Service

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Volunteer: Training of medical students with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in fluoride varnish application and head and neck examinations

Volunteer (dental hygienist, dental hygiene student faculty oversight, interpreting/translating, anesthesia provision, radiograph imaging): Mission of Mercy (M.O.M.) and mini-M.O.M. projects

Co-Coordinator and Volunteer (application of sealants and silver diamine fluoride to patients without a dental home): Carilion Clinic’s Super Smile Savers Day

Volunteer: Faculty Oversight of dental hygiene students: Refugee Oral Health Day. Students performed oral cancer screenings and triage for dental referrals, and provided fluoride varnish treatments

Volunteer: School visits to teach oral health recommendations (elementary schools) and to teach about dental career opportunities (middle schools)

Advisory Committee Member: Virginia Western Community College dental hygiene program

Rotation Coordinator: Plan for, oversee, and evaluate Virginia Western Community College dental hygiene student clinical rotations with the Carilion Clinic hospital dentistry site in Roanoke, VA.

Driver for Change: Sought dental hygienist access to EPIC medical records for improved quality and safety of care in hospital dentistry, leading to access for all hospital dental hygienists.