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Dental education and health care resources

Accredited Education The following programs are accredited by the ADA Commission on Accreditation of Dental Programs and dental auxiliary education programs.

DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAMS

Bates Technical College, Tacoma
Program Coordinator: Teri Amundsen, 253.680.7309, tamundsen@batestech.edu
Co-Program Coordinator: Patricia Reno, 253.680.7307, preno@batestech.edu

Bellingham Technical College
Program Coordinator: Alisa Wollens, 360.752.8315, awollens@btc.edu
Academic & Career Advisor: Laura Doss, 360.752.8548, ldoss@btc.edu

Clover Park Technical College, Tacoma
Program Director: Roberta Wirth, 253.589.6024, roberta.wirth@cptc.edu

Renton Technical College
Instructor: Connie Berrysmith, 425.235.2352

Seattle Central College
Program Director: Roberta Byrd-Wright, 206.934.4930, roberta.byrd-wright@seattlecolleges.edu

South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia
Program Director: Dana Larson, 360.596.5295, dlarson@spscc.edu

Spokane Community College
Program Director: J. Patricia Norman, 509.533.7301, Pat.norman@scc.spokane.edu

Yakima Valley Community College, 509.574.4755

DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS

Bellingham Technical College
Program Coordinator: Alisa Wollens, 360.752.8370, awollens@btc.edu

Clark College, Vancouver
Director: Kristi Taylor, 360.992.2474, ktaylor@clark.edu
Hourly Program Coordinator: Terri Anderson, 360.992.2300, tanderson@clark.edu

Columbia Basin College, Pasco
Director: Kristen Lauerman, 509.542.466, klauerman@columbiabasin.edu
Program Coordinator: Valerie Burnett, 509.542.4571, vburnett@columbiabasin.edu

Eastern Washington University, Spokane
Chair: Lisa Bilich, 509.828.1295, lbilich@ewu.edu
Program Specialist: Kasey Clark, Kclark56@ewu.edu

Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland
Associate Dean: Kellie Whitcomb, (425) 739-8405, Kellie.Whitcomb@lwtech.edu

Pierce College, Tacoma
Director: Monica Hospenthal, 253.912.3656, mhospenthal@pierce.ctc.edu
Service-Learning Liaison: Grace Hardy, ghardy@pierce.ctc.edu

PIMA Medical Institute, Seattle
Program Director: Melisa McCannel, 206.529.6692

Seattle Central College, Seattle
206.934.3184, 206.934.4186, Dh.central@seattlecolleges.edu

Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima
Director: Cheri Podruzny, 509.574.4921, cpodruzny@yvcc.edu

DENTAL LAB TECH PROGRAM

Bates Technical College, Tacoma
Instructor: Robert Hayes, 253.680.7313, rhayes@bates.ctc.edu
Career Advisor: Jason Carroll, 253.680.7002, jcarroll@batestech.edu

DENTAL SCHOOL

University of Washington School of Dentistry
Dean: Dr. Andre Ritter, 206.543.5980
Associate Dean for Student Services & Admissions: Dr. Susan Coldwell, 206.616.3087, scoldwel@uw.edu Alumni Services: Randy Newquist, 206.616.0716, randyn@uw.edu

EFDA APPROVED PROGRAMS

Bellingham Technical College
Program Coordinator: Alisa Wollens, 360.752.8370, awollens@btc.edu
Academic & Career Advisor: Laura Doss, 360.752.8548, ldoss@btc.edu

Seattle Central College
206.934.3184, 206.934.4347, AlliedHealth.Central@seattlecolleges.edu

South Puget Sound Community College
Instructor: Evelyn Harry, 360.596.5296, eharry@spscc.edu
Program Director: Laura Moe-Genther, 360.596.5529, Lmoe-genther@spscc.edu
Allied Health: Dana Larson, 360.596.5295, dlarson@spscc.edu

Spokane Community College
Program Director: J. Patricia Norman, 509.533.7301, Pat.norman@scc.spokane.edu

DENTAL/MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS

Medical Administrative Assistant
Seattle Central College/Seattle Vocational Institute, 206.934.4950, 206.934.4347, AlliedHealth.Central@seattlecolleges.edu

Medical Office Administration
North Seattle College, Program Director: Francie Mooney, 206.934.6067, Francie.mooney@seattlecolleges.edu

Division Contact: Robert Ford, 206.934.6029, Robert.ford@seattlecolleges.edu

Medical Office Professional
South Seattle College, 206.934.5387, southproftech@seattlecolleges.edu

Medical Billing & Coding Program
South Puget Sound Community College, Office Administration: Jennifer Evans, 360.596.5591, Jevans10@spscc.edu

Medical Coding & Billing Program
Shoreline Community College, Contact: Gloria Anderson, 206.546.4707, ganderso@shoreline.edu

Health Informatics & Information Management Department: Melanie Meyer, 206.546.4757, mmeywe@shoreline.edu

Program Coordinator: Karen Silva Martinez, 206.546.4744, ksilva@shoreline.edu

BLS/CPR OPTIONS

1. I Know CPR, Inc
Randall Flitz, RN, President/ CEO, P.O. Box 528, Marysville, WA 98270, 360-651-7502
www.iknowcpr.com

2. LifeTek www.Lifetekinc.com, 360-416-8239

3. Red Cross Online Training Link
BLS Training | Get BLS Certification | Red Cross

4. American Heart Association Online Training Link
Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association CPR & First Aid

5. Everett Community College CPR Training Link
First Aid and CPR | Everett Community College (everettcc.edu)

6. Harris Biomedical -
Harris Biomedical offers a “Team Response to a Dental Patient Emergency” course that satisfies the DQAC requirement. Click Here for more information.