Whit Worman, director of Penn College's physician assistant program, facilitates a discussion that includes Kyle G. Stavinski, an emergency medical services major from Elysburg (left) and physician assistant student Kevin Z. Richardson, of Williamsport. Scott A. Geist (left foreground), director of the surgical technology program, and Cletus G. Waldman Jr.
Cassandra B. Mohr shares a brochure with Justin C. Osmolinski, a construction management student from Harrisburg, ... ... and amplifies her message through convincing visuals. A healthy life lesson tailored to Penn College students Mohr holds a student "quit packet," available through College Health Services in the Bush Campus Center.
On Saturday, March 21, Pennsylvania College of Technology will be a host site for Sealant Saturday, an event that provides free oral screening, sealants and education for children ages 7-15. Sealant Saturday is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association, with events held across the state. The Penn College activity is scheduled 9 a.m.
John and Lenore Penfield have established a scholarship that will benefit Pennsylvania College of Technology students enrolled in dental hygiene and landscape/horticulture majors. John Penfield is a 1975 graduate of Penn College predecessor Williamsport Area Community College, having earned a degree in nursery management.
Tushanna M. Habalar (right foreground), learning laboratory coordinator for nursing education, was among the facilitators for Friday's interdisciplinary exercise. Students representing nearly all of the majors in the School of Health Sciences gathered in the Thompson Professional Development Center on Friday to learn from one another as they discussed their differing roles in a medical case.
Myreta Churba works with youngsters at the college's Dunham Children's Learning Center. Myreta Churba, a part-time faculty member and 1984 alumna, recently presented dental hygiene lessons at Penn College's Dunham Children’s Learning Center. Churba is a community outreach dental hygienist with Susquehanna Community Health and Dental Center.
Regstered Dental Hygienist Lee Somerville presents a session on teen oral health to a full house at the Thompson Professional Development Center. Somerville talks about the effects of cola and energy drinks, which she refers to as “liquid candy.” Penn College dental hygiene alumni, faculty and students gather to commemorate the event.
Shawn A. Kiser, director of the dental hygiene program at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently elected chairman of the board of directors for the Northcentral Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center.
Pennsylvania College of Technology students studying to become physician assistants, paramedics and dental hygienists are lending their hands and gaining valuable cultural and practical experience at the 2014 Little League Baseball World Series.
A Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna and adjunct instructor was invited to present her master’s thesis during the American Dental Hygienists Association annual session in Las Vegas. Kelly A.
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