Dental Hygiene Articles

Ethan Ruhl flashes a smile for Taylor R. Delmonico, of Flemington, N.J. Like all of the college students pictured here, she is enrolled in the dental hygiene: health policy and administration concentration. Crystal C. Harrison, of Dallastown, shares with Madison Stout tips on thorough toothbrushing ... ... and proper flossing technique.

A student checks the impression she made of a student-athlete’s upper teeth and palate, which she’ll use to create a plaster mold. Student Melissa K. Stabley, of Williamsport, watches as Erica L. Houck, of Wrightsville, separates a plaster mold from its impression. A mouthguard will be formed around the plaster mold.

The dental hygiene clinic, a learning laboratory for students enrolled in Penn College's dental hygiene majors, is open to students and the general public. Services include cleanings, examinations, X-rays, fluoride treatments and sealants.

James Farrer, executive director of the Northcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center, welcomes a large crowd of dental health professionals to Penn’s Inn. The day’s featured presenter, Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS, has fun with the crowd. Applauded as “the future of dental hygiene,” a group of Penn College students stands at the speaker’s request.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association was recently honored by its parent organization. The American Dental Hygienists’ Association presented the Penn College group with its Graduate Transition Award. The award recognizes student member chapters having a graduate conversion rate to ADHA membership of 90 percent or greater.

A large contingent of Pennsylvania College of Technology students is set to assist the Little League Baseball World Series medical team when sports fans around the world focus on Williamsport in late August.

Six Pennsylvania College of Technology students and their instructor recently traveled to Nicaragua, where they provided dental care for students at a school for very poor children. La Escuelita (The Little School) is in the Santo Domingo section of the city of Managua.

With campus beauty all around, including the "Student Bodies" art installation spanning the campus mall, the group takes a shady stroll north from the ATHS. Stopping by the dental hygiene lab Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour (left) walks with Secretary Manderino and others alongside the robotic welding stations. Michael K.

Bambi A. Hawkins, learning laboratory coordinator for the paramedic program, shows a camper proper hand placement to create a “seal” when using a bag valve mask to provide oxygen. An important part of a fitness assessment, campers record one another’s blood pressure in the exercise science major. A camper uses a laparoscopic camera and surgical tools in the surgical technology lab.

Around 250 students and employees from the School of Health Sciences participated in three days’ worth of emergency simulations on campus this week. In its third year, the exercise is known as the Interdisciplinary Professional Event and provides a unique opportunity for students and faculty from different majors within the School of Health Sciences to collaboratively care for patients.