Structure of the Comprehensive Care Program

The Senior Class (D4) is divided into five equally-sized Comprehensive Care Treatment Groups. Each Care Group is managed by a team of School of Dentistry personnel, including the Faculty Group, Patient Services Coordinator, and Senior Dental Auxiliary(s). The Director of the Comprehensive Care Program, Dr. Douglas Strain, supervises the entire Program as a whole. Dr. Sonya Mitchell works with Dr. Strain in these efforts, as Assistant Director of the Comprehensive Care Program.

CCP Faculty Group Manager

This faculty member oversees, manages, and guides the day to day activities of individual Care Group. The duties include directing patient assignments for their group, completing a formal written review of the progress of each CCP student in their Care Group on a monthly basis, supervising their Group Patient Services Coordinator, managing conflict resolution within their Care Group, and assisting the Director and Assistant Director in the management of the entire Program.

CCP Patient Services Coordinator (Patient Care Coordinator)

Patient Care Coordinators perform several functions, including: scheduling patient appointments with CCP students in their Care Group, monitoring patient treatment for quality assurance and timeliness, acting as CCP patient advocates, maintaining and ordering supplies and equipment, supervising the Senior Dental Auxiliary in their Care Group, and assisting the Faculty Group Managers with patient assignments, and Director in the management of the Program.

CCP Dental Auxiliary

The Dental Auxiliary in each CCP Care Group rotates among students in their CCP care group to provide assistance using the techniques of Four-Handed Dentistry. It is the responsibility of the Senior Dental Auxiliary to grade the student they assist regarding Dental Auxiliary Utilization (DAU) and four-handed dentistry techniques and to work with the attending faculty to determine the daily grade of students they assist.