LCSDM Dental Student Professionalism Expectations

Within the School’s Academic Environment, LCSDM Dental Students will...

1. Demonstrate respect for the administrative team responsible for coursework and be responsive to their communications.
2. Conduct themselves in the classroom/laboratory/clinic with academic integrity and not cheat, plagiarize, share exam or quiz questions/answers, share passwords for exams or quizzes in an unauthorized manner, or collude on individually-assigned work.
3. Attend all lectures/laboratories/clinic sessions on time and for the duration of the session so as not to cause a distraction to others.
4. Inform the Office of Student Services and the Course/Module/Clinic Director(s) and/or clinic staff and faculty of absences and report the absence via the School’s attendance/absence/ sick day website
5. when absences occur, contact the Course/Module/Clinic Director(s) and/or clinic staff and faculty and make up missed course material. The Course/Module/Clinic Director(s) reserve the right to decide if the absence is acceptable.
6. Use laptops and tablets appropriately in class/laboratory so as not to cause distractions to faculty or other students.
7. Actively participate in, complete, and submit course activities within defined time frames.
8. Abide by accepted standards of personal hygiene and dress in classrooms, labs, and clinics.
9. Be sensitive to other students’ feelings, needs, or wishes.
10. Demonstrate respect for LCSDM property.

In Patient Care Settings, LCSDM Dental Students will...

1. Demonstrate respect for the dignity of patients and place the highest priority on the patients’ best interests and welfare.
2. Be aware of his/her responsibilities to patients or to other healthcare professionals without constant reminders.
3. Complete tasks in an independent and timely manner.
4. Consistently demonstrate respectful behavior to patients, staff, faculty, and student peers.
5. Make complete, appropriate, and truthful documentation of patient encounters.
6. Function effectively within interdisciplinary and interprofessional health care teams.
7. Not use his/her professional position to engage in inappropriate relationships with patients or members of their families.
8. Seek out help when needed (knows his/her limitations).
9. Abide by LCSDM rules and regulations and clinical policies.
10. Abide by the accepted standards of professional conduct for the profession within and outside the campus.

LCSDM Dental Students Will Demonstrate Capacity for Self-Improvement and Self-Directed Learning by...

1. Responding appropriately to corrective feedback without defensiveness
2. Critically self-assessing his/her own work, and making necessary modifications
3. Accepting responsibility for errors.
4. Handling stressful situations without becoming hostile or overly critical,
5. Proactively initiate own exploration of topics, issues, controversies, and problems