DEBI K. YAWN, CDA,ADHP, EFDA

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Savannah, Georgia

31405

912-***-****

CURRICULUM VITAE

FACULTY APPOINTMENT:

March 2009 – Present

SAIC

Fall Church, Va

Position: AHLTA Dental Trainer

World Wide Deployment

Responsibilities: Train Dept. of Defense Dental Personnel to use Electronic Patient Record

Software.

July 2003 – March 2008

Savannah Technical College

5717 White Bluff Rd

Savannah, Ga. 31415

Position: Department Head Dental Health

Responsibilities: Full-salaried Technical Instructor. Program Planning, instruction, Management

Of instructional program; revising courses of study, maintaining budget,

Management of facilities, course instruction. Development of Dental Office

Administration Technical Certificate of Credit. Developed and wrote the

curriculum for Dental Office Management Diploma program.

Nov 2001 – June 2003

Middle Georgia Technical College

80 Cohen Walker Drive

Warner Robins, Georgia 31088

478-***-****

Position: Program Chairperson, Dental Assisting

Responsibilities: Full-salaried Technical Instructor, one-year contract

Developed the curriculum for this program and successfully received

accreditation from the American Dental Association. Program Planning; course

planning; instruction; student evaluation, management

of instructional program; management of facilities, equipment, and supplies;

student advisement; maintenance of program standards; professional and

personal development; membership on school committees; revising courses of

study, selecting teaching aids and equipment; management of program budget;

coordination of matters related to the total operation of the program.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1981 ADHP

Dental Hygiene Program

University of Alabama, Birmingham

1989-1991 Biology Major

Wallace College

62 Credits

2002 CDA

Dental Assisting National Boards

2002-2003 BS in Management

Troy State University

In progress BS in Business Management

Brewton Parker College

EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY:

TRAINING: Phase I of the Instructor’s Training Institute

Middle Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Jan 2002

National Dental Assisting Educator’s Workshop

Chapel Hill, NC

Aug 2002

INSTRUCTION: Course theory material presented through lecture, audio-visual aids, group

discussion, individual written research assignments

Laboratory performance presented through hands-on demonstration, practice

labs, performance testing, class presentation.

CONTENT: Areas of Instruction and Competency objectives include:

• Structures and tissues of a tooth

• Identification of deciduous and permanent teeth

• Universal method of identification

• Identification of surfaces and chart conditions

• Operation and maintenance of dental equipment

• Positioning patient, observing all safety precautions

• Prepare alginate, rubber-base impressions

• Pour plaster and stone models

• Identify, load, and maintain anesthetic carpules

• Mix cements, bases, amalgam, and composite

• Set up and maintain dental trays for: basic examinations, amalgam

restoration, anterior restorations, basic surgical procedures

• Develop dental x-rays

Dental Lab procedures

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1979-1981 Dental Assistant and Hygienist

Drs. Todd & Marie Singleton

Eufaula, AL

1981-1987 Dental Hygienist, Insurance/Billing Clerk

Dr. James Murphee

Ozark, AL

1987-1989 Dental Hygienist

Dr. Michael Mc Nutt

Ozark, AL

1989-1991 Dental Hygienist

Dr. James Vann

Headland, AL

1991-1996 Dental Hygienist/Assistant, Dental Lab Technician

Dr. Michael Precise, Dixie Dental

Dothan, AL

1996-1997 Office Manager

Dr. John Hopkins

Gulfport, MS

PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF COMPETENCE:

College level Anatomy and Physiology, microbiology, general sciences

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General Denistry, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery

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Dental laboratory – dentures, partials, waxing, setting teeth, finishing dentures, and

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partials

Office time management, recall, and scheduling with dental computer

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programs

CERTIFICATIONS:

May 2002 Certification in Dental Assisting

Jan 2002 AHA CPR Certification

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