Category: Dental Hygiene

Windy Rothmund, MSDH, BSDH, RDH and Lisa Bilich, MSDH, BSDH, RDH both alumni and faculty members at EWU were elected as officers in the Addiction Education Section of the American Dental Education Association in March 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.  Professor Bilich was unable to attend however she will be Chair for 2019-2020 and Rothmund Chair-elect.…

Ms. Cheri Barton, MSDH, BSDH, RDH was elected Vice President of the National Dental Hygiene Honor Society, Sigma Phi Alpha. Barton is an alumnus of the EWU Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program who just completed her first year as a special faculty/lecture in the Department of Dental Hygiene. Ms. Barton will be Senior…

Junior Dental Hygiene Students Kimbo Harward and Michelle Wagner along with Senior Dental Hygiene student Tashjia Fortune presented a research poster on Sleep Apnea at the Washington State Dental Hygienists’ Association Symposium April 12-13, 2019. Professor Sarah Jackson, MSDH, BSDH, RDH mentored these students and will accompany them to the American Dental Hygienists’ Association in…

EWU Senior Dental Hygiene students: Tessa Heiydt, Tori Anderson, Ronni Sonderman, and Megan Bennet placed first in the Research Poster contest at the Washington Dental Hygienist’s Symposium April 12 and 13, 2019 in Bellevue, Washington. They presented on “Marijuana: Let’s Be Blunt.”  Windy Rothmund, MSDH, BSDH, RDH, special faculty/ lecturer and EWU alumni,  accompanied them…

Sarah Jackson, MSDH, Associate Professor in Dental Hygiene (left) was selected to attend the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Unleashing Your Potential Workshop in November 2018. Only 24 dental hygienists were chosen with 3 hailing from Washington state. Jackson reports “spending  time with Ann Battrell, CEO of ADHA, Michele Braerman, President of ADHA and the President-elect, as well…

On November 3, 2018, the EWU Dental Hygiene department provided 35 veterans dental care including comprehensive examinations, dental x-rays, dental therapy (cleaning), fluoride treatment, and dental products at their Annual Smiles for Vets event. Arcora Foundation (Delta Dental of Washington) graciously supported this event that included lunch for all the veteran patients. Together, EWU dental hygiene students, staff,…

The EWU Department of Dental Hygiene in partnership EWU Communication Sciences and Disorders is one of four awardees of the 2019 Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF) Interprofessional grant. The (ACFF) has awarded four interprofessional grants totaling over $50,000.00 (USD) to fund projects that will have a positive impact on reducing the instance of dental…

The October 14, 2018 Multicare fundraiser, Bridge to Brunch “run for your waffles” was very well organized and well attended! Merri Jones, Assistant Professor in Dental Hygiene met Catherine Brazil, UW Director of government and community relations for Spokane and Eastern Washington who expressed her enthusiasm for the UW RIDE and EWU dental hygiene collaborations.…

Saturday September 29th, 13 dental hygiene students, Professor Lisa Bilich and Clinic Supervisor, Jennifer Hinkle went to Hands Across the Falls to celebrate those in recovery. They handed out over 200 postcards to people who are seeking dental care. EWU Dental Hygiene faculty, staff, and students have provided and continue to provide dental care to…

Ms. Sarah Jackson provided testimony at the American Dental Hygienist’s Association (ADHA) House of Delegates meeting in Columbus, Ohio in June 2018. Jackson spoke in favor of a policy to “support for the elimination of the patient procedure-based, single encounter clinical examination for candidates who are graduates of Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited dental hygiene…