Colleen C. Norton, RDH
P.O. Box ***, Silver Lake, WI, 53170
Cell: 262-***-****
ablddo@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
West Virginia University- Morgantown, WV
B.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene, June 1978
WORK HISTORY
Dr. Mark McGuire Kenosha, WI Dental Hygienist (part
time) 1-10 - present
Madison Area Technical College-Madison WI Dental Hygiene Instructor
12/04 -12/09
College Of DuPage, Dupage IL Dental
Hygiene Instructor 1/04 - 2/04
David A. Ingram D.D.S - Barrington, IL Dental Hygienist
5/04 - 1/04
College of Lake County - Grayslake, IL Dental Hygiene
Instructor 1/00 - 5/04
Heritage Dental Office - Antioch, IL Dental Hygienist
1985-1989 & 5/96 - 8/02
RFDC- Round Lake Beach, IL Dental Hygienist
1989 - 5/96
TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
Madison Area Technical College, Dental Hygiene Program
o Clinical Instructor (12-16 hrs /wk)
. Individually instructed, assessed and evaluated 2nd Year Students
as they continue to develop their clinical skills and their patient
communication skills
o Classroom Instructor: General and Oral Pathology
. Developed syllabus and overall course structure and content to
meet course competencies
. Developed Case Studies and PowerPoint presentations along with
appropriate assessment mechanisms that accurately measured the
students mastery of course material
o Lab instructor: Dental Materials
. Performed topic related demonstrations in the lab setting
. Assisted students in developing competency at each assigned lab
exercise
o Continuing Education Course Coordinator
. Responsible for developing and coordinating relevant Continuing
Education courses
to meet the needs of local dental hygienists required to seek
recertification.
College of DuPage Dental Hygiene Program (adjunct instructor)
o Clinical Instructor
o Classroom Instructor: Preventive Dental Hygiene
College of Lake County Dental Hygiene Program
o Second Year Clinic Supervisor/Instructor: Great Lakes Naval Training
Center
. Supervised part time faculty and coordinated all clinical dental
hygiene instruction for second year students
. Established and coordinated clinic externship experiences, where
under the supervision of a public health dentist, students were
given the opportunity to
provide hands on dental hygiene care for the elderly, the
underinsured and the low
income population of Lake County, IL.
o Classroom Instructor: DHY Theory and Practice I and II
o Classroom Instructor: Community Dentistry I and II
. Established educational outreach activities within the
community at local
nursing homes, schools and health fairs, where students
participate in meeting
the dental needs of the community by providing oral hygiene
instruction and dental health education.
College of Lake County Dental Hygiene Program (adjunct instructor)
. Clinic Instructor - 1st Year
. Radiology Clinic Instructor - 1st Year
. Lecturer: Community Dentistry I and II
. Guest lecturer: Dental emergencies; Radiology
RELEVANT GRADUATE WORK
o University of Illinois - Springfield (12 hrs)
. Instructional Design
. Teacher Leadership
. Tutorial - Access to Dental Hygiene Care in Kenosha County
o Wisconsin Technical College System -5 Year Teaching
Certificate completed 2009
CERTIFICATIONS
. WTCS teaching certification
2005 / current
. State of Wisconsin Certificate to Administer Local Anesthetic
2005 / current
. State of Wisconsin Dental Hygiene License
2005 / current
. American Heart Association CPR/BLS certification
1990 / current
. State of Illinois Certificate to Administer Local Anesthetics
2002 / inactive
. State of Illinois Certificate to Administer Nitrous
2003 / inactive
. State of Illinois Dental Hygiene License
1984 / inactive
REFERENCES
Lori J. Drummer, RDH, BS 630-***-****
Mary Hoffman, RDH, BS 608-***-****
Tammy Downing, RDH, BS 608-***-****
Dr. Tim Canty 847-***-****
Dr. L. Heitke 608-***-****
Dr. J. VanGemert 608-***-****
Dr. Ken Jazdzewski 847-***-****