Policies for Staff and Faculty
There are policies and procedures you must be compliant with. The school and faculty specific policies and procedures are listed below.
The University of Alberta Policies & Procedures Online (UAPPOL) is home to the university's policies and procedures that house many university-wide documents. Other sources of university-wide regulations and standards include the University Calendar, staff agreements, governance policies, standards and codes of conduct.
Note: If policies conflict, the policy from the higher authority i.e., FoMD, AHS, College of Health Sciences, university, etc. should be followed.
School of Dentistry Specific
Clinical Professional Infringement Report
Use this form to document when students do not maintain the code of conduct in a clinical environment.Various health, safety and environment policies are available.
Inviting visitors to campus process
Will you be hosting an academic visitor (visiting faculty and researcher), vendors and sales representative, prospective student of a clinical graduate program, standardized patient or volunteer?Resource and infrastructure expenses process (More information coming soon)
Certain expenses must receive authorization from the executive committee.Building fire safety procedures
Instructor absence protocol and forms
Doctor of dental surgery absence protocol and form
This protocol includes all tenure and academic teaching staff instructors.See eClass for the dental hygiene absence protocol and form.
Working Alone Safe Operating Procedure
The lone worker program is available during the quiet hours of the evening, weekends and statutory holidays.
Health Information Act and regulation
There is required training and acknowledgment of this act that outlines the rules for the collection, use, and disclosure of confidential and private patient information.Start-up Funds Procedure
The department administers funding, the amount can be found in the employment offer letter, to recruits to establish their research labs.
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Specific
FoMD policies and procedures
The documents available are faculty-wide and connect to both university-wide and school-specific policies.Professionalism expectations
We believe professional behaviours should be commended and support safe processes in reporting professionalism lapses. There is a professional online reporting process for sharing an accolade or disclosing a concern.
Information Security Specific
Information Security Policy & Standards
Privacy & Security Awareness Training and Acknowledgement
Everyone in the school is required to complete training and its acknowledgement.Encryption Policy
All personal devices that staff, faculty and students are using to complete work and schoolwork must be secure. This includes cell phones and laptops. Additional details are available from dentistry (IT) technical services. How to encrypt.