The University of Sydney School of Dentistry - Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22
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The University of Sydney School of Dentistry Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22
Contents Introduction 1 Our Commitment 4 Current Environment and Opportunities 6 Our Strategic Goals and Objectives 8
The University of Sydney School of Dentistry Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-2022 March 2018 Introduction Introduction Sydney Dental School’s Strategic Goals and Objectives are designed to build on the past and to set a roadmap for dentistry over the next three to five years. This period will see significant change as the health disciplines are redesigned. Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 This document has been written in line with the University’s Strategic Plan 2016-20. This is a working document, the successful implementation of its intent will only be possible with ongoing open, purposeful conversation, clear sponsorship, appropriate advocacy and committed individual action and support. Open, respectful dialogue will form the backbone of Sydney Dental School’s culture and the work done. This will promote both individual and collective interest. Page 3
Our Commitment Our Mission sydney.edu.au At Sydney Dental School we Our Vision engender in each and every member of staff a commitment to each other’s individual and collective successes by providing purpose, direction, Our Values encouragement, reward for effort and the necessary support. This collective approach is essential for us to develop priorities, timelines and the required resources for a Our overarching strategic The University of Sydney School of Dentistry goals for 2018-22 are: cohesive and coherent strategy. The following mission, vision, values and strategic goals and objectives underpin these commitments: Page 4
‘Putting the Mouth into Health’, through the discovery of new knowledge translated into practice, education of the profession and leadership in public discourse. We optimise health and well-being through integrated academic activities. Our Commitment We help each other thrive and reach our full potential through our values of mutual respect, personal dignity, diversity, inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, fairness, and responsibility for both personal and communal outcomes. We will endeavour to work as a community of innovators in a coherent and cohesive way. Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 Goal 1: Goal 2: Goal 3: Culture and Values Distinctive Research Excellence To be recognised for Sydney Education To be recognised as a helping each other To be recognised, leading centre for dental thrive and reach our full through graduates with research in our quest potential through our the skills, values and to improve health and commitment to service, knowledge as outstanding well-being, with a robust diversity, inclusivity, contributors to improving integrated platform of equity, and responsibility: health and well-being. fundamental, translational fostering cohesion A place where students and clinical research. through the creation of feel welcomed, valued, A place where individual cooperative and enduring challenged and, through and collective thinking relationships. A place contribution, can learn to and effort is blended to where people feel valued be great practitioners and achieve greater outcomes. and can add value and are researchers with a focus responsible for acting in on engaged enquiry. the best interest of others. Page 5
Current Environment and Opportunities sydney.edu.au The mission, vision, values and strategic A focus on student success will require an goals have been developed to counter a emphasis beyond technical training into general tendency in the broader health areas that prepare students for the complex domain of separating dentistry from world of 21st century dental practice – new ‘mainstream’ health and medical care and to technology, new information systems and the improve our global ranking both in research development of ongoing education will help and education. achieve this. The Sydney Dental School is an important contributor in the local and global world of Our research will continue health care and well-being - a key provider to focus on solving real of skilled researchers and research informed dental practitioners. world issues in tackling oral diseases to reduce general The Sydney Dental School has been firmly embedded at the University of Sydney for health issues. Research over 100 years. We are the only dental school efforts will focus on refining in Sydney where the population exceeds 5 million, however we also outreach beyond existing skills and finding the metropolitan area into regional and new talent to complement rural NSW. Our academic activities consist of integrated clinical service, research and existing capabilities with The University of Sydney School of Dentistry education. Sydney Dental School provides in excess of 500,000 hours of direct patient the aim of contributing to care to the most marginalised groups in the local and global dental our communities. research agenda. This model of service, experiential learning and translational research provides the framework for substantial improvement of Working better together will be an essential health and well-being in the communities in requirement for success. Good systems, which we serve. Dentistry graduates provide processes and infrastructure will need to an economic multiplier to our society, as be supported by a culture of constructive each graduate increases the workforce by relationships that enable more effective up to 3.5 workers (dental assistants, dental outcomes. In addition, external relationships technicians, office managers). with the LHDs, Aboriginal Medical Services and non-profit organisations, like the Poche With this in mind, it is important that Sydney Centre for Indigenous Health need to be Dental School positions and promotes its strengthened to build greater understanding intentions with this mission, within the new and equity. Faculty of Medicine and Health and at the same time the greater University, NSW To optimise resource use, Sydney Dental Health, other stakeholders, like Sydney School leadership will guide staff and ensure Health Partners and globally. It is also vitally that the right resources and relationships important that the Sydney Dental School are in place to achieve our goals. ‘Rethinking, keeps its students and their experiences top relearning, reimagining and recreating’ will be of mind. The courses offered and the quality encouraged. A concerted effort will be made of the education students receive will be to develop talent within the Sydney Dental Page 6 critical to Sydney Dental School’s success. School and to carefully recruit where needed.
Current Environment and Opportunities The work of the Sydney Dental School, both Within the next decade we expect the living in the research and education spaces, lab will be internationally renowned for new needs to be in alignment with the University models of research excellence built on a Faculty Operating Model (FOM) - being partnership approach, to co-create, explore, mindful of both financial constraints experiment with, and evaluate new ways and demonstrating value for money. The of doing business in a real-life context. It centralisation of administrative functions will help bring to life a culture of innovation will be an opportunity to rethink how through experimentation and evaluation. It the Sydney Dental School operates, find will foster widespread involvement in change efficiencies and increase effectiveness amongst the University, the precinct partners to ensure a stronger focus on our core and the constituencies supported by them. activities of dental research and education. Through the living lab, we will meet the needs Beyond - 2022 of the community today and into the future by developing a knowledge economy and Over the next decade, Sydney Dental School facilitating intellectual flexibility, curiosity and will transform health care in our communities creativity, the ability to work effectively as by leading the integration of dental and part of a team as well as research, problem systemic health education, research and solving and communication skills. clinical service. Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 In summary, while respecting past work, To enable this, the Sydney Dental School the reality of falling rankings requires a shift will develop a dental living lab in which it in direction. There is a need to recognise will base most of its activities. This living lab the importance of ‘rethinking, relearning, will be physically located at Westmead and reimagining and recreating’ what is being be embedded in the University of Sydney’s done. It is the role of the leadership to activities at Westmead. Its facilities will include create the culture. A culture where the clinical research facilities, collaborative zones change required is consultative and and other work areas to ensure the Dental considers potential non-harmful mobilisation School is consolidated to one site. Through of staff to face difficult challenges and this living lab, Sydney Dental School will work exciting opportunities. closely with precinct partners, the Westmead Innovation Centre and partners across NSW. The journey toward this future begins with us building on good foundations and The living lab is where researchers, pursing the Strategic Goals and Objectives educators and clinicians will coordinate their that follow. collaborations with precinct partners, local authorities, citizens and/or businesses. It will coordinate its activities with our similar ventures at Westmead and Camperdown, and will be a major component of the Westmead Innovation Centre. Page 7
Our Strategic Goals and Objectives Strategic Goal 1 - Culture and Values sydney.edu.au To be recognised for helping each other thrive and reach our full potential through our commitment to service, diversity, inclusivity, equity, and responsibility: fostering cohesion through the creation of cooperative and enduring relationships. A place where people feel valued and can add value. Objectives b) Develop career mentoring support 1. D evelop ways of identifying and tackling with an emphasis on female staff issues affecting people’s ability to do engagement and advancement to close their jobs well. the gender gap. c) Diversify the international student body. a) Develop a ‘register’ to capture issues d) R eview the mentoring program in a transparent way ensuring they are and offer it to all student, e.g. from addressed in a timely manner. student enrolment to post graduation b) Utilise the University’s workload (e.g. through CPD). planning process to ensure work is shared in an equitable and 4. Provide appropriate education and transparent manner. development opportunities for staff. c) Review the processes of how decisions are made and how best to a) Identify training needs by undertaking ensure solutions are well-socialised, an audit. considered, supported/resourced b) Provide opportunities for ongoing monitored/reported. professional development. The University of Sydney School of Dentistry c) Embrace University training 2. E xpand and improve communications opportunities and facilitate completion among all constituencies in the Faculty. of such training by all staff members. a) Develop a cohesive and coherent 5. Develop a program that identifies, culture despite geographical supports and develops leader talent at challenges by setting a tone of caring all levels and areas in order to ensure for each other. there is a steady flow of resources b) Implement regular town hall meetings for leadership. that focus on one topic for discussion - Constituency academic and a) Develop a leadership needs ‘profile’ for professional staff. the Sydney Dental School. c) Develop a process to monitor and b) Address the shortage of young academics review the Sydney Dental School’s by creating a pipeline for clinical implementation of strategy. academic staff. This may be achieved d) “ Meet the Dean” meetings with each by emulating the Academic Career student cohort (DMD, BOH, Postgrad) Track Area of Concentration program once per semester. pioneered by the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. 3. P rovide a diverse, welcoming and c) Review the model of supportive environment for students fractional appointments and staff. (and honorary appointments). d) E mbrace a diverse and inclusive a) Review and modify our staff and student approach to bringing new talent into onboarding processes. the School. Page 8
Our Strategic Goals and Objectives e) R etrain/reinvigorate performance 8. C onsolidate the Sydney Dental School monitoring, assessment and ongoing into the Westmead Precinct. coaching for all staff supported by a revised workload policy based on a) Develop activity-based workspace at input from the University’s Academic 1 Mons Rd. and relocation of G12 staff Workloads Monitoring Committee. to 1 Mons Rd. f) P romote a fair, equitable and b) Find final places for new dental clinics transparent system for the distribution and Faculty operations, e.g. new building, of teaching workload to ensure that renovation of existing building, or/ substandard performance is identified and be part of Stage 2 of Westmead and effectively managed. redevelopment which facilitates putting g) D evelop a process to identify and the mouth into health. celebrate exceptional performance and good citizenship and recognise 9. E xpand our capacity to further develop contributions from the past. our Aboriginal and Torres Strait h) D evelop a mentoring program that is Islander strategy. underpinned by diversity and inclusion. i) Every staff member to be provided with a) Contribute more in Western Sydney (the one CE course per annum. largest population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in AUS) Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 6. Develop succession planning for and drive research. key positions. b) Request support from other stakeholders for this strategy. a) Identify future staffing needs and key vulnerabilities. 10. D evelop a Branding Plan. b) Develop a succession plan for key positions and provide appropriate a) Develop with University Marketing development opportunities. and Communications and external c) Recruit externally where needed. organisations a strategic marketing plan to attract the most talented students, 7. Upgrade physical spaces and equipment the most philanthropic donors and the to meet needs of students and staff. most successful academic talent. a) Upgrade student common rooms and 11. E stablish a Centre of Excellence. learning spaces at Westmead and SDH. b) Enhance Lecture Theatre Level 9, SDH. a) Refine the vision to establish a Centre c) Establish a Sydney Dental School lounge of Excellence owned/governed by the or tearoom for socialising and creating a University/Sydney Dental School. space for informal exchange of scholarly b) Develop a Research, Care and Education and other ideas (Westmead). Strategy for the Centre. d) U pgrade simulation clinic including c) Source donors. more chairs and increased access hours to create a contemporary simulation environment embracing digital dentistry and facilitating better utilisation. Page 9
Strategic Goal 2 - Distinctive Sydney Education To be recognised, through graduates with the skills, values and knowledge as outstanding contributors to improving health and well-being. A place where students feel welcome, valued, challenged and, through contribution, can learn to be great practitioners. sydney.edu.au Objectives 1. E stablish an effective and efficient i) Employ evidence-based education paperless curriculum. approaches, e.g. eliminate lectures that lack interactive learning a) Ensure all clinical assessments are approaches in favour of fewer, but undertaken electronically via mobile more meaningful student-teacher devices or/and the NSW Health interactions, embrace technology- e-record system, Titanium. supported content delivery and move b) Review all assessments to adopt towards student-centred education. best practice using central services- ensure effectiveness and efficiency 2. P rovide a contemporary education of all assessments, e.g. elimination of and training program-a curriculum handwritten essays. that positions us to offer the best oral c) Collaborate with other schools in the health education and training programs new Faculty of Medicine and Health to in Australia. convert to fully electronic assessment, e.g. Examsoft-style exam delivery. a) Define what we want our graduates to d) Implement dashboards using modern be competent in based on: Business Intelligence tools, such as (i) ADC accreditation framework; Tableau, that allow dental educators (ii) Their readiness for the challenges to build queries to assess individual of contemporary health care (e.g. students, groups of students or entire implant dentistry, CAD/CAM, etc.); cohorts + permit students access (iii) Skills and thinking around future The University of Sydney School of Dentistry to all their individual assessments at patient needs who may be all times. medically compromised, aged or e) Embrace the vision of an “Education suffering from chronic diseases. Data Warehouse” to provide a b) Consider pre-requisites to comprehensive picture of all assist in finding the best and learners and detailed information brightest students. on the content of our curricula c) Review current curriculum based on and assessments. defined competencies and stakeholder f) Improve the internal processes for engagement, e.g. employers, handling students who are not meeting new graduates. progression requirements as early d) During calendar year 2017 revise DMD 1 as possible. curriculum for intake 2019. g) Develop feedback loops from e) During calendar year 2018 revise DMD graduates that enable their post- 2 curriculum for intake 2020. graduation readiness for practice to f) During calendar year 2019 revise DMD inform current and future curriculum 3 curriculum for intake 2021. and resource development. g) During calendar year 2020 revise DMD h) Facilitate educational excellence 4 curriculum for intake 2022. by improving the patient allocation h) Review current curriculum for BOH, processes to promote active DClinDent, Grad Dips. engagement in clinical learning. i) Guide education to encourage the promotion of dental and inter-professional teams. j) Attract the best students by providing: (i) Excellent patient flow so they get adequate relevant experiences, Page 10
(ii) Modern and well resourced d) Establish a Clinical Educator facilities so patients and students Development Program (CEDP). can take pride and pleasure in e) Establish a research profile and agenda their environments. that supports education innovation. (iii) Excellent, trained, knowledgeable Our Strategic Goals and Objectives clinical educators to ensure 6. Develop the teaching of digital an excellent educational dentistry to facilitate the transition to experience, and professional practice. (iv) Ample scholarship funding for research projects. a) Introduce denture CAD/CAM (e.g., Stoneglass) into the entire 3. D evelop an innovative one-year, DMD curriculum. part-time advanced training program b) Establish Stoneglass lab at SDH, for our graduates and other oral Spring 2017. health professionals. c) Introduce CAD/CAM for fixed prosthodontics, e.g. Cerec. a) Undertake an international analysis d) Expose students to benefits (e.g. North American AEGD curriculum, of an e-record system by 2018 UK internships) to develop a program (Titanium implementation). framework in collaboration with e) Introduce practice management to NSW Health. the curriculum, e.g. managerial tasks, b) Review current Specialist programs leadership training, finance, practice and Continuing Education activities to models, etc. consolidate as appropriate and utilise expert content. 7. F urther develop CPD so that it meets Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 the needs of the dental and other 4. Improve curriculum content in health communities. professionalism (goal to develop ethical practitioners who demonstrate integrity a) Ensure that current successful and resilience). CE continues. b) Develop a future program for a) Integrate a thread of ethics, CE in line with the new faculty’s professionalism and law into objectives ensuring that Dentistry is all curricula. well represented. b) Develop a greater awareness of cultural c) Develop a human resources and competence and social responsibility human capital plan to support future in our students. CE requirements. c) Assess curriculum components d) Create a pathway for public dental that contribute to this objective, practitioners for career advancement e.g. communication. - a facilitated pathway into postgraduate courses. 5. Achieve greater quality assurance of clinical education. 8. E nable better access to tertiary dental care. a) Review clinical education development opportunities across other University a) Review with NSW Health and other professional disciplines. stakeholders remuneration and models b) Establish a continuous improvement of care. process utilising feedback from b) Develop an effective and sustainable all stakeholders. model to integrate tertiary education, c) Conduct an annual review of clinical research and clinical care. education across School disciplines and programs. Page 11
9. Establish a new state-of-the-art c) Plan for the Life Sciences in context of simulation learning environment. the projected changes in the Medical School curriculum, and with reference a) I dentify adequate funds. to discrete needs of the Sydney Dental b) Find a location or refurbish existing School’s students. location until new space can be d) Review internal budget allocation for sydney.edu.au allocated. cross-discipline teaching (e.g., oral c) Integrate CPD, other health disciplines sciences, oral pathology, oral medicine and NSW Health training into the new and special needs teaching into the BOH simulation clinic. program). e) Develop service teaching in science (two 10. Expand the external placement program. oral science units of study for teaching in the Faculty of Science). a) Introduce a 5-week mandatory placement starting with intake 2017. 12. Develop an active educational outreach b) Plan for 12-week mandatory placement program through the establishment of a starting with intake 2020 on a rolling Dental Elective Immersion Unit of Study. basis with the necessary curricular changes to the 4th year DMD curriculum a) Propose to Academic Board a 3 credit and respective trickle-down changes to point unit of study for overseas students prior years. in conjunction with Sydney Global c) Ensure that no student is isolated Mobility for visiting dental students in during rural or other placements their third year or above. The goal being via communication infrastructure to create a pipeline for HDR, income for that provides pastoral and individual researchers, global presence educational support. and reputation. d) Broaden the view by developing b) Address the requests we have for programs in private metropolitan overseas students to complete an practices, socially disadvantaged metro elective at the University of Sydney The University of Sydney School of Dentistry areas, primary health networks etc. Dental School. e) Provide general practice-type experience in year 4 to allow students to 13. R eview postgraduate coursework emerge as independent practitioners. courses ensuring alignment with community needs. 11. I ntegrate IPL into the curriculum. a) Review postgraduate course offerings a) Collaborate on an action plan with including consideration of the following: current ADs L&T of all schools within i) Student demand and the new Faculty of Medicine and Health community need. and other related disciplines (e.g. social ii) Course delivery flexibility. work, psychology) to develop innovative iii) Teaching methods. academic activities to solve pressing iv) Interdisciplinary learning. health and social well-being problems. v) Course numbers and types b) Contribute to aspects of Medical, (e.g. advanced learning vs speciality Nursing and Pharmacy education courses; the establishment of an oral and draw upon the expertise offered pathology course). by colleagues who have specialised knowledge in non-dental areas. Page 12
Strategic Goal 3 - Research Excellence To be recognised as a leading centre for dental research in our quest to improve health and wellbeing, with a robust integrated platform of fundamental, translational and clinical research. A place where individual and collective thinking and effort is blended to achieve greater outcomes. Objectives b) Source non-traditional Our Strategic Goals and Objectives 1. E nsure that all research effort is funding for research activities aligned with plans of the University (e.g., industry, philanthropy). and stakeholders. 4. Develop a research centre that will tackle a) Establish interdisciplinary the global challenge of chronic disease research activities. with a deeper understanding of the b) Maintain a register of research impact of oral health on the whole body. highlighting University and stakeholder alignment. a) Define the major research themes and c) Establish resources to promote and strategic areas aligned to University acknowledge interdisciplinary research. and NSW Health areas (key platforms at Westmead: diagnostic sciences; 2. D efine the evaluation criteria for person centred care; sustainable health) established research projects and and develop succession plans for key continue existing research projects linked research thematic areas. to #puttingthemouthintohealth. b) Exploit the Westmead vision of a “living laboratory” to facilitate the evolution a) Develop criteria to evaluate all research of leading health care practitioners themes’ linkages and collaborations integrated with researchers focused on within the University and abroad. improving well-being. Overarching Strategic Goals and Objectives 2018-22 b) I nvestigate all research funding c) Integrate our life scientists into opportunities and develop a coordinated Westmead initiatives with an initial focus approach to each identified resource. on science: honours, HDR students and c) Ensure that all researchers keep their applied medical sciences. academic profiles up-to-date to reflect their expertise, skills and ongoing 5. Implement research into health research projects as the foundation for care delivery. attracting (1) HDR students, (2) local and (3) global research collaboration. a) Develop diagnostic, preventive and d) Revise the HDR proposal template. treatment strategies. e) Engage with faculty researchers to b) Align clinical guidelines in the context of identify collaborative opportunities NSW Health priorities. within the Sydney Dental School, the c) Recruit a Professor and Head of University and NSW Health. Discipline for Population Oral Health supported by the MoH. 3. R eturn to the number 1 position in d) Ensure that population health issues are research in Australia as defined by the considered in all research initiatives. Excellence in Research for Australia e) Link activities with the Centre for Oral framework. Recruit a Chair for Lifespan Health Strategy (NSW Health) to explore Oral Health. funding opportunities for research of relevance to NSW. a) Support communication between f) Strengthen aboriginal oral health related Sydney Dental School life scientists and research in partnership with the Poche the broader Westmead community with Centre for Indigenous Health. a view to maximise benefits drawn from local scientific resources. Page 13
6. Support researchers to align current 9. Develop robust feedback loops and research projects to contribute to the agile mechanisms for revisions of overall vision of putting the mouth research activities. into health. a) Establish an external advisory a) Align individual research projects within board consisting of leading global sydney.edu.au the Sydney Dental School and build dental researchers. teams of related research projects. b) Use individual RBG funding as guidepost b) Propose and schedule a program of for sustainable research success and collaborative working / information funding/resource/support allocation. and knowledge sharing opportunities c) Undertake an international analysis of throughout the year to facilitate research priorities taught at each level and enable regular scholarly (BOH, DMD, Masters, PhD, DClinDent). discussion and debate, and sharing of d) Develop the curricular framework. knowledge through the academic and student community. 10. E stablish a Visiting Academic Program. c) Improve the mentorship/research school program for researchers and a) Utilise Noel Martin Chair Endowment HDR students. within financial parameters for the establishment of a Visiting Noel Martin 7. Embed data science in appropriate areas Chair (VNMC) program. of research (and education). b) Establish a baseline for short-term visiting professors to kick-start a) Intensify collaboration with the Centre collaborative research projects. for Translational Data Science, Sydney c) Attract a stream of high-calibre VNMCs. Informatics Hub. d) Establish a standing VNMC Steering b) Collaborate with NSW Health’s Centre Committee led by the chair of the RC. for Oral Health Strategy on the new e) Establish successful collaborations with e-record strategy to harness data VNMCs as measured by established The University of Sydney School of Dentistry for research. research metrics. c) Link Biobank to dental e-record system, f) Establish resources for the continuation Titanium. of the program. d) Contribute to national and international g) Review project after three years, to Big Data projects linking oral health to confirm productive outcomes from the systemic health. investment made. 8. D efine and rearrange research support 11. I ntegrate education and research structures (personnel, infrastructure activities with the core thematic areas of and governance) for establishing Westmead precinct: diagnostic sciences sustainable research within the Sydney and technologies; person centred-care Dental School. and sustainable health. a) Undertake a needs assessment. a) Ensure there are strong links with the b) Undertake a gap analysis. hospitals and MRIs. c) Implement research data management b) Work with the MRIs with genomics, principles in alignment with University proteomics etc. for diagnosis. strategy, e.g. eNotebooks, Research c) Enhance the existing capabilities Data Store (RDS), following established in the diagnostic sciences for all Research Data Management (RDM) undergraduate and post-graduate practices, etc. students to provide a solid foundation d) Create a trial-friendly environment in for future researchers. collaboration with the LHDs to attract industry funding. e) Revise current funding distribution model to incentivise and support Page 14 HDR supervision.
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