Continuing Education

Anne Antidormi, RDH, B.S., has been a dental hygienist for 40 years. 安妮于2004年成为推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜的兼职教员，并在大一和大四的临床实验室课程中工作, most recently with a concentration in freshman pre-clinical labs and radiology lab. She continues to enjoy her dental hygiene career in a private general dental practice. Anne was recently inducted into Sigma Phi Alpha, a National Dental Hygiene Society.

She received her A.S. degree from the University of Bridgeport Fones School of Dental Hygiene and a B.S. degree in Gerontology.

Tammy J. Conway, RDH, M.S., is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Dental Hygiene & Dental Assisting at Hudson Valley Community College. Her more than 30 years in dentistry includes clinical practice, dental hygiene education and dental practice management. Tammy’s approach to education encourages student-centered, interactive learning. She is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha, a National Dental Hygiene Honor Society, and serves on several college and professional committees. In 2019, 她被授予纽约州立大学校长卓越教学奖. In addition to Tammy’s teaching responsibilities, 她继续发展和参与与牙科教育有关的专业教育课程.

Tammy earned her M.S. in Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the University of Albany, her B.S. in Community Health from William Patterson College, and her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College.

Karen DuJack, RDH, M.S., 是推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜口腔卫生系的助理教授和教育专家. 她已经执业了26年的RDH和超过20年的临床口腔卫生讲师. 凯伦担任该部门的感染控制协调员，并通过安全组织完成了一项严格的计划, 无菌和预防(OSAP)和牙科通过学习和教育基金会的进步，在那里她获得了牙科感染预防和控制证书课程的基础证书.

Karen是OSAP的现任成员，OSAP是口腔保健专业人员唯一的牙科会员协会，专门关注牙齿感染预防和患者和提供者安全. 在过去的五年里，她在校内和校外教授感染控制和屏障预防的课程，这些课程得到了纽约州卫生部和州教育部的批准.

Gabriele Hamm, RDA, CDA, CDPMA, is a full-time faculty member teaching Dental Assisting at Hudson Valley Community College.

She is currently completing her fellowship with the American Dental Assistants Association, in Annapolis, Maryland, and sits as a member of the New York State Board for Dentistry, chairperson for the Laws, Rules & Regulations, 牙医能力评估委员会及西区考试委员会委员, American Dental Education Association. She is a member of the American Dental Assistants Association.

她以优异的成绩获得了哈德逊山谷社区学院的科学副学士学位，并获得了威彻斯特学校牙科辅助专业的毕业证书. She also received the Teaching and Learning Certificate, 哈德逊山谷社区学院有效教学中心颁发的领导力发展证书和学术咨询证书.

Andrea Heroux, RDH, M.A., is a full-time instructor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Hudson Valley Community College, teaching Tooth Morphology & Occlusion, Preventive Dentistry II and Clinical Dental Hygiene for freshman and senior students. She serves as a Freshmen Clinic co-coordinator, 新生保留专家，目前是纽约州口腔卫生教育者协会的学校联络员. She is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha, a National Dental Hygiene Honor Society.

Andrea earned her M.A. in Adult Learning from SUNY Empire State College, her B.S. in Dental Hygiene from Mount Ida College and her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene from Hudson Valley Community College.

Jena Iversen, RDH, is a full-time instructor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Hudson Valley Community College. In addition to serving as Senior Clinic coordinator, 她教授预防牙科和头颈解剖学课程，并非常注重补习和学生支持工作. 她目前的教育研究重点是创新和技术，以吸引和激励学生. As a clinician, 她仍然致力于儿童的牙齿健康教育，并担任当地学区的牙齿健康倡导者和教育家. Jena also works in clinical practice in upstate New York.

Jena earned her M.A. in Adult Education from Empire State College, her B.S. in Health and Human Services from the University at Buffalo and her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College.

Jeffery McMinn RDH, M.A., is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Department at Hudson Valley Community College. A faculty member since 2004, 杰弗里是高级社区牙科服务和牙周病学的讲师，也参与临床放射学和临床患者治疗. A member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society, Jeffery also serves on the ADHA Review Committee for continuing education courses. A published author, Jeffery wrote, 平行的中级医疗保健提供者:ADHP能否克服传统障碍获得成功, 以帮助改善当今美国许多牙科患者面临的获得护理的问题.

A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Jeffery earned his M.A. in Social Policy and Healthcare Policy from SUNY Empire State College, his B.S. in Biology from SUNY at Cortland, and his A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene from Hudson Valley Community College.

Emily C. Murphy, RDH, B.Tech是推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜口腔卫生系的全职讲师. 艾米丽14年的牙科工作经历包括在多种环境下的临床实践和牙科卫生教育. She is a new examiner for the CDCA/WREB clinical dental hygiene licensure examination, as well as a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, New York State Dental Hygiene Association and American Dental Education Association.

Emily earned her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College, 她在纽约州立大学广州分校获得口腔卫生学士学位，目前正在布里奇波特大学攻读硕士学位, Fones School of Dental Hygiene.

Denise Pickering, Ph.D., NCC, is a fulltime faculty member at HVCC. She has been teaching her clients and students about mindfulness for over 20 years. 她熟悉不断发展的关于正念在帮助行业中的好处的研究，并有自己不断发展的正念练习.

She was a practicing RDH in Ohio for over 14 years before changing careers.

Denise received her doctoral degree in Counselor Education from Ohio University, her M.S.E. in Community Counseling from The University of Dayton, her B.A. in Health Services Management from Capital University and her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene from Rhodes State College.

Betsy Riccio, D.D.S., 1986年被任命为哈德逊山谷社区学院口腔卫生系主任并在接下来的25年里继续担任教职, teaching courses in Pathology, Pharmacology and Head and Neck Anatomy. In June 2020, she retired from the college as professor emeritus.

贝琪为当地和州的牙齿卫生和牙科协会提供了许多继续教育课程. During her time at college, she volunteered for numerous GKAS activities, the NYSDA Mission of Mercy and oral cancer screening events. In 2015, she was awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Betsy is a member of the OKU Honorary Dental Society, ADA, NYSDA and Third District Dental Society.

She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a B.S. in Biology and received her D.D.S. from SUNY Buffalo School of Dental Medicine with a minor in Oral Pathology.

Kelly Smith RDH, MSDH, is a full-time instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College. 凯利在过去的七年里一直从事牙科卫生教育工作，并在过去的11年里一直从事临床医生的工作. 她一直致力于开发和实施各种方法，通过使用先进的技术来教授牙齿卫生仪器，以吸引所有类型的学习者. 凯利教授临床和教学设置，也担任新生诊所协调员和联合课程协调员.

Kelly earned her master’s degree in Dental Hygiene at the University of Bridgeport, her bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene at SUNY Canton, and her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College.

Laura Tubbs, RDH, M.A., 是推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜牙科卫生系的全职教员和放射学协调员. She has been with the department since 2011. She has clinical practice experience in general dentistry, 她在北卡罗来纳大学牙科学院和塔夫茨牙科医学院完成了放射学课程.

Laura holds an A.A.S. degree in Dental Hygiene from Hudson Valley Community College, a B.A. degree in Biology from The College of Saint Rose, and a M.A. degree in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook University.