Penn College's dental hygiene major celebrated its 30th anniversary Friday, three decades during which 939 bachelor's and associate degrees were awarded to 774 graduates and the program's first instructor rose to become the institution's president.
Three students Ann Marie Prosser, of Elizabethtown; Lauren Whitcraft, of Mountville; and Nadena M. Nykaza, of Jermyn and one faculty member, Rhonda J. Seebold, spent a week (Feb. 20-27) in Managua, Nicaragua, working with students and parents of La Escuelita to educate them on proper dental hygiene and to perform basic dental care.
Dental hygiene students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology teamed with volunteer dental hygienists and dentists to provide free oral screenings, sealants, fluoride treatments and education for 65 children as part of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association's statewide Sealant Saturday program on Feb. 7.
Six Pennsylvania College of Technology students and two faculty members traveled to Nicaragua to provide dental care to a group of indigent children. The Penn College group comprised dental hygiene: health policy and administration students Maria A. Bova, of Bethlehem; Joni K. Brickner, of Carlisle; Mallory L. David, of Altoona; Gina L. Everhart, of Lancaster; Teresa A.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Health Sciences recently held two summer camps for high school students interested in exploring a career in a health-care profession: the second annual EMT/Paramedic Camp on June 6-8 and the eighth annual Health Careers Camp from June 11-13.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Dental Hygiene Program raised $4,000 for a recent graduate who is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Mindy J. Crawford, who earned an associate degree in dental hygiene in 2004, was diagnosed with having at least three anaplastic astrocytomas (tumors) in her brain, all inoperable because of their locations.
Dental hygiene students and faculty from Pennsylvania College of Technology teamed with volunteer dental hygienists and dentists to provide free oral screenings, sealants and education for 67 children as part of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association's statewide "Sealant Saturday" program on Feb. 2.
Penn College representatives were on hand for the 84th Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association Annual Session and Keystone Dental Health Conference, held Nov. 7-11 in Pittsburgh. At left, Shawn A. Kiser, director of dental hygiene, and Barbara A. Danko, director of alumni relations, visit with prospective students and alumna Kristin Campbell (2005, dental hygiene).
Pennsylvania College of Technology's dental hygiene clinic was host on May 9 to a volunteer initiative to place dental sealants on 55 students from Sullivan County Elementary School and the Muncy School District's Ward L. Myers Elementary School.
Through community partnerships, Pennsylvania College of Technology students are offering their skills at health fairs throughout Lycoming County, including ongoing events at county granges and an event at a local pharmacy.
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