University of Colorado Denver

Dear Alumni,

As part of our accreditation process, the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine needs your help by completing this survey. Please take a few moments to reply to these questions regarding your dental school education.

1. Which of the following best describes your current primary activity?

Which of the following best describes your current primary activity? private practice

academics

military

dental resident

Other (please specify)

2. Are you currently practicing dentistry?

Are you currently practicing dentistry? Yes, Full time

Yes, Part time

3. If yes to Question #2, which of the following best describes your practice location?

If yes to Question #2, which of the following best describes your practice location? urban

suburban

rural

4. Have you completed or are you currently enrolled in an advanced education program (Specialty, General Practice Residency)?

Have you completed or are you currently enrolled in an advanced education program (Specialty, General Practice Residency)? Yes

5. What is the zip code for your practice location? (Optional)

What is the zip code for your practice location? (Optional)

6. Please indicate for each category below your agreement with the statement, "The University of Colorado School of Dentistry adequately prepared you for..." The rating scale is Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N), Disagree (D),andStrongly Disagree (SD)

	SA	A	N	D	SD
Biomedical Concepts	Please indicate for each category below your agreement with the statement, "The University of Colorado School of Dentistry adequately prepared you for..." The rating scale is Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N), Disagree (D),andStrongly Disagree (SD) Biomedical Concepts SA	A	N	D	SD
Emergency Dentistry	Emergency Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Esthetic Dentistry	Esthetic Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Geriatric Dentistry	Geriatric Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Implant Dentistry	Implant Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Oral Medicine	Oral Medicine SA	A	N	D	SD
Oral Radiology	Oral Radiology SA	A	N	D	SD
Oral Surgery	Oral Surgery SA	A	N	D	SD
Orthodontics	Orthodontics SA	A	N	D	SD
Pediatric Dentistry	Pediatric Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Periodontics	Periodontics SA	A	N	D	SD
Practice Management	Practice Management SA	A	N	D	SD
Prosthodontics	Prosthodontics SA	A	N	D	SD
Public Health Dentistry	Public Health Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Restorative Dentistry	Restorative Dentistry SA	A	N	D	SD
Treatment Planning	Treatment Planning SA	A	N	D	SD
Overall Patient Care	Overall Patient Care SA	A	N	D	SD

7. If there were areas of dentistry,not listed above, that the dental school did not adequately prepare you for,please list them below:

If there were areas of dentistry,not listed above, that the dental school did not adequately prepare you for,please list them below:

8. Do you currently attend the minimally required number of CE credit hours annually?

Do you currently attend the minimally required number of CE credit hours annually? Yes

9. Do you attend continuing education courses sponsored by the University of Colorado?

Do you attend continuing education courses sponsored by the University of Colorado? Yes

10. How often do you use the following methods for professional education?

	Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Journals	How often do you use the following methods for professional education? Journals Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Textbooks	Textbooks Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
CE	CE Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Local/Regional/National meetings	Local/Regional/National meetings Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
AGD courses	AGD courses Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Study Clubs	Study Clubs Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Internet	Internet Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never
Medical Search Engines	Medical Search Engines Weekly	Monthly	Annually	Never

11. How often do you self-assess your expertise in these areas?

	Monthly	Annually	Randomly	Never
Office Administration	How often do you self-assess your expertise in these areas? Office Administration Monthly	Annually	Randomly	Never
Patient communications	Patient communications Monthly	Annually	Randomly	Never
Knowledge for patient care	Knowledge for patient care Monthly	Annually	Randomly	Never
Skills for patient care	Skills for patient care Monthly	Annually	Randomly	Never

12. Overall, I am satisfied with the education I received at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine.

Overall, I am satisfied with the education I received at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine. Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

13. Overall, I am satisfied with the services the School of Dental Medicine offers its Alumni.

Overall, I am satisfied with the services the School of Dental Medicine offers its Alumni. Strongly Agree