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Marianne Baker earned her AAAS degree in Dental
Hygiene in 1974, her Bachelor degree in Dental Hygiene
from University of Washington in 1986, and her Master's
degree in Adult Education in 1996. She started her
teaching career at Shoreline in 1976. She has taught a
variety of courses including Radiology, Restorative
Dentistry, Dental Anatomy, and 1st year clinic and
pre-clinic. She has been the program director since June
2003. She believes people learn best by taking an active
role and directing their own learning with the teacher
as more of a guide." I like to break complex tasks into
small component parts to enable the student to easily
learn each step before proceeding to the next step, and
I firmly believe that learning is best accomplished in a
positive and supportive atmosphere."
Dr. Honey graduated from the University of Washington
School of Dentistry, and is a member of the Dental
Alumni Association. Besides being the supervising
dentist at Shoreline's Dental Hygiene Program, she
teaches Local Anesthesia and Pain Control, Oral
Pathology and Periodontology. She enjoys working with
both the first and second year students, and teaches
students while doing dental exams for patients at the
Shoreline dental hygiene clinic. In her teaching style,
she likes to emphasize current concepts and their
applications in clinical practice. Her clinical focus is
early detection and treatment of oral diseases, as well
as the connection of oral and systemic diseases.
Melinda earned an AAAS in Dental Hygiene from
Shoreline Community College in 1975 and a BS in Dental
Hygiene from the University of Washington in 1987. She
has worked in private practice in various dental offices
since 1975. She has also worked at the University of
Washington, Department of Oral Medicine doing TMD
research since 1987. Melinda began teaching in the
Dental Hygiene Program at Shoreline Community College
part-time in 1988, and became full-time first year lead
faculty and clinic coordinator in 2007. She teaches
first year Clinical Dental Hygiene, first year
Fundamentals, Patient Records and is coordinator of the
Screening Clinic, and Dental Radiology. "It is my hope
that all of our students become the best dental
hygienists they can be, achieving excellence in their
chosen profession."
Rosie graduated in 1974 from Shoreline Community
College. She has practiced traditional and restorative
hygiene for 34 years, 12 years being exclusively
restorative. She is the lead restorative instructor for
the Shoreline Dental Hygiene Program, teaches Dental
Anatomy, Local Anesthesia and Pain Control, and is also
one of the second year Clinical Hygiene instructors. She
is passionate about the arts and brings that passion
into restorative hygiene.
Mary graduated from Shoreline Community College in
1972, and went on to complete her Bachelor's degree at
Seattle Pacific University and the University of
Washington.
She has worked for many years as a clinical and
restorative hygienist before expanding her career to
include teaching at Yakima Valley Community College in
1977. Her primary focus is on restorative
dentistry.being on Restorative Dental Techniques. She
began teaching restorative dentistry in 1999, both at
Shoreline Community College and at Lake Washington
Technical College "Teaching has given me the opportunity
to be involved in a community of motivated students that
are enthusiastic about excelling in their profession. As
part of the teaching team I get to demonstrate and share
my knowledge and experience to promote a stimulating and
safe place to learn the values and skills that create
leaders in Dental hygiene."
Michelle graduated from the University of Washington
in 1988 with a degree in Social Welfare. Loving the
client contact, but wanting a career that brought more
clinical aspects to her work, she graduated from Mount
Hood Community College Dental Hygiene Program in Oregon
in 1996. She has worked almost exclusively in cosmetic
practices in both traditional and restorative hygiene.
Michelle teaches 1st year Clinical Dental Hygiene as
well as Continuing Education courses in Restorative
Hygiene at Seattle Central Community College. "I love
helping students and patients make the oral and total
body health connection."
Tricia earned her Bachelor of Science degree in
dental hygiene from the University of Nebraska Dental
College in 1996. She gained the majority of her clinical
experience in Community Health Clinics and private
Periodontal practices in the Seattle area since 1997.
She began her teaching career in 2009 when she took on
the position of Second Year Clinic Lead at Shoreline
Community College. She is grateful to have been welcomed
to join such a great group of experienced educators at
Shoreline and is excited to take on this new challenge.
Jane graduated as a dental hygienist in 1982 from
Clark College, Vancouver, Washington. Her BA was
earned in 1973 from Brigham Young University and her MBA
in Health Administration from City University was earned
in 1996. Further education was through the
University of Washington in Decod and dental research.
She has extensive experience in private practice and in
education teaching at Columbia Basin College, University
of Maryland, Utah College of Dental Hygiene and Salt
Lake Community College. She teaches second year
clinic and Fundamentals. Her philosophy of education:
"I respect each of my students as capable individuals
who can contribute unique perspectives, experiences,
knowledge and skills. Students are active participants
in the learning process and are responsible for their
own learning. I foster critical thinking and
prepare my students to function effectively as dental
hygienists. Teaching is a process of encouraging
students to make connections between their experiences
and new information and skills. When this
'discovery process', or connections happen, true
education takes place, cultivating the life-long
learning skills in our students."
Kellee's dental hygiene career began with receiving a
Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Washington
University in 1980. She has spent close to 30 years in
clinical practice in Washington and Florida, gaining
valuable knowledge and experience. Kellee began teaching
1st year Clinic part-time in Spring 2009 and will
continue with Dental Radiology and Fundamentals.
Kellee recognizes the sharing of ideas, discussion
and analysis with hands on application results in
stimulating trial and error outcomes, a good learning
outline. Believing education is a life-long, integral
part of a positive and productive journey, Kellee keeps
an enthusiastic outlook daily. "Compassion for each
individual I reach to achieve optimal oral health is my
goal and I hope to instill this in my interaction with
students."
Ellen started her dental hygiene career in Ontario
Canada where she worked both as an educator and in
private practice. After moving to the US in 1991
she took the expanded duties courses required by WA
State and subsequently obtained her dental hygiene
license in WA State. Since that time, she has been
involved in dental hygiene and dental assisting
education, dental insurance and in private practice.
She is currently associate faculty at both Shoreline
Community College and Seattle Central Community College.
She has a master’s degree in Health Care Administration
and is very active in the dental professional community.
Patsy Duggan
Patient Service
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Barbara Little
Program Secretary |
Marie Batalia
Clinic manager |
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