THINGS ABOUT ME:
1964 graduate from the Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists.
2005 Recipient of the Philips Health Care Mentor of the Year Award to be presented at the ADHA Annual Session in Las Vegas June 2005.
2003 Recipient of the Dr. Esther M. Wilkins Distinguished Alumni Award.
Actively practicing hygienist.
Licensed in Fl., Mass., and N.Y.
Adjunct Faculty, Predoctoral Perio Dept., NOVA SE College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, FL since 1998.
Guest lecturer at Miami Dade Community College School of Dental Hygiene.
Have done private tutoring for the boards since 1986.
Active in community dental hygiene projects.
Recipient of the Broward County School Volunteer of the Year Award.
Guest lecturer at NOVA SE College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale to the senior dental students on the Perio portion of the Florida Board as well as the Laws and Rules test.
Guest lecturer at Broward County Dental Hygiene Association on Florida Laws and Rules and Pharmacology as it applies to the Dental Hygienists and their patients.
Reviewed for Mosby's Comprehensive Review of DH by Darby 5th edition.
Reviewed for Saunders' Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice by Darby 2nd edition.
Frequent contributor to RDH Magazine.
Co-editor of the Laws and Ethics course for Florida Dental Professionals for HSI (Health Studies Institute)
Speaker at the National Board Review for Forsyth Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Mass. College of Pharmacy , in Boston , MA Martin Luther King weekend...Jan. 17-20, 2003; Jan. 16-18, 2004 and Jan 14-17, 2005.
RATIONALE FOR TAKING MY COURSE:
*passing rates established via direct post-test contact with my students.