Margaret
J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS
Margaret is the recipient of the 2009 J&J/ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene. 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 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. Her continuing work in Tobacco Cessation has been an asset to her community. She is available for tobacco cessation consultation for oral health.
Margaret
as a dental science technical writer has authored and contributed to
professional Textbooks in Oral Biology, 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.
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.
University of Washington Dental School, Seattle, WA
- Visiting Scholar, Summer Institute; Scholarship Award Recipient
- Certificate in Clinical Research Methods
University of Washington Dental School, Seattle, WA
- Master of Science in Oral Biology *
- Expanded Clinical Training
Marquette University Dental Hygiene Program, Milwaukee, WI
- Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene *; Minor in Education
- Magna Cum Laude; 1999 Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient; noted in Marquette's A Century of Scholarship (p.187)
- AKA Margaret Jean Rudolph of East Lansing, MI
Professional Positions: Present
Freelance Dental Science Technical Writer (see Professional Publications below)
Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Dental Hygiene Educational Concepts Course, Online BASDH Degree Program, St. Petersburg College, FL: Spring/Fall 2009 (see JDH article).
Seminar Presenter: Dental Topics:
- National and International seminar sites
- Lecture format with associated handouts
Advisory Board Member: Access Magazine, 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 Web Designer: Lake Washington Dental Hygienists' Society.
Professional Positions: Past
Committee Member, Basic Sciences, Dental Hygiene National Written Examination Board, 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 and 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, 1999, 63; 7: 526-530 (Updated J Dent Educ., 2004, 68 (7): 745)
Instructor, Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Programs, State of Washington:
- Clinical and Didactic courses for Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Students; State of Washington Vocational Teaching Certificate; Accreditation Committee Work
- Appreciation Plaque: Lake Washington Technical College; Certificate of Appreciation, Shoreline Community College; Keynote Speaker, Graduation Ceremonies, Shoreline Community College
Instructor, Dental Schools: University of Washington, Seattle, WA and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA: Undergraduate Non-Surgical Periodontal Clinics for Dental Students
Adjunct Faculty Member: Anesthesia and Pain Control
, Online BSDH Degree Program, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City,
TN.
Adjunct Faculty Member, Educational Consultant
and Webmaster: DH Forum, Online Case-Based Continuing Education Program for Dental
Hygienists, Marquette University, College of Health Sciences, Milwaukee,
WI
Power Presenter Seattle
Region:
Lunch
Seminars, Oral B.
Northwest Clinical Regional Trainer:
BriteSmile, Walnut Creek, CA.
Trained
Technical and Sales Associate: Woodall and Associates, Fort Collins, CO:
Presenting National Continuing Education on Ultrasonic
Instrumentation
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, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Professional Publications as Dental Science Technical Writer
Professional Journal Author:
"A Moment in Dental Science": RDH Magazine, taken from Review of Dental Hygiene, ed 2, Saunders/Elsevier, 2009, Fehrenbach, Weiner.
July 2008: Protein in the Diet: Who Knew?
August 2008: Bad Boy Bug with New Name: And Just as Bad
September 2008: The Hidden Threat: The Thyroid Gland
October 2008: Ready or Not: Dental Office Emergency Kit
November 2008: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
December 2008: Just When You Thought You Knew It All
April 2009: X-ray Vision for Dental Hygienists
"Professional
E-mailing in the Dental Office", RDH, February 2008; "Pain Control: A Lesion in Ease...", Modern
Hygienist, July 2007; "An
Education in Pain Control: Sisters Making It Possible in Dental Hygiene
Care", Woman's Dental Journal Online, December 2007;
"Pain Control for
Dental Hygienists: Current Concepts in Local Anesthesia Are Reviewed", RDH
Magazine, February 2005; "Sisters
& Anesthesia", RDH Magazine, June 2004; "Stress Reduction for the Oral Health Care Patient at High Risk for
Medical Emergency"; Access (ADHA), July 2004; "Addressing
The Needs Of Denture Patients" (for GlaxoSmithKline), RDH Magazine, February
2004; "Cigar
Smoking" RDH Magazine, February 2003; "Gow-Gates Mandibular Nerve Block: An Alternative in
Local Anesthetic Use": Access (ADHA), November 2002;
"Review of a New
Text by the Author: Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck", Second Edition, Education
Update, 20-2, 2002; Online Continuing Education: DH Forum, Journal of Dental Hygiene,
75:1, 2001; "Review of Tooth Development and Associated Developmental
Disturbances", The Journal of Practical Hygiene, Montage Media, 9:3, 2000;
Dental Hygiene Education Competency Draft Review Committee: Section on Dental Hygiene,
"Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene", Journal of
Dental Education, 1999, 63:7: 526-530; "Patient Recruitment Procedures for Dental
Hygiene Program Facilities", Education Update, 17:1, 1997-98;
"Tongue Piercing and Potential Oral Complications", Journal
of Dental Hygiene, 72:1, 1998; "Dental Infections", The Journal of
Practical Hygiene, Montage Media, 6:2, 1997.
Professional Textbook Author:
Co-author with Jane Weiner,
Saunder's Review of Dental Hygiene, ed 2,
2009; Editor, Dental Anatomy Coloring Book,
2008; Editorial Consultant,
Mosby's
Dental Dictionary, ed 2, 2008; Contributor,
Chapter: Extraoral and Intraoral Clinical Assessment, Dental
Hygiene Theory and Practice,
Darby
and Walsh, ed 3, 2010; ; Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and
Anatomy,
ed 2, 2006; Primary Author, Illustrated Anatomy of the
Head and Neck, ed 3, 2007; Contributor, Inflammation and Immunity, Oral
Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, Ibsen and Phelan,
ed 5, 2009; Editorial
Board Member, Spanish
Terminology for the Dental Team, 2004: Mosby/Saunders/Elsevier.
Professional Newsletter Contributor for Young Dental (CE Available):
"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";and
Common Orofacial Lesions
in the Geriatric Population: Section 2,:Preventive
Angle,
Young Dental.
Professional Journal Reviewer: Oral Biology Topics, Journal of Dental Hygiene, ADHA since 1998; Get the Facts on Tooth Whitening (Access Magazine, ADHA, August 2003: order copies at (800) 243-2342).
Seminars (for more information, browse Associated Webpage)
"Coming Clean", Oh, What Beautiful Teeth, DSL March 2004; "Chronic Inflammation: Putting Life and Health at Risk", Access (ADHA), August 2004; "From the Podium': The 'Velvet Touch' ", RDH Magazine, May 2004; "New Trends in Perio", Access (ADHA), December 2003; "Getting Technological: A Look at the Future of Oral Health Care", Access (ADHA), September-October 2003; "Ahhhhh... those BUBBLES", with Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, October, 2002; 2,001 Amazing Cleaning Secrets, Reader's Digest, 2003.
Community Outreach: Present (Past Contacts Available)
ADHA
Tobacco Intervention Initiative Committee Member and WSDHA Smoking Cessation Liaison)
Professional Consultant, FREE
& CLEAR, WA State Department
of Health
National
Citation: Administrator,
Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Department of the Treasury Washington
D.C., on cigar rulings.
- American Dental Hygienists' Association
- Washington Dental Hygienists' Association
- Lake Washington Dental Hygienists' Society
- Sigma Phi Alpha, Dental Hygiene Honor Society
Available upon request.
