Accreditation Review by CODA
The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) will conduct a site visit of the Mid-Plains
Community College Dental Assisting Program on December 7-8, 2023 as part of its accreditation
review. Per U.S. Department of Education requirements, the dental assisting program
must solicit comments from interested third party individuals. Comments must be sent
to CODA at least 60 days before the scheduled site visit.
The deadline for Third Party Comments is October 7, 2023.
Comments should be emailed to the appropriate CODA staff. coda.ada.org/about-coda/coda-staff
Comments must pertain only to the standards relative to the dental program as listed
above, or policies and procedures used in the accreditation process.
Third parties include communities of interest and the public such as faculty, students,
program administrators, dental-related organizations, patients, and consumers.
Signed or unsigned comments will be considered. All relevant comments will have names
and or/signature removed and will then be referred to the program at least 50 days
prior to the site visit and response. Negative comments received after the established
deadline of 60 days before the site visit will be handled as a compliant.
A copy of the appropriate accreditation standards and/or the commission’s policy on
third party comments may be obtained by calling 312-440-4653 or by e-mail.