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DENTAL ASSISTING SCHOOLS

FIRST PLACE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE SCIENCE

WAHPETON, ND

Presented by Lucinda Johnson

Students conducted a contest for all affiliated dental sites, inviting dentists to nominate their leading assistant with a letter of recommendation. Students chose the most deserving nominee for special recognition but presented all nominees with a card and pastries. A revolving sign at the entrance to the campus announced DARW and a table display was mounted with free toothpaste and brush-ups. Costumed students (Ms. Molar and Tooth Fairy) solicited funds to purchase toothbrushes for families in need. Health talks, campus clinic care, smile pins and bulletin boards rounded out the activities and a luncheon capped the Week.

SECOND PLACE

HERZING COLLEGE--LAKELAND ACADEMY

CRYSTAL, MN

Presented by Linda Boyum, CDA, RDA

How to impress a student body? Let 'em eat cake. The dental assisting students served cake to all students in honor of DARW and then conducted a contest among themselves writing an essay on "Why I Chose to Become a Dental Assistant." As a result of guessing games (using saliva ejectors) and solicitations for donations, enough money was raised to donate 15 bears in the "Freedom Teddy Bear" fund.

ALSO NOTED

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NURSING

FERN PARK, FL

Presented by Dana Wickman, CDA, EFDA

The dental assisting faculty created goody bags for all clinical affiliation offices, and students were recognized each day of DARW with various prizes. On the last day, "Smile Bingo" was played and the winner received Billy Bob teeth.

THE BRYMAN SCHOOL WEST

PHOENIX, AZ

Presented by Vivian Koistmen

Table clinics were presented for the benefit of the eight other programs offered at this school. The clinics were aimed at student concerns such as smoking, tongue jewelry, sexually transmitted diseases and other topics. Students staffed the tables and answered questions. Tongue scrapers, mouth mirrors, floss and toothbrushes were explained and demonstrated.

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO

TWIN FALLS, ID

Presented by Tonja Bowcut, CDA

A lot of public awareness was created by this school whose students appeared on local TV in the "Community Connection" program as well as placing articles in local newspapers outlining the purpose of DARW and providing information about dental assisting as a career. Students contacted local businesses and asked them to help promote, and an open house was held to showcase the school's new Dental Assisting lab on campus. ADAA 10th District Trustee Bonnie Marshall visited the campus for a day of continuing education on digital radiography.

HACIENDA LA PUENTE D.A. PROGRAM

LA PUENTE, CA

Presented by Gretchen Richardson, Instructor

A 24-member Headstart class was invited to join the D.A. students at this school and were given rides on the dental chairs, demos on tooth brushing and Super Tooth hand puppets the D.A. students had prepared. After a healthy snack, everybody sang the ABC song.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Presented by Patricia A. Capps

All comprehensive care clinic assistants received flowers and candy, and a sign was posted in the clinic announcing DARW. The Magnificent Molar award--given for attitude, flexibility, team playing, mentoring and clinical ability--was presented to a clinical assistant and also the clinic's longest employed assistant was recognized for 11 years of service....

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