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- Faculty
Sandra Chacey
Assistant Professor
Maggie Curry-Chiu
Professor
Karin Davis
Associate Professor
Christa Haas
Associate Professor
Carrie Hanson
Director
Debra Trybom
Assistant Professor
Karen Wynn
Associate Professor
The Johnson County Community College Dental Hygiene program is in alignment with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CIP code 51.0602: Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.
