 Table 3: Characteristics of Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Spring Student Characteristics Count Column N Number of dependents* living with you Are you a single parent? No Yes Average weekly hours of Unemployed employment? Part-Time Job Full-Time Job What is your current Not applying financial aid status? Plan on applying Applied and waiting for response Currently receiving Unknown *Dependents Children under 18, parents, and/or grandparents. 5

24 Table 4: Educational Characteristics of the Spring 2017 Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College. Educational Characteristics Count Column N How long have you been First Year in the Dental Assisting Two Years or More program at Chaffey College? Are you a full or part-time student? Full-Time (12+ units) Part-Time (<12 units) What is your highest level of education? GED/HS Diploma <1 Year of College I Year of College Years of College Years of College AA/AS Degree BA Degree None of the Above Table 5: Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Ratings of Agreement with the Following Statements: Statements About Dental Assisting Program N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation I feel welcomed into the health science program In the classroom I am comfortable with most subject matter Note: Averages (i.e. means) closer to 1 mean that students strongly disagreed with the statement, and averages closer to 5 mean that students strongly agreed with the statement. 6

25 Table 6: RDA Training Plans of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Spring Student Application Information Count Column N Would you enjoy working in a dental office before interning and graduating? Do you have interest in performing early intern type hours in a dental office for experience or transferable college credits? No Yes No Yes As an R.D.A. in training, what area are you most interested in? General Dentistry Pediatric Dentistry Oral Surgery Orthodontics Front Office Not sure at this time Table 7: Professional Goals of the Dental Assisting Students at Chaffey College in Spring

26 1. BECOME A HYGIENIST. 2. GET A GOOD JOB FOR MY FAMILY PROFESSIONAL GOALS 3. GRADUATE THE CHAFFEY COLLEGE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM AND TEST TO RECEIVE MY RDA. I PLAN TO EVENTUALLY MOVE OUT OF STATE SO I WOULD NEED MY CDA. I'M NOT 100 CERTAIN WHERE I WANT TO END UP (WILL LOOK INTO ALL OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME). I DO HAVE INTEREST IN ORTHO SO I WOULD LOVE TO EXTERN THERE. 4. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ONE, I'M JUST GOING THE HIGHEST I CAN. I JUST WANT A GOOD PAY CAREER, NO MATER WHERE IT IS. 5. MY PROFESSIONAL GOAL IS TO BECOME A DENTAL ASSISTANT. 6. RADIOLOGY IN DENTAL FIELD AND ORTHODONTICS ASSISTANCE 7. RDA 8. RDAEF 9. TO BECOME A DENTAL HYGIENIST 10. TO BECOME A DENTAL SURGEON. 8

27 Table 8: Why Spring 2017 Chaffey College Dental Assisting Students Enrolled in the Program. Why Students Enrolled in the Program Reasons for Enrollment Count Column N Personal/Other Reasons Recommended by a Friend Recommended by a College Counselor Recommended by a High School Counselor Missing Table 9: Other Reasons That Spring 2017 Chaffey College DA Students Enrolled in he Program. OTHER REASONS FOR ENROLLMENT 1. DIDNT GET INTO RAD TECH PROGRAM SO SEEN THIS PROGRAM AND LOOKED INTERESTING AND FAST 2. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE. 3. OUT OF INTEREST. DISCOVERED DENTAL ASSISTING A FEW YEARS AGO WHILE I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL IN HOPES FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT DID NOT WORK OUT FOR ME, SO I CAME BACK TO THIS. BEST DECISION I MADE. 4. PEOPLE WERE VERY INTRESTED SO I DID THE SAME AND GOT IN THE PROGRAM. WICH I DID GOOD BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE WHAT IM DOING AND GOING FOR. 5. PERSONAL INTEREST INTO OBTAINING MY DDS AND BECOMING A DENTAL SURGEON. THIS CLASS IS A STEPPING-STONE INTO THE FIELD TO HELP ME OBTAIN MORE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE. 6. REALLY INTERESTED IN THE DENATL FILED 7. WANT TO GET A GOOD CAREER. 9