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 Dental School Summer Institute of Clinical Research Methods.

Margaret has an extensive background as an educator, as well as experience in clinical practice.  She is now a faculty member in an online Bachelor’s Degree completion program (see YouTube). Her continuing work in Tobacco Cessation has been an asset to her community. She is available for tobacco cessation consultation for oral health. Print out her current CV.

Margaret as a dental science technical writer has authored and contributed to professional Oral Biology textbooks, journal articles, as well as professional, office, and consumer newsletters, as noted below. She has served on the Basic Science Committee for the NDHBE. She is available for freelance dental science writing projects. Print out her current CV.

Her continuing education seminars have been well received nationally, as well as internationally.  She has presented at both ADHA and ADA Annual Sessions, Yankee Dental Congress, and at three past 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. Print out her current CV.

Margaret is the recipient of the ADHA Award for Excellence Dental Hygiene (see press release and flickr show). With this award, 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. The recipients have at least 10 years of membership in ADHA and its constituents, demonstrate an active involvement in the association, and were nominated by a colleague for their outstanding accomplishments.  Margaret was nominated by her sister and fellow dental hygienist, master clinician Trish Toma, RDH, BS, of Houston, TX.

Margaret with other ADHA Award of Excellence in Dental Hygiene recipients

Professional Positions: Present

Freelance Dental Science Technical Writer -
see Professional Publications noted below

Content Author, Selected work, ADHA, unrestricted educational grant  from GlaxoSmithKline, 2009

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

Adjunct Faculty Instructor: Dental Hygiene, Educational Concepts Course, Online BASDH Degree Program, St. Petersburg College, FL (see Journal of Dental Hygiene)

Dental Topics Seminar Presenter:

1. •Online education with dentassist
   

2. •National and International onsite seminars
   

3. •Lecture format using PowerPoint with associated handouts
   

4. •Hands-on format available
   
   

Advisory Board Member: Access, ADHA, Chicago, IL

Book Review Board Member: Journal of Dental Hygiene, ADHA, Chicago, IL

Editorial Review Board Member: Journal of Practical Hygiene, Montage Media

Webmaster and Tooth Fairy Helper: Lake Washington Dental Hygienists' Society

Times Newsletter Committee Member: American Academy of Dental Hygiene

Volunteer, Public Health Reserve Corps (PHRC)

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Professional Positions: Past

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

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

Clinical Dental Hygienist: Various Private Practices, General and Prosthetic, Seattle, WA and Milwaukee, WI

Expanded Clinical Duties, including Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Administration

CDC/OSHA Supervisor and Trainer, Recall Manager, and Newsletter Editor

Practice Consultant: Clinical Forms and Recall Programs

Consumer Newsletter and Manual Contributor and Reviewer: Mouth Owner's Manual, Stay Well Company; Dental Hygiene and Tobacco Control, in conjunction with GSDHS, Oral Cancer:  Looking for the Signs, The Value of Prevention: Cost Effectiveness of Dental Hygiene Services, Water Fluoridation: Giving You Something to Smile About,  Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association, Seattle, WA

Professional Newsletter Editor and Contributor: WSDHA Newsletter, Washington State Dental Hygienists' Association, Seattle, WA

Collaborating Module Author, Dental Auxiliary Education Modules: Patient Assessment, Sharpening Instruments, Taking and Recording Medical and Dental History, Kellogg Foundation, Office of Research in Medical Education (Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Professional Publications, Dental Science Technical Writer 

Professional Journal Author: Professional E-mailing in the Dental Office, RDH Magazine, Pain Control: A Lesion in Ease..., Modern Hygienist;  An Education in Pain Control: Sisters Making It Possible in Dental Hygiene Care, Woman's Dental Journal Online;  Pain Control for Dental Hygienists: Current Concepts in Local Anesthesia Are Reviewed, RDH Magazine; Sisters & Anesthesia, RDH Magazine; Stress Reduction for the Oral Health Care Patient at High Risk for Medical Emergency; ADHA Access; Addressing The Needs Of Denture Patients (for GlaxoSmithKline), RDH Magazine; Cigar Smoking RDH Magazine; Gow-Gates Mandibular Nerve Block: An Alternative in Local Anesthetic Use, ADHA Access; 

Review of a New Text by the Author: Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, Second Edition, ADHA Education Update; Online Continuing Education: DH Forum, Journal of Dental Hygiene; Review of Tooth Development and Associated Developmental Disturbances, The Journal of Practical Hygiene; Dental Hygiene Education Competency Draft Review Committee: Section on Dental Hygiene, Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene, Journal of Dental Education; Patient Recruitment Procedures for Dental Hygiene Program Facilities, ADHA Education Update;  Tongue Piercing and Potential Oral Complications, Journal of Dental Hygiene (see article); Dental Infection, The Journal of Practical Hygiene

Professional Textbook Author: Co-author with Jane Weiner, Saunders Review of Dental Hygiene, ed 2; Editor, Dental Anatomy Coloring Book; Editorial Consultant, Mosby's Dental Dictionary,  ed 2; Contributor, Chapter: Extraoral and Intraoral Clinical Assessment, Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, Darby and Walsh, ed 3;  Co-author, Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, ed 3 (in press); Primary Author, Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, ed 4 (in press); Contributor, Inflammation and Immunity, Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, Ibsen and Phelan, ed 5; Editorial Board Member, Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team: Mosby/Saunders/Elsevier

Professional Newsletter Contributor, Preventive Angle, Young Dental Company: Qualifying Candidates for Whitening, Risk Factors for Periodontal Disease; Tobacco Cessation Efforts Saves Lives in the Dental Office ; Blood Pressure Issues in the Dental Office, Women's Oral Health; Dental Care for the Diabetic Patient; Perio, Ortho, & Hygiene Concerns for the Adolescent Patient; Concerns for the Child Patient ; Remineralization, Protection, and the Caries Experience, Common Orofacial Lesions in the Geriatric Population: Section 1; Common Orofacial Lesions in the Geriatric Population: Section 2

References

Available upon request

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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 7/12/10

On the road again...

Margaret accepting the Marquette University Dental Hygiene Department Distinguished Alumna Award