A Conference for Clinic and Lab Instructors!
As a clinical instructors, beyond the knowledge of dental hygiene and patient care, we must possess communication skills, and the ability to manage emotions, evaluation curricula, and ethics for different circumstances. We are tasked with balancing multiple students with their unique patients’ situations and needs at any point in time. This job is not easy, and support is deserved for this multifaceted role. This is why we are offering INSTRUCT designed for educators who teach in a clinic or lab setting! INSTRUCT is a highly impactful, two-day virtual conference covering the best and latest in clinical instruction.
After attending INSTRUCT we will gain essential insights into the best practices for teaching students in clinic and lab. We will learn from leaders in clinical instruction through new ground-breaking research on ways to optimize our teaching performance. We will directly interact with fellow clinical instructors to navigate common issues and challenges. Attend INSTRUCT and leave with a renewed purpose and new skills to immediately take back to your clinical teaching environment! Clinical teaching methodology is required for accreditation- this is the perfect way for our programs to meet this requirement. We welcome full and part-time faculty to this impactful event!
Schedule at a Glance
Day 1
October 18
5:00 – 7:30 pm CT
Make Your Impact as a Clinical Instructor
– Patrick Rendón, MD –
Instructors Traits and Behaviors: What Contributes Most to Learning?
– Margarita Rivera, EdD, RDH –
The Role of Affective Skills in Clinical Teaching
– Tulsi Patel, RDH, MHA –
Day 2
October 19
5:00 – 7:30 pm CT
Enriching the Clinical and Laboratory Teaching Landscape: Wins and Losses for Clinical Instructors
– Tulsi Patel, RDH, MHA –
The Magic of Effective Feedback
– Patrick Rendón, MD –
Detailed Session Information
Day 1 - October 18, 5:00pm - 7:30pm CT
Day 2 - October 19, 5:00pm - 7:30pm CT
Meet Your Conference Facilitators
Patrick Rendón, MD
Dr. Patrick Rendón is an academic hospitalist and associate professor in internal medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended UNM School of Medicine for his medical training. He is the Assistant Clerkship Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Director of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, and gastrointestinal curricula in the first two years of medical school, and co-director of the UNM School of Medicine Phase I Curriculum Committee. His passions are clinical reasoning, improving the quality of medical education for trainees, and teaching others to teach.
Margarita Rivera, EdD, RDH
Margarita Rivera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Farmingdale State College, where she is the senior clinic coordinator of the Dental Hygiene Entry-Level Bachelor Program. Her teaching responsibilities include the Online Dental Hygiene Practicum Seminar, Senior Seminar I and II, and Advanced Dental Hygiene Practice I and II clinical instruction. Dr. Rivera is an Open SUNY Fellow, a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, and of the American Dental Education Association. Her research interests are adult learning, clinical instruction, online education, digital learning, open education, and interprofessional education.
Tulsi Patel, RDH, MHA
Tulsi Patel serves as Associate Professor at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry. She has served in numerous roles at her current institution but has a true passion for teaching periodontology. She actively completes educational research on periodontology and has presented her findings at regional, national and international conferences. She also leads our Mastermind course on Periodontal Classifications and Treatment Planning. One of her most significant accomplishments includes co-creating the “Periodontitis and Gingivitis Module Utilizing 2017 AAP and EFP Classification System for Periodontal Disease” for Proctor & Gamble Dentalcare.com.
Registration Is CLOSED for 2023!
If you would like to register more than 20 Faculty, please email [email protected]
Conference Attendance
$197
Per individual registration
Conference Attendance
$167
Per individual registration if 4 -8 register from one instituion
Institutional Registration
$1270
Special rate for 9-14 attendees from one institution
Institutional Registration
$1712
Special rate for 15-20 attendees from one institution
We are happy to offer institution discounts!
Attendance from multiple instructors per institution is recommended for maximum program benefit!
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the event be recorded?
If I cannot attend live, will I still receive CE?
Is this the same conference as the INSTRUCT I attended last time?
Can my faculty pay individually and still receive the institution registration price?
Does INSTRUCT satisfy CODA requrements for educational methodology in clinical teaching
