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Deans Report Udm: The World Needs Titans -- Serving Our Community And Beyond, Mert N. Aksu Dds, Jd, Mhsa, Cert. Dph

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Detroit Mercy's Dental School is experiencing increased popularity despite a growing number of dental schools nationwide. The school emphasizes a learner-centered approach, focusing on student development and clinical experience. Key changes to the curriculum include increased integration of biomedical sciences and case-based learning. Detroit Mercy's commitment to excellence, community service, and humanistic care sets it apart from other dental schools.

You Can Drive Cdt Code Changes: Essential Tips For Success, Frank J. Pokorny Ii, Mba, Facd(Hon)

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The American Dental Association (ADA) Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) undergoes annual updates to reflect evolving dental practices. Building on Mr. Pokorny's April 2024 article, "Dentistry’s CDT Code: Its Origins, Use, and Future," published in the Journal of the Michigan Dental Association1, this article examines the process for requesting changes to the CDT code set. Overseen by the ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs’ Code Maintenance Committee (CMC), the process provides clear guidelines for submitting change requests. This paper outlines the types of permissible changes and the rationale behind them, offering dentists and other stakeholders the opportunity to …

Dentistry And The Law: Hiring A Crna To Work In Your Practice, Daniel Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This column addresses whether a dental practice can hire a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to administer anesthesia. A CRNA can be hired if the requirements of Michigan's MCL 333.17210 and the Michigan Administrative Code are met. The CRNA must have sufficient experience or advanced degrees and work collaboratively in a patient-centered care team. The dental office must have policies for immediate clinical response, and all involved personnel must be certified in basic cardiac life support. Additional rules apply depending on the sedation level provided.

The New Professional: Tips For Dealing With Unpleasant Patients, Amrita Patel Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This article emphasizes the importance of managing unpleasant patients in dentistry through empathy, effective communication, and tailored care. Dentists should understand that patient anxiety often stems from fear or past trauma. Building trust through clear explanations, personalized comfort measures, and pain management is crucial. Techniques like guided imagery and gradual exposure can help reduce anxiety. Consistency in care and follow-up support strengthens patient relationships, making even the most challenging patients more comfortable and cooperative.

Key Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff In The University, Victor Amadi Stephen

School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications

Job satisfaction (JS) undoubtedly impacts significantly on the productive capacity and general well-being of academic staff within universities. Poor JS affects not only individual performance but also broader institutional goals and may culminate in a decline in staff morale, disloyalty, constant labor migration and unending industrial actions by labor unions within the university. Enhancing job satisfaction can improve staff’s quality of service, staff retention, productivity, and the overall academic quality of the institutions. This study reviews factors associated with job satisfaction among academic staff in universities, and how these factors independently contribute to overall job satisfaction. This study draws on …

From The Guest Editors: The Human Side Of The Future Of Work: Understanding The Role People Play In Shaping A Changing World, Jochen I. Menges, Lauren C. Howe, Erika Hall, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Sharon K. Parker, Riki Takeuchi, Abhijeet K. Vadera, Ashley Whillans, Susan K. Cohen

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

For as long as there has been work, there has been a “future of work,” through humans’ ingenuity and drive to get things done easier, faster, and better. With the industrial revolution, efforts to shape a better future of work were dominated by improvements in machinery that soon led to fears that these machines might take away jobs from workers, enriching the rich and leaving the poor poorer (Allen, 2017). Later, John Maynard Keynes (1930) optimistically predicted technological unemployment (a net loss of jobs due to shifts in the nature of work outpacing the economy’s ability to redeploy talent) would …

A Visit To The U.P.: The 106th Annual Upper Peninsula Dental Meeting, Elizabeth Knudsen Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Cloverland District Dental Society hosted its 106th annual meeting in Gladstone, Michigan. The event included continuing education, guest speakers, a business meeting, and social activities. The meeting also featured student involvement and discussions about rural dentistry. The next meeting will be held on Mackinac Island in June 2025.

U-M School Of Dentistry: Collaborating With Michigan’S Dentists To Move The Profession Always Forward, Jacques E. Nör Dds, Ms, Phd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Completing his first year as dean of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry Dr. Nor highlights the importance of community-based learning in dental education. Students gain valuable experience through rotations at various clinics across Michigan, including those serving underserved populations. The dean emphasizes the generosity of dentists who mentor students and the importance of the Oath of Aspiring Dentists. The Commission on Dental Accreditation completed its site visit at our school in March. Its findings identified numerous strengths during the formal review that American dental schools must complete every seven years. Demographic data on the incoming class of 2028 …

Engaging The Acquisition Work Force: A Study Of Antecedents In A Program Office Context, Derek W. Zima

Theses and Dissertations

In an era marked by international conflict and heightened geo-political tensions, the Air Force has necessarily begun preparing for a near-peer fight. Air Force senior leaders have defined improving acquisitions career field performance as a necessary objective to keep pace with adversaries. The linkage between employee engagement and enhanced performance outcomes, as widely supported throughout the literature, suggests that fostering a more engaged acquisition work force may be the key to delivering technology to the field quickly and affordably. As such, this research effort surveyed an acquisitions program office to characterize the key drivers of engagement. Stepwise regression showed that …

Mining Safely: Examining The Moderating Role Of Safety Climate On Mineworkers' Mental Health And Safety Behavior Nexus, Emmanuel K. Amoako, Saviour A. Nubuor, Abdul-Razak Suleman, Amin A. Bawa, Bridget Akwetey-Siaw

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Purpose: The study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety and depression (dimensions of mental health) on mineworkers' safety behaviors (safety compliance and safety participation) while examining the moderating role of safety climate on these relationships. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research approach with an explanatory cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. A total of 274 purposively selected mineworkers participated in the study. Responses were obtained from participants through a structured questionnaire which was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling. Findings: Anxiety had a significant negative effect on safety compliance but not participation. However, depression was found to have …

Take Action To Address Virginia’S Dental Workforce Needs, Ryan Dunn

Virginia Dental Journal

This article lays out the facts about the dental workforce situation in Virginia and offers potential solutions. The state's dental workforce is under pressure, with rising demand for dental assistants and hygienists and ongoing hiring challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Despite having more dentists than the national average, rural areas still face shortages. The Virginia Dental Association (VDA) encourages members to support local dental programs, share their workforce challenges, and participate in advocacy efforts. The VDA is actively involved in finding both short-term and long-term solutions to meet the state's dental care needs.

A Force To Be Reckoned With: Testimonios From Latina/E Senior Leaders Across Psychology Contexts, Sandra Bertram Grant

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Latinas currently make up 76% of overall Latino/a/e participation in psychology (American Psychological Association, 2022); however, the numbers of Latinas in top echelon leadership positions are low (National Center for Education Statistics, 2021, 2022). Notedly, the information on the current state of Latine representation in the field of psychology is even more limited. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the testimonios of eight Latina/es regarding their professional development, decision making process, pursuit, and persistence in leadership positions, particularly within the field of psychology. This study is guided by Testimonio (Huber, 2009) as the methodological approach and analysis, …

Defining Value And Measuring Roi For Expatriate International Assignments In Firms That Internationalize As Born-Global Companies, Dale Collins

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The expatriate international assignment, a time-tested tool for global organizations, is known to be expensive and fraught with risks; defining its value has proven difficult for multinational firms in the twentieth century that internationalized using multi-stage theory. Recently, born-global internationalization theory has gained momentum among emerging firms, notably technology-based firms employing expatriate assignments. This study asks, how do born-global firms define value or benefit when determining return on investment (ROI) for expatriate international assignments? Multi stage theory posits firms first establish domestic markets creating well-developed cultures and sophisticated policies designed to mitigate risk and contain costs prior to internationalizing. Born-global …

Influences On Small Business Leaders’ Decisions About Supportive Policies And Practices For Employees Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse, Marilyn Lucille Brock

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Intimate partner abuse affects millions of individuals from all segments of society, and existing literature demonstrates that it has extensive impacts on American companies through loss of workplace productivity, reduced workplace safety, and employee turnover. While several supportive policies and practices have been suggested for implementation in business environments, many business leaders do not perceive the utilization of such measures as having business value. Thus, this study addresses the question, What influences business leaders’ decisions about whether and to what degree to adopt policies and practices for responding to employees’ experiences of intimate partner abuse? This dissertation is a qualitative …

The Effect Of Financial Disclosure Medium And Ceo Gender On Perceptions Of Overconfidence And Credibility, Sheryl Moriarty

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

I experimentally examine how investors react to an unexpected negative earnings announcement delivered using video versus audio by an overconfident female CEO versus an overconfident male CEO. The results show that the CEO's gender does not matter in terms of the delivery medium. I predict and did not find that CEO overconfidence is lower for a financial disclosure delivered by video as opposed to audio only. Further, the hypothesis that the perception of female CEO overconfidence is higher versus male CEO overconfidence was not supported. Overall, the participants in the study did not find either the male or the female …

Investigating Servant Leadership Measurement: A Mixed-Methods Study Integrating Content Analysis And Meta-Analysis, Kai Torsten Schramm

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study aimed to understand the similarities and differences among servant leadership measures and the variations in their effect sizes on job performance and job satisfaction. This paper explores how the items in servant leadership measures portrayed the servant leadership construct and how these relate to the outcomes. The researcher used an exploratory sequential mixed methods design. Which involved a qualitative content analysis of the measurement items and a meta-analysis of outcomes, considering the findings from the content analysis. Six key categories determined the three main themes: selfless generosity, inspiring influence, adaptive humility, integrity, empowering, and harmonious engagement. The three …

Teng-Go Axis Package: A Marketing Efforts Analysis, Alessandra Dwi Maharani

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This study's purpose is to analyze the marketing efforts of Teng-Go Package by Axis. In this study, the method used is a qualitative approach with literature reviews regarding the related topics and external analysis using several analytical frameworks. The analysis frameworks carried out in this article consists of three broad sectors, which are Company Analysis with Marketing Mix and SWOT Analysis, Customer Analysis with STP Analysis, and External Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces, and Competitive Landscape Analysis. The output of this article shows that the marketing efforts undertaken by Axis for the Teng-Go Package have gone quite well and are …

Systematic Literature Review: The Effect Of Work Environment And Work Supervision On Employee Performance, Jihan Nur Azizah, Wawan Prahiawan

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This research is a literature review which aims to determine the influence of the work environment and work supervision on employee performance. In the corporate world, good employee performance is very important to achieve competitive advantage. Therefore, understanding the factors that can influence employee performance is key important. There are various factors that can influence employee performance, for example the work environment and work supervision. The work environment is everything that surrounds employees and influences them in carrying out the tasks assigned to them. A conducive work environment allows employees to work optimally. Apart from that, supervision is also an …

Ua21 What's New, Wku Institutional Equity

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Institutional Equity.

• Title IX Updates
• Americans with Disabilities Act Updates
• New Web Accessibility Regulations
• Pregnancy/Parenting Fairness Act
• Need Supportive Services?
• Meet the Team

Developmental Logic Of Social S&T Awards In China And Suggestions For High Influence Development, Xiaoya Ren, Zhiqiang Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The scientific award system is a significant characteristic of the institutional development of science and technology, and is an important institutional arrangement for promoting the S&T development and building a great power in science and technology in China. This study focuses on the direction of promoting the development of social S&T awards in China, with the goal of studying the high-impact development of social S&T awards in China. Firstly, the study systematically examined the evolution of the domestic and international S&T award system, analyzed the operating experience of internationally high prestigious social S&T awards, and further refined the value and …

International Experience And Enlightenment Of Multi-Entity Collaborative Development Of Semiconductor Talents, Sumei Wang, Qiuju Zhang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The semiconductor industry, characterized by intensive technological sophistication, high capital requirements, and rapid innovation cycles, faces critical talent development challenges. Conventional talent development models prove inadequate in addressing the industry’s dynamic skill demands, necessitating exploration of adaptive and efficient multi-entity collaborative approach for talent development. This study examines motivation mechanisms of the main subjects involved and analyzes international paradigms of collaborative talent development through case studies of ASML in the Netherlands, Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Belgium, and the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) in the United States. Finally, insights into strengthening multi-entity collaborative talent development are provided, such as …

Co-Design To Evaluate The Impact Of Gender Equality Initiatives: Lessons For Practitioners, Evaluators And Researchers, Helen Taylor, Sue Williamson

The Qualitative Report

Achieving gender equality is an ongoing challenge in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines in universities globally, including in Australia, where our study was located. As institutions that deliver research and teaching in STEMM, universities have committed to a range of initiatives and programs to address this challenge. The Athena Swan Institutional Award is one such program, operating as an accreditation process that measures progress towards gender equality, and is reliant on demonstrating impact. The work required to meet accreditation standards is extensive. Very little academic literature has advanced qualitative methodology suited to delivering the evaluation of gender …

Green Initiatives In Pakistani Universities: Nexus Among Human Resource Practices, Employee Environment Behavior, And Innovative Work With Mediating Role Of Work Engagement In Pakistani Universities, Kifayat Ali Larik, Marvi Mangi, Shah Imran Ahmed

Business Review

This study aims to develop a model based on social exchange theory (SET) to elucidate the influence of green human resource management (GHRM) on employee on-the-job, off-the-job, and green innovative work behaviors (GIWB). Drawing from the job demand resource model and SET, the study proposes that green work engagement (GWE) mediates the relationship between GHRM work behaviors. A self-administered survey was conducted among 168 employees within higher education institutions in Pakistan to gather data. The primary statistical analysis employed partial least squares structural equation modeling to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that GHRM significantly predicts employees' green behaviors …

Staff Council Minutes, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Recruitment And Retention Of Physician Assistants In Rural Medicine: A Novel Approach, Sean Grabbe

Theses and Graduate Projects

Improving the health of patients requires having access to well trained medical providers. This is one of the main goals of the physician assistant profession. For many years research has documented how to recruit and retain physician assistants in the rural areas of the United States. Although created to fill the gaps in primary care medicine physician assistants have moved as all of medicine has into specialization. This gap in primary care has not closed and is most significant in rural areas. This paper reviews the plethora of research and elaborates on the known and best methods for recruitment and …

Retention As A Challenge For Healthcare Managers: A Look Into The Field Of Applied Behavior Analysis, Gertrude Asante

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Turnover and retention are issues within the healthcare field that continuously need attention from organization executives and healthcare managers. With the landscape of the workforce ever-evolving, employee satisfaction and how it is related to retention and turnover continue to be pivotal in assessing long-term success for an organization. This rings true especially for the field of applied behavior analysis and their skilled clinicians, as the field over the years has battled with attrition of their Board-Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT).

Central Tracking And Billing System For Insurance Bills, Kehinde Alabi

Harrisburg University Dissertations and Theses

In this article, we introduce a new centralized billing platform designed for insurance bills including auto insurance, health insurance, home insurance, life insurance, etc. This system consolidates all bills for individual users eliminating the need for them to manage and pay bills separately. Users stand to benefit from significant time and effort savings each month, reducing the likelihood of missed payments and associated late fees. Insurance billing organizations and banks can also capitalize on timely payments and reduced physical mailings, leading to cost savings and environmental benefits. The proposed system offers users the ability to track and review their historical …

The Effect Of Current Ratio, Net Profit Margin, Roa, Company Age, On Profit Growth& Stock Prices During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Gayatri Rejeki, Erwin Harinurdin

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The purpose of this study was conducted to examine the effect of Current Ratio (CR), Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return On Assets (ROA), and Company Age on Profit Growth and the Effect of Profit Growth on Stock Prices on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2018-2021. This research is a quantitative type. The population in this study are companies on the LQ45 index listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2018-2021 period with a total sample of 34 companies. This study used a purposive sampling method. Methods of data analysis using descriptive statistics, comparative analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and classical …

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Professional Development Experiences Aligned To The Ideal Self: A Positive Psychology Perspective On Individual Development, Udayan Dhar

Faculty Journal Articles

The purpose of this study is to use a positive psychology lens to broaden and refine our understanding of professional development experiences, and to construct a practical, but evidence-based framework for a developmental human resource management (HRM) system. Study 1 uses focus group interviews with 18 full-time professionals enrolled in a management education program to explore experiences that are likely to strengthen and clarify one's aspirational future professional identity, or the ideal self. In study 2, two separate professional samples (N = 204, 271) are used for measurement development and hypotheses testing. Overall, the two studies show that 15 …