Dental

Master of Science, Workforce Education – SIU Carbondale | 2023 Bachelor of Health Science - Kaplan University, Chicago, IL | 2011 Associate of Science - Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL | 2009 Associate of Applied Science, Dental Hygiene - Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL | Licensed in IL and MO | 2008 Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL

Public Health Dental Hygiene Basic Life Support/CPR Local Anesthesia Administration Registered Dental Hygienist Restorative and Orthodontics Expanded Functions in Dental Assisting Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Assisting – State Certified in IL through DANB

Rosie began her dental career 42 years ago with 24 years of practice in dental assisting, 18 years in dental hygiene, 15 years as a dental assistant/hygiene higher education instructor, and 1 year as Program Director of Dental Assisting. She has also served as the OSHA/Infection Control Coordinator for several places of employment. She has been fortunate enough to gain extensive experience in almost every aspect of the dental profession including general chairside dental assisting, expanded functions dental assisting in restorative/oral surgery/denture procedures, as well as serving 16 years part-time in orthodontics as an orthodontic dental assistant. Rosie has several years of dental lab experience working with denture fabrications, custom trays, mouthguards, bleaching trays, and model work, and she has worked in administrative front office work. She furthered her career as a dental hygienist performing dental hygiene duties and for the last 8 years she has worked in public health dental hygiene for the Macoupin County Public Health Department. She has 16 years of experience teaching dental assisting and dental hygiene in community and allied health colleges as well as teaching trainees in the dental department at Macoupin County Public Health Department. She served one year as administrative program director in Missouri working with student/instructor retention/schedules, program inventory/budgeting, and managing/supervising/ maintaining the program. Rosie has had a lifelong commitment to the dental profession, but especially to her patients. She is passionate about serving the local communities while providing quality care to her patients and educating them in optimal oral health.