Announcements
February 29, 2020
The Fortis Scranton Dental Hygiene students hosted it’s 8th annual Give Kids a Smile Day event on Saturday February 29, 2020. Approximately 30 children were provided with free exams, prophylaxis, fluoride, radiographs, and sealants. There were 19 dental hygiene students, 5 RDH’s and 2 dentists that volunteered their time.
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Dental Hygiene Department 2018
Seventeen Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently returned from the Dominican Republic, where they provided dental care to children at six schools in the Las Terrenas area. Check out this amazing article of these students doing big things, here!
Luzerne County Community College – Dental Health Department 2018
The Dental Hygiene Class of 2018 completed preventive dental hygiene treatment for 1,683 patients in the Benco Dental Health Clinic. This treatment consisted of: oral exams, including an oral cancer screening, home care instruction, dental and periodontal charting, scaling, polishing, and fluoride treatments. Additional procedures are based upon patient need and may include dental x-rays, mouth guards, bleaching trays, sealants, SDF treatment for dental cavities, tooth desensitization, and denture cleanings.
Second year dental hygiene students and dental assisting students worked together to treat individuals with special needs from Keystone Community Resources and dental hygiene students provided care to clients from Northeast Counseling Services. Second year dental hygiene students, along with dental assisting students treated 24 children during Kids’ Cavity Prevention Day and 30 children visited the interactive dental health stations conducted by the first year dental hygiene students.
Dental hygiene students extended their preventive efforts in the community by providing dental health instruction and supplies to 2,102 individuals ranging from the very young to the very old. Students also participated in the Penn State Hazleton Health Fair and the LCCC Wellness Fair. Educational supplies for children and teens were provided by the P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation.
During their last semester, students designed, implemented, and evaluated community dental health projects for the following groups:
- Staff in-service program for Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Nanticoke
- Danville State Hospital
- The Manna House in Wilkes-Barre
- New Mom’s Group in Kingston
- Shikellamy High School special education class
- North Pocono Intermediate School District special education class
- Staff in-service program for Endless Mountain Health System
The Dental Hygiene Program will continue to be very busy during the spring semester. The annual Kids’ Cavity Prevention Day event will be held on March 30, 2019. Dental Hygiene students will also be participating in the Benco Board Bowl, a competition for local dental hygiene programs.
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2018 POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS
95th Annual Session
Scranton, PA 11-9-18
1st Place – “Stem Cells” by Emily Satterfield, Jessica Davis, Fortis Institute – Erie.
2nd Place – “Xylitol: A Useful Adjunct to Caries Control” by Lindsay Shoap, Karen Stanford;
Montgomery County Community College
3rd Place – “Identifying Child Abuse in the Dental Environment” by Jessica Penna, Julie Dietrich, and Bailey Smith; Northampton Community College
4th Place – “Riva Star” by Tiffany Yuskoski, Alexis Wilner, Dayna Behm, Calista Toczek; Luzerne
County Community College
5th Place – “Periodontitis – It’s in Your Genes” by Brittney Youells, Stephanie Cifelli, Kristie Curran, Andriana Hetmen; Manor College
6th Place – “Don’t Fear! Ozone Therapy is Here!” Marissa Flickinger, Lauren Mason, Westmoreland
County Community College
7th Place ($50) – “Down Syndrome” Emily Swartwood, Isabel Tarentella; Montgomery County Community
College
8th Place ($50) – “The Negative Effects of Cannabis Abuse on General and Oral Health” by Ella Raiskaya,
Rafal Albazi, Maan Saba, Northampton Community College
9th Place ($50) – “The Revolutionary Power of Intraoral Scanners” by Julia Geer; University of Pittsburgh
10th Place ($50) – “Acupuncture Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorder” by Pamella Price, Elizabeth
Corvino, University of Pittsburgh
CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD
The Clark J. Hollister Award is presented by the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association to a student in each of the dental hygiene schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a memorial to Dr. Clark J. Hollister. The award is given to a graduating student who has shown outstanding ability and achievement in Dental Health Education.
Dr. Hollister was responsible for the creation of the Dental Division within the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The present dental hygiene program in the public schools systems of Pennsylvania is a direct result of Dr. Hollister’s endeavors and foresight during the early years of dental hygiene in Pennsylvania.
2018 CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Community College of Philadelphia Rebecca Ozaluk
Fortis Institute – Erie Kelly Wesley
Fortis Institute – Scranton Meggan Rhoads
Harcum Jacqueline Urbanek
Harrisburg Area Community College Katrina Shimp
Luzerne County Community College Cassandra Mebus
Manor College Sylwia Mozdzierz
Montgomery County Community College Alvina Hashmi
Northampton Community College Jodi Jensen
Pennsylvania College of Technology Karlee Moyer
University of Pittsburgh Taylor H. Butler
Westmoreland County Community College Frank Kanak
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2017 CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Community College of Philadelphia – Kathryn Henkenius
Fortis Institute – Scranton – Lisa Krzywicki
Harcum – Devon D’Amico
Harrisburg Area Community College – Kenneth Lauer
Luzerne County Community College – Katie Brislin
Manor College – Rosa Montoya
Montgomery County Community College – Alexa Javier
Northampton Community College –
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Rebekah Caretti
University of Pittsburgh – Emily K. Roberts
Westmoreland County Community College – Lindsay Takitch
2016 CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Community College of Philadelphia – Ivanna Belokrinitskaya
Fortis Institute – Erie – Amanda Fehlman
Fortis Institute – Scranton – Desiree Boylan
Harcum – Krysti Slusarski
Harrisburg Area Community College – Heather Bickel
Luzerne County Community College – Terie Oelke
Manor College – Chelsea Bourdon
Montgomery County Community College – Olga Fazlyeva
Northampton Community College – Melissa Trevezo
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Erica Houck
University of Pittsburgh – Stephanie Secoda
Westmoreland County Community College – Laura L. Reichert
2015 CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Allison Sedgwick, Community College of Philadelphia
Kristen Shankel, Fortis Institute – Erie
Marisa Duchnik, Fortis Institute – Scranton
Tara Albert, Harrisburg Area Community College
Sandra Nawrocki, Harcum College
Michele Macker, Luzerne County Community College
Leanne Giampi, Manor College
Sandra Deiley, Montgomery County Community College
Breanna Connell, Northampton Community College
Chelsea Wanner, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Holly Holliday, Westmoreland County Community College
Andrea Naplen, University of Pittsburgh
2014 CLARK J. HOLLISTER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Ashley Tiernan, Community College of Philadelphia
Marissa Atherton, Fortis Institute – Erie
Rebecca Schultz, Fortis Institute – Scranton
Candice Dayley, Harrisburg Area Community College
Stephanie O’Leary, Harcum College
Stephanie Kimble, Luzerne County Community College
Katie Grisafi, Manor College
Bridget Pfeil, Montgomery County Community College
Maureen Burke, Northampton Community College
Claudia Naylor, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Farrah Keedy, Westmoreland County Community College
Victoria A. Bryan, University of Pittsburgh
