Harvard School of Dental Medicine has multiple measures in place to protect student privacy, both on campus in the classroom, and in a remote learning environment. These practices protect all students regardless of their mode of instruction.
- Each student is provided with a unique Harvard ID number and Harvard key login, and provisioned unique accounts for different systems used at the school for enrollment, classroom participation and accessing student records.
- Access to these accounts is additionally protected by 2 factor authentication, which ensures that only the student to whom the account has been assigned can access the account, using a registered personal device.
- Student identity is verified during the onboarding process by presentation of a government ID and through a CORI.
- Students complete an online check-in process each term within the student information system using their unique account credentials. This online process provides them the opportunity to review and update their privacy restrictions according to FERPA each term.