Six Dental Hygienists

Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS

Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS, is an associate professor and director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) School of Dentistry. She is also the director of admissions and recruitment for the dental hygiene program. Manski has practiced clinical dental hygiene for more than 33 years. She has much experience …

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Deborah Jacobi, RDH, MA

Deborah Jacobi, RDH, MA, has dedicated her professional life to helping others receive the dental care they need. Her wealth of experience ranges from Head Start programs to federally qualified health centers to the Indian Health Service (IHS). She is a tireless advocate for the underserved. Currently, Jacobi is the policy director for Apple Tree …

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Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS

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As a full-time professor in the Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia, Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS, spends her time teaching, mentoring, writing, and conducting clinical research. Her efforts in teaching were recognized in 2009 when she received the University Professor Award for Outstanding Teaching and in 2010 …

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Darlene J. Swigart, RDH, BS

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Darlene J. Swigart, RDH, BS, works full-time as a practicing dental hygienist in Oceanside, California, while also earning a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene degree with an emphasis in education from Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello. After 30 years of dental experience—first as a registered dental assistant and then as a dental hygienist in …

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Gail Malone, RDH, BS

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As the professional services senior manager for DENTSPLY Professional, Gail Malone, RDH, BS, sets the clinical education strategy for the company’s preventive product line. She works collaboratively with dentistry’s and dental hygiene’s key opinion leaders to oversee the development and delivery of relevant, evidence-based clinical education programs. With more than 30 years of experience in …

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Katy Battani, RDH, MS

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Katy Battani, RDH, MS, is definitely a “mover and shaker,” as she hardly ever has a chance to sit down. She has two important positions in public health—project manager of the Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Quality Improvement (PIOHQI) program with the Office of Oral Health at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene …

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Kathy Lituri, RDH, MPH

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Kathy Lituri, RDH, MPH, is a clinical instructor and oral health promotion director in the Office of Global and Population Health at Boston University (BU) Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Her extensive experience in public health has led to her committed involvement in service learning and community-based oral health education and promotion activities, such as …

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Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH

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Actively involved in health workforce policy and research at the state and national level, Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, is an assistant professor and director of Health Workforce Studies at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. She completed her doctoral degree in 2015, and her dissertation examined the effects of state regulation of the …

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Pam Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD

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As provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), Pam Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD, serves as the university’s chief academic officer and is responsible for the administration of all academic departments and programs. A faculty member in UDM’s School of Dentistry (UDMSD) since 1978, Zarkowski became a professor in …

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Karine Strickland, RDHAP, BS

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After working in private practice in Northern California for more than 25 years, Karine Strickland, RDHAP, BS, decided to go back to school to earn an alternative-practice credential. In 2005, after completing the program at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, she became a registered dental hygienist in …

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