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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. It is a Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers and Professional Rescuers certification and conforms to the latest American Heart Association guidelines for those doctors with hospital privileges. The class also includes a Basic First Aid segment that satisfies the WISHA requirement. Click Here for more information.