Dental Education Resource Guide
Where to Call Directory
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
Spokane Community College
Program Director: J. Patricia Norman, 509.533.7301, Pat.norman@scc.spokane.edu
River City School of Dental Assisting
721 N. Pines, Spokane Valley
Program Director: Debby Halstead 509-768-8188 or rcsdentalassisting@yahoo.com
Carrington College
10102 E. Knox Ave., Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99206
Program Director: Kerri Morris (509) 378-3628
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
Yakima Valley Community College
509.574.4755
DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAMS
Eastern Washington University, Spokane
Chair: Lisa Bilich, 509.828.1295, lbilich@ewu.edu
Program Specialist: Kasey Clark, Kclark56@ewu.edu
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
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 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
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