Accreditation Board

Regulatory Board (ACODE)implements and monitors educational programmes to ensure standards are maintained.

ACODE's Regulatory Board consists of the following: -

• Chairman
• Vice Chairman
• Board of Directors
• Executive Officer
• Advisory Board

Trust Rigorous Standards

Regulatory Board's mission is to serve the oral health care needs of the public through the implementation of standards that foster continuous quality improvement of dental and related educational programmes. The standards support the defined knowledge, competencies and professional attributes required for graduates to register as a dental practitioner.

It also advises the ACODE Governing Board about implementation issues relating to accreditation of education programmes, and other accreditation related matters.

Monitoring

As a part of the accreditation process implementation, ACODE, Regulatory Board requires an annual report for each accredited programme. Details of any significant changes, planned or unplanned, must be provided at that time. It is the responsibility of ACODE Governing Board to notify the ACODE Provider Regulatory Board of any planned significant changes before they are implemented.

ACODE Regulatory Board supervises and implements the set standards of accreditation by monitoring the Continuing Oral & Dental Education (CODE) provided by the following:-

• IDA Branches;
• Dental Colleges;
• Dental Speciality Associations
• Defence Section
• AIMS – CDER

Guide for Accreditation of Continuing Oral & Dental Education

The Accredited Continuing Oral & Dental Education Programme (ACODE) have provided the following quick guide to successful accreditation for a conference or group learning activity.

• Needs Assessment It is important to determine who is your target audience is and what their perceived or unperceived needs are. You will be asked to identify the sources of information you have used.
• Creating Learning Objectives: Learning objectives should be based on the identified needs. The objectives should be developed for the overall conference and for individual presentations or workshops and should state what the participants will know or achieve as a result of attending the activity. If possible, the objectives should be printed on the conference brochure. Alternatively, they should be made available during the conference. For further assistance with learning objectives see “Creating learning objectives”.
• Educational Delivery Method: It is important to think about the educational delivery options in order to engage participants actively and facilitate adult learning. It is likewise important to ensure that at least 25% of the education time is devoted to interactive learning opportunities.
• Evaluations: It is essential to plan evaluations in order to obtain feedback from the participants. It is important to tie the evaluations to the learning objectives in order to explore whether the objectives were indeed met and whether the course content was relevant to the participants’ learning needs.
• Ethical Standards for Continuing Professional Education: Group CODE activities must meet the ACODE guidelines governing the relationship between dental profession and the pharmaceutical industry, and the CODE guidelines.
• No drug or product advertisements may appear on or with any of the written materials, preliminary or final programmes, brochures or advanced notifications of the event. Generic names should be used rather than trade names on all presentations and written materials.

  The sponsoring organization should not have control over the selection of the topic, content and speakers, and must ensure the scientific validity, objectivity and completeness of the content.

  There must be a mechanism for disclosing financial affiliations of faculty, moderators and members of the planning committee. All sources of commercial funds must be identified and funds are to be received in the form of an unrestricted educational grant, payable to the sponsoring organization.

Benefits

Learn to improve Oral health care with ContinuingOral & Dental Education for the team by the Providerteam!

ACODE Providers

• Achieve distinction in the accreditation of Oral healthcare.
• Demonstrate your leadership in team-based, inter-professional education (IPE) and care.
• Position your programme as a strategic partner in Oral healthcare improvement initiatives.
• Excel in advancing Oral healthcare education quality and integrity.
• Expand education offerings locally, regionally, and internationally.
• Add new target audiences for education offerings.
• Reach more Oral healthcare professionals with your educational activities. Increase operational efficiency, saving time, money, and resources.
• Produce continuing education for assistants, dental hygienist or dental professionals separately or together.
• Gain visibility and credibility.
• Accredited organizations may use accreditation logos and language in promotional materials and are listed in an online directory.

Dental professionals, hygienist &assistants

• Earn continuing education credits to maintain continuation of registration.
• Enjoy opportunities to learn with/from and better understand colleagues with different expertise, while advancing your own expertise.
• Enhance knowledge, skills, and ability to perform and collaborate on healthcare teams.
• Gain confidence that your choice of continuing education is a worthwhile investment, because we have proven commitment to delivering relevant, effective, and independent continuing education for Oral healthcare teams