Evaluating the Dental Pipeline Program: Recruiting Minorities and Promoting Community-Based Dental Education, 2003-2007 [United States]

Faculty surveys: These surveys were administered in 14 Pipeline schools to all dental school faculty with at least a 40 percent appointment, basic science course chairs, and community dentists who supervised one or more students in the past two years. The 2004 survey was conducted in the fall and winter of 2004-2005 with a response rate of 58 percent and the 2006 survey in the fall and winter of 2006-2007 with a response rate of 60 percent. Respondents had the option to complete online or paper versions of the survey. Deans survey: This survey was completed in 2007 by the deans in ten Pipeline schools, including the five California schools. Curriculum checklists: Administered in 14 Pipeline schools at the culmination of the project during the final site visits (2006-2007), this survey was emailed to each Curriculum Committee chair and the didactic faculty teaching CBDE courses. Clinical information system: All of the Pipeline schools transmitted data to the NET using a standard reporting form and format. Data was collected for the academic years 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007. Site visit interviews: NET co-investigators conducted three rounds of interviews at ten Pipeline schools funded by RWJF (round 1 in 2003-2005, round 2 in 2005-2006, and round 3 in 2006-2007) and two rounds of interviews at the four TCE-funded schools (round 1 in 2005-2006 and round 2 in 2006-2007). The interviews generally lasted one hour each. Temple University did not participate in the faculty surveys, dean surveys, curriculum checklists, or site visit interviews.

教职员工调查问卷：本次调查面向14所Pipeline项目合作校内所有聘任占比不低于40%的牙科学院教职员工、基础科学课程负责人，以及近两年来曾指导过一名及以上学生的社区牙医开展。2004年调查于2004-2005年秋冬两季实施，有效回收率为58%；2006年调查于2006-2007年秋冬两季实施，有效回收率为60%。受访者可选择线上或纸质形式完成问卷。

院长调查问卷：本问卷于2007年由10所Pipeline项目合作校的院长完成作答，其中包含5所位于加利福尼亚州的合作校。

课程清单调研：本次调研于项目收尾阶段的最终实地走访期间（2006-2007年）在14所Pipeline项目合作校开展，调研问卷通过电子邮件发送至各课程委员会负责人以及教授CBDE课程的理论授课教职员工。

临床信息系统数据集：所有Pipeline项目合作校均通过标准报告表格与格式向NET提交数据，数据采集覆盖2002-2003、2003-2004、2004-2005、2005-2006及2006-2007五个学年。

实地走访访谈：NET联合研究员分别在由RWJF资助的10所Pipeline项目合作校开展了三轮访谈（第一轮2003-2005年，第二轮2005-2006年，第三轮2006-2007年），并在由TCE资助的4所合作校开展了两轮访谈（第一轮2005-2006年，第二轮2006-2007年）。每轮访谈时长通常为一小时。

天普大学（Temple University）未参与本次教职员工调查问卷、院长调查问卷、课程清单调研及实地走访访谈项目。