The UNH Dental Center was built in 1993. It is located diagonally across US 1 (Boston Post Road) from the Main Campus at 419 Boston Post Road West Haven. The Dental Center houses the Dental Hygiene administrative offices, a 19-chair preventive dental clinic, a lecture room, and multimedia computers complete with an assortment of instructional programs to assist dental hygiene students in their studies.
The UNH Dental Center employs the latest technological advances in dental hygiene standards and infection control, and includes 19 patient treatment stations, radiology and dental materials laboratories, and a state-of-the-art instrument transfer and central sterilization area.
Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association Complaint Policy
The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA) accredits the UNH Dental Hygiene Associate in Science Degree Program. The ADA is a specialized accrediting body acknowledged by the Commission on Recognition of the Postsecondary Accreditation and by the United States Department of Education. The mission of the Commission on Dental Accreditation is to ensure the quality of dental hygiene education by conducting accreditation reviews to determine the degree to which individual programs meet the commission’s published accreditation standards and their own stated goals and objectives. According to the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA, dental hygiene students and patients can submit “Third Party Comments” and “Complaints” according to the Evaluation Policies & Procedures manual. “A complaint is defined by the Commission on Dental Accreditation as one alleging that a Commission-accredited educational program, or a program which has an application for initial accreditation pending, may not be in substantial compliance with Commission standards or required accreditation procedures.” (Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA)
- One can access “Third Party Comments” and “Complaints” submission information by logging onto The American Dental Association Website
- Click on: Complaint Policy | PDF file/109k
- A copy of the appropriate accreditation standards and/or the Commission's policy and procedure for submission of complaints may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678 or by calling 1-800-621-8099 extension 4653.
