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Faculty
| NAME |
POSITION |
TELEPHONE |
| Blanchard, Charlene |
Professor |
292-2764 |
| Bower, Marsha |
Associate Professor |
292-2767 |
| Ellis, Barbara |
Instructor |
292-2763 |
| Fontana, Dr. Camillo |
Adjunct Professor |
292-2045 |
| Laurion, Kim |
Instructor |
292-2762 |
| Lawrence, Dr. David |
Professor/Director |
292-2761 |
| Mooney, Patricia |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
292-2045 |
| Rodriguez, Krista |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
292-2765 |
| Ryan, Tracey |
Adjunct Instructor |
292-2038 |
| Rydberg, Tricia |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
292-2045 |
| Viswanathan, Dr. Saroj |
Professor |
292-2765 |
- AAS, Ferris State University
- BS Ed., University of Michigan
- MS, SUNY University at Albany
I worked in private practice from 1971-1975. Taught at Lima Technical College (OSU, Lima) for one year before coming to Rochester.
Professor; clinical coordinator for Den 125 when the students are just beginning to see patients. Teach online for both dental assistants and dental hygienists.
Awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching and the NISOD Award for innovation in teaching.
- AAS Dental Hygiene, Monroe Community College
- AAS Accounting, Rochester Institute of Technology
- BS Business Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology
- MA Liberal Arts and Sciences, SUNY Brockport
- Practicing dental hygienist for 30 years.
- Non-surgical dental hygiene therapist.
- NYS CDA.
- Registered Dental Hygienist.
- Associate Professor Dental Studies.
- 1st/2nd Year Clinical Coordinator/Liaison.
- Ethics and Jurisprudence.
- Dental Office Management and Business Practice.
- Dental Studies Faculty Mentor.
- Chancellors Award
- Dental Studies Peer Tutoring Chair/Advisor
- Distance Learning Assessment Committee
- Faculty Senator/Professional Development Committee
- Health Related Professions Retention/Tenure and Promotion Committee
- Innovation of the Year Award/Distance Dental Assisting/Dental Hygiene
- New Faculty Mentor
- NISOD Award
- NYSDHEA Past Treasurer
- SADHA Faculty Advisor
- Veterans Student Advisor
- A.S. Dental Hygiene, Monroe Community College
- B.S. Health Education, SUNY Oswego
- MA Health Education / Public Health, University of Alabama
- EDD Administrative Management and Leadership (in progress), Capella University
- 35 years in private dental practice as both a dental assistant and hygienist.
- 5 years at Monroe Community College, Full-time Faculty.
- Full-time Faculty - Instructor.
- DDS, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
- BS Chemistry, Union College, Schenectady, NY
- General Dentistry Residency, St Clare’s Hospital, Schenectady, NY
- Attending Dentist, St Clare’s Hospital, Schenectady, NY
- 29 years practicing general dentistry in private practice
- Supervising Dentist
- Clinical Instructor
- Liason to online course preceptors
- Lab Instructor in Clinial Dentistry
- Continuing Ed Clinical Instructor
- Vice-President and Co-Founder: Excelsior Brigade Fife & Drum Corps
- Amatuer Astronomer
- Owner of Historic Landmark in Pittsford, NY
- B.S. Health Sciences Education, SUNY at Buffalo
- M.S. Career and Technical Education (candidate - expected graduation 2013), SUNY College at Oswego
- 30 years - Dental Hygienist - private practice Periodontics
- 4 years - part-time instructor - MCC Distance Dental Hygiene
- 2 years - full-time instructor MCC
- B.A., Alfred University
- D.D.S., New York University
Dr. Lawrence has taught at Monroe Community College since 1989. Besides being chairperson of the department since September 1996, he has been supervising dentist for the program since 1995.
His interests include educational technology and distance learning.
- Assoc., S.U.N.Y. at Farmingdale
- BS, Empire State College
- 40 years experience in private practice including Prosthodontics and Periodontics.
- Associate Adjunct Professsor
- Substitute Hygienist in area practices.
- AAS in Dental Assisting, Niagara County Community College
- BS in Allied Health Education, State University of NY at Buffalo
- AAS in Dental Hygiene, Monroe Community College
- MA in Liberal Studies, State University of NY College at Brockport
- NYS Certified Dental Assistant (RDA)
- Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)
- Certified to Administer and Monitor Local Infiltration Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Analgesia
- Private practice and specialty practice in dental assisting
- Clinical dental assisting at the University of NY at Buffalo School of Dentistry
- Clinical dental assisting in the US Army Reserves
- Clinical dental hygiene in private practice
- Teaching and program coordinator for Dental Assisting Program, Muskingum Area Technical College, OH
- Teaching and course coordination for Dental Studies Programs, Monroe Community College
- Online instruction, development and assessment for distance Dental Assisting Program and Dental Hygiene courses, Monroe Community College
- Continuing Education Presentations for both DA and DH topics and Diversity Issues in Healthcare
- Teaching experience in courses: dental materials, radiology, oral anatomy and physiology, clinical dental assisting and dental hygiene, specialty practice procedures, preventive dentistry, therapeutics, pathology, expanded functions, practice management, ethics, emergency procedures, caries management, DANB Review Course
- Assistant Professor, Full-time Faculty in Dental Studies Programs
- Teaching: Oral Anatomy courses, Preclinical and Clinical Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene, Specialty Procedures
- Coordination: Clinical Externship for Dental Assisting
Professional Membership/Committee Participation
- American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
- New York Dental Assistants Association (NYDAA)
- Rochester Dental Assistants Society (RDAS)
- NYS Dental Hygiene Educators Association
Awards and Accomplishments
- Merit Award from Seventh District Dental Society
- Fellowship in the American Dental Assistants Association (FADAA)
- A.S., Onondaga Community College
- B.S., SUNY Oswego: Vocational Teacher Preparation: summa cum laude
- M.S., SUNY Buffalo: Adult Education
- 25 years clinical experience as registered dental hygienist
- Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES: GED preparation instructor
- Oswego BOCES: Dental Assisting instructor
- Adjunct instructor: dental studies
- A.S. Dental Hygiene, Monroe Community College
- B.S. Health Sciences, SUNY Brockport
- 30 years in private dental practice as both an assistant and hygienist
- 15 years @ MCC as adjunct faculty
- Adjunct Faculty/Assistant Professor
- DDS, MDS - Government Dental College, Bombay, India
- DDS - State University of NY at Buffalo
- Private Dental Practice 1974 - 1995
- Faculty in Dental Studies 1974 - present
- Served as Department Chair 1984 - 1990
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