Professional Background

Margaret received her Master of Science in Oral Biology * and Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene *, with a Minor in Education. She has also attended the University of Washington School of Dentistry Summer Institute in Clinical Research Methods. See the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) See Member Profile of Margaret.

Margaret has an extensive background as an educator, as well as experience in clinical practice.  She recently held a faculty member position in an Online Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program. Her work in Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists is groundbreaking, in seminars, as well as testimony, journal articles, and textbooks. See Current CV.

Margaret's continuing work in Tobacco Cessation has been an asset to her community. She currently is in her fourth year as a member of Tobacco Intervention Initiative Advisory Committee for ADHA, as well as her state’s liaison. She is available for tobacco cessation consultation for oral health. Print Current CV.

Margaret as a dental science technical writer has authored and contributed to professional journal articles and Oral Biology textbooks (as noted below), as well as professional, office, and consumer newsletters. She has also served on the Basic Science Committee for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). She is available for freelance dental science writing projects. Print Current CV.

Margaret's onsite Continuing Education Seminars have been well received nationally, as well as internationally.  She has presented at both ADHA and the American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Sessions, Yankee Dental Congress, and at three RDH Magazine's Under One Roof sessions. She also has extensive online course work available. She is available for future onsite seminars on a wide-range of topics, as well as consultation on oral health projects both onsite and online. Print Current Course List.

Margaret was the recipient of both the ADHA Alfred C. Fones Award (2013, Founder of Dental Hygiene) and Award for Excellence Dental Hygiene (2009). With these awards, ADHA recognize individual dental hygienists who have made outstanding accomplishments that have a significant impact on the practice and future of the dental hygiene profession. Become a Subscriber on her YouTube Channel.

 

Professional Positions: Present

Dental Science Technical Writer -  see Professional Publications as listed below

Co-Editor, Online Dental Hygiene Educational Programs, Dental Hygiene Review Capsules, Friends of Hu-Friedy, Source: Saunders Review of Dental Hygiene, ed 2, Elsevier, Fehrenbach, Weiner

Dental Topics Seminar Presenter:

1. •Updated Online Continuing Education with dentassist
   

2. •Online Board Review Courses by Webinars with RDHEDU.com
   

3. •National and International Onsite Seminars: Lecture format using PowerPoint with associated Handouts with Hands-on format available
   

4. •Updated Online Continuing Education with Richmond Institute with Young Dental
   

Advisory Board Member: Access, ADHA, Chicago, IL

Book Reviewer: Journal of Dental Hygiene, ADHA, Chicago, IL

Continuing Education Article Reviewer: RDH Magazine, Tulsa, OK

Webmaster and Tooth Fairy Helper, Lake Washington Dental Hygiene Society, Bellevue, WA

Professional Volunteer, Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC), Seattle, WA

Member, National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, Center for Health Research, Portland, WA

Margaret at the 2013 IADR Conference in Seattle, WA as well as the UW Alumni Reception

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Professional Positions: Past

AADH Times Newsletter Co-Editor: American Academy of Dental Hygiene (see Winter 2010 Issue; Spring 2011 Issue; Winter 2012 Issue; Spring 2012 Issue)

Content Author, Selected works, ADHA, unrestricted educational grant  from GlaxoSmithKline

Committee Member, Basic Science: ADHA Nominee, National Dental Hygiene Board Examination, ADA, Chicago, IL

Test Item Writer/Reviewer: DentalXP.com Online Dental Education, Atlanta, GA;  Nitrous Oxide Pharmacology, North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners, Inc., Linthicum, MD; National Board Dental Examination 1&2, Test Prep and Admissions, Kaplan Inc., New York, NY

Trained Accreditation Site Team Member: Commission on Dental Accreditation, ADA, Nominated by ADHA, Chicago, IL

Independent Educational Consultant: Accreditation materials, curriculum, facility planning, records, case-based updates, web sites, and faculty calibrations for new and existing Dental Hygiene Programs

Committee Member: Dental Hygiene Education Competency Draft Review Committee, Section on Dental Hygiene, American Dental Education Association, Chicago, IL: Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene, Journal of Dental Education

Margaret at Seattle Central Community College after giving a tobacco cessation seminar to the second year student dental hygienists

Professional Publications, Dental Science Technical Writer 

Professional Journal Author: Consumer Education Guest Editorial; Horizontal Incisive Block; Hyposalivation with Xerostomia Screening Tool; Professional E-mailing in the Dental Office; Pain Control: A Lesion in Ease...; Pain Control for Dental Hygienists: Current Concepts in Local Anesthesia Are Reviewed; Sisters & Anesthesia; Stress Reduction for the Oral Health Care Patient at High Risk for Medical Emergency; Addressing The Needs Of Denture Patients (for GlaxoSmithKline); Cigar Smoking; Gow-Gates Mandibular Nerve Block: An Alternative in Local Anesthetic Use

Professional Textbook Author: Contributor, Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists, Logothetis; Co-author with Jane Weiner, Saunders Review of Dental Hygiene, ed 2; Editor, Dental Anatomy Coloring Book, ed 2, 2014; Editorial Consultant, Mosby's Dental Dictionary, ed 3, 2014; Contributor, Chapter: Extraoral and Intraoral Clinical Assessment, Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, Darby and Walsh, ed 4, 2014;  Primary Author, Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, ed 4. 2014; Primary Author, Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, ed 4; Contributor, Inflammation and Immunity, Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, Ibsen and Phelan, ed 6, 2014

Professional Newsletter/CE Contributor: Richmond Institute for Continuing Education (with Young Dental) Page Format: Blood Pressure Issues in the Dental Office, Concerns for the Child Patient, Remineralization, Protection, and the Caries Experience, Risk Factors for Periodontal Disease, Perio, Ortho, & Hygiene Concerns for the Adolescent Patient; Newsletter: Qualifying Candidates for Whitening, Tobacco Cessation Efforts Saves Lives in the Dental Office, Common Orofacial Lesions in the Geriatric Population: Section 1, Common Orofacial Lesions in the Geriatric Population: Section 2, Women's Oral Health, Dental Care for the Diabetic Patient

 
Friend and mentor Faith Gant, RDH, MSEd, presents Margaret
with a Lifetime Achievement Award from her Local State Component Society, LWDHS, for her contributions to the dental hygiene profession as well as representing her component nationally

1. ★ Oral biology is concerned with the nature of the orofacial tissues and with the application of basic scientific knowledge to orofacial tissues in health and disease.
   

2. ★ Dental hygiene is the area of dentistry that focuses primarily on prevention of oral diseases, treatment of conditions of the periodontium, and oral health education. Dental hygiene is a prevention oriented profession.
   

Updated 5/1/2013