Dental Hygiene Program

The Dental Hygiene program seeks to prepare students as dental hygienists who can competently and safely perform dental hygiene procedures, display the personal qualities of integrity, responsibility and reliability, function as active members of the dental care team and are committed to professional development through life-long learning.

• Goal #1: Prepare graduates to assume responsibility for ethical dental hygiene care in accordance with professional codes of ethics and state law.
• Goal #2 : Prepare competent, caring hygienists to provide comprehensive dental hygiene services to the local community.
• Goal #3 : Prepare graduates to make evidence based decisions by acquiring, analyzing and documenting information utilizing current scientific research.
• Goal #4 : Develop dental hygienists who are able to assess the quality of patient services they provide.
• Goal #5 : Promote oral health within the community

The program in dental hygiene is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval without reporting requirements”. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The Commission’s web address is: http://www.ada.org/en/coda.

Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Name	Campus	Office	Phone Number	E-mail
Julie Galleshaw, Professor	Flanagan	2371	401-333-7226	jgalleshaw@ccri.edu
Cynthia Johnson, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2372	401-333-7220	cjohnson12@ccri.edu
Dr. Janice Schmitz, Program Director	Flanagan	2374	401-333-7225	jischmitz@ccri.edu
Audra Lavoie, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2371	401-333-7227	amlavoie@ccri.edu
Lisa Proffitt, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2372	401-333-7141	lmproffitt@ccri.edu
Aubrie Viera, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2376	401-333-7238	amviera@ccri.edu
Sarah Luther, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2375	401-333-7051	sluther@ccri.edu
Veronica Gaiser, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2376	401-333-7244	vmgaiser@ccri.edu
Sally Aube, Assistant Professor	Flanagan	2365		saube@ccri.edu

From the Catalog

• Program of Study, Admission Requirements and Program Requirements
• Health Sciences General Policies
• Course Descriptions see Available Courses for online versions
• Student Handbook

Helpful Links

• Dental Hygiene Clinic Information
• Technical Standards
• Admission Guidelines
• Performance Based Health Science Application (next application period is Feb. 1-29, 2024)
• Mission of the College