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Description of the Faculty and Staff

Picture of Faculty and Staff in the Department of Allied Dental Education on the Scotch Plains Campus

 

ALUMNI NEWS SECTION

Professor Cindy Schroeder- Drucks

Receive MA in Health Education from Montclair State University

Received Distinguished Alumnus Award
Department of Allied Dental Education
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Health Related Professions, 2007

Journal Articles:

Schroeder-Drucks, Cindy, Selective Polishing. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene,
In review; publish date July 2008.

Schroeder-Drucks, Cindy, Exploring the link between preterm/low birth weight babies and periodontal disease. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, July 2007

Schroeder, Cindy, Effects of Smokeless Tobacco on Adolescents and How the Dental Auxiliary Can Participate in Cessation Methods. J. Contemporary Dental Assisting, December 2004

Personal:

Daughter Ashley Grace Drucks born - April 2, 2007

2nd daugher, Amanda Grace Drucks born - February 20, 2009

Awards: Jane Kellogg Dutton Mentorship - 2008

Work-Related:
Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Dental Education:
Clinic Coordinator for Clinical Services I
Teach didactic courses:
Practice Management
Introduction to Clinical Dental Hygiene
Community Dental Health
Clinical Services I Seminar
Board Review

Advisor for the BSHS Program

Co-Investigator for clinical trials with Colgate -Palmolive

Vaishali Singhal, DMD, BS

Assistant Professor

Allied Dental Education  

Education

UMDNJ/NJDS, DMD , 1993
Rutgers University-Douglass College, NJ
BS (Biochemistry) , 1989  
Publications:

Vaishali Singhal Nitrous Oxide Sedation as a Practice Builder. Dental Economics. Vol. : (2007July)

Dr. Vaishali Singhal and Dr. Howard Strassler Digital Radiography. Contemporary Dentl Assisting. Vol. : (2007 Jan/Feb)

Vaishali Singhal Nitrous Oxide Sedation for the Dental Team DVD. . Vol. : (2006)

Dr. Vaishali Singhal Radiology Safety. Contemprary Dental Assisting. Vol. : (2005 April)

Dr. Vaishali Singhal Pharmacological Update for the Allied Dental Team . Dental Tribune International. Vol. Asia-Pacific edition: (2004   November

Honors and Awards:
Excellence in Teaching, 2008

 

FACULTY NEWS SECTION

Kim McMahon

Clinical Instructor

Allied Dental Education

Education

Received AAS in Dental Hygiene from UMDNJ-ADE- 2008

Certified Orthodontic Assistant- 2000

Registered Dental Assistant-1982

Certified Dental Assistant- 1980

Awards

NJDAA -Kitty Hewitt Dedication -2008

Professional

New Jersey Dental Assistants Association (NJDAA) - President

New Jersey Dental Association- Council on Annual Session

Work Related

Dental Assisting Coordinator

Department Contacts

Carolyn Breen
(908) 889-2419
Alicia Dahl
(908) 889-2743
Cindy Drucks
(908) 889-2503
Karen Finnerty
(908) 889-2518
Deborah Gagliardo
(908) 889-2410
Janet Jaccarino
(908) 889-2416
Karen Kulikowski
(908) 889-2460
Tracy Marsh
(908) 889-2553
Sandra McGill
(908) 889-2454
Kim McMahon
(908) 889-2417
Lisa Rustemeyer
(908) 889-2411
Vaishali Singhal
(908) 889-2517
Alessandra Spagnolo
(908) 889-2552
Gail Vasilenko
(908) 889-2418

 

Dental Resource Links

ADE Comunnity Service Events Section

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Students from The Department of Allied Dental Education have participated in the Special Olympics June 13 and 14, 2009 at the College of New Jersey.

Upcoming Community Service events for ADE faculty, staff and students are as follows:

Pankey Dental Access Days:  July 16 through 18 at the Dental Hygiene clinic on the UMDNJ - SHRP campus in Scotch Plains  Open to the public to provide services to those in need including those who may be unemployed, employed but without dental insurance, homeless, or those living in shelters etc.  Faculty, staff and students from the Dept. of Allied Dental Education will be volunteering alongside members of the Pankey Institute as well as volunteers from the private sector.

Union County College offers a series of Orientation sessions for new students during the summer. This is known as the Campus Fair to take place during the list of dates, times, and campuses below: 

Plainfield: July 21 @ 3:30PM
Elizabeth: July 28 @ 12:30PM &  August 3 @ 3:30PM
Cranford: August 5 @ 8:30AM, August 10 @ 8:30AM &  August 12 @ 12:30PM

Also...

The Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside is having an event on July 21 from 10AM until 2PM. Students from the Department of ADE will be providing dental supplies and demonstrating proper care of the oral cavity. 

 

Give Kids A Smile Event at Liberty Science Center held on February 22, 2009  with Faculty and Students participants

Give Kids A Smile - February 2009

 

Job opportunities contact section

For employment opportunities and job listings, please call (908) 889-2411

 

Continuing Education Information

Local Anesthesia Introduction

The first class of Dental Hygienists to pass the North East Regional Board Anesthesia Exam

Dr. Vaishali Singhal, Instructor

Local Anesthesia for Registered Dental Hygienists

Click Below for Upcoming Course Information

Continuing Education Courses (pdf)

First Class in in New Jersey to Complete the Local Anesthesia Course

FIRST CLASS IN NEW JERSEY TO COMPLETE LOCAL ANESTHESIA COURSE

SHRP Dental Hygienists Permitted to Administer Local Anesthesia

Letter A course that allows dental hygieenists to dminister local anesthetic injections to their patients was offered for the first time Spring 2009 as part of the School of Health Related Professions' Continuing Education (CE) curriculum. The first group of 29 dental hygienists succesfully completed the course in April and received permits upon passing the local anesthesia component of the North East Regional Board (NERB) Exam.

"This had been in the works for many years, and the State Board of Dentistry of New Jersey passed regulations in the Fall of 2008, making it the first course approved by the state," said Dr Carolyn Breen, Professor and Chair of Allied Dental Education (ADE), and Program Director of Dental Assisting and Hygiene.

Letter Captionr. Vaishali Singhal, Assistant Professor of ADE, began developing the course two years ago. Since that time, she has offered the course to dental hygienists throughout the state in preparation for the exam. Dr. Breen also received permission to incorporate it into the dental hygiene curriculum. By doing so, the Program's January graduates would automatically be eligible to take the NERB anesthesia exam this Spring. Special recognition also goes to Donna Notaro, Adjunct Instructor and Alicia Dahl, Secretary, both from Allied Dental Health, for their support in the development and implementation of the course.

 

Local Aneshtesia Clinical SessionLocal Anesthesia Clinical Session

Local Anesthesia Clinical Session

 

 

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