CODA's 2026 Summer Report on Recommendations

CODA's 2026 Summer report on Dental Hygiene site visits found 509 citations of non-compliance across 176 visits. The single most-cited requirement was Standard 2-12, Patient Care Competencies (69 citations), for gaps in documenting student competence across patient populations. Faculty calibration for clinical evaluation (Standard 3-6d) and patient care quality assurance (Standard 6-2) were also frequently cited.