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Dental Hygiene Advisory Board

The Advisory Board exists to help the Department of Dental Hygiene achieve its mission by providing advice to academic leadership and faculty as they strive toward the continuous improvement of quality education.

Graduate of the Clayton State BSDH Program

Jazmyn Battle-Jennings, R.D.H., B.S.D.H.
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Graduate of the Clayton State BSDH Program

Amanda Dorvelus BSDH, RDH.
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Member of Georgia Dental Hygienists’ Association

Anita LaTourette
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GDHA President 

Quintina Clark, RDH, MBA
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Registered Dental Hygienist at large – President of the Clayton State Sigma Phi Alpha Chapter

Heather Eddy, RDH, MSDH
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Licensed Dentist at Large – Practicing in the area served by Clayton State

Gary Bartholomew, DMD
350 Country Club Drive, Suite E 
Stockbridge, GA 30281 
770-507-7435 
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Member of the Northern District Dental Society Practicing in the Immediate Area Served by Clayton State

Narayana Bhat, D.M.D.
590 Eagles Landing Pkwy. 
Stockbridge, GA 30281 
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Licensed Dentist or Registered Dental Hygienist at Large – Community or Public Health Dentistry Representative practicing in the area served by Clayton State

Vicki Edwards-Morris, D.M.D. 
Clayton County Board of Health Oral Health 
1117 Battle Creek Road Jonesboro, Georgia 30236 
678-610-7199 678-610-7421
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Member of the Georgia Dental Hygienists’ Association and Graduate of the Clayton State BSDH Program

Autumn Reid, RDH
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Faculty Members of the Clayton State BSDH Program 

Naquilla Thomas, R.D.H., Ed.D.. Department Chair, Assistant Professor
Heather Eddy, RDH, MSDH, Assistant Professor 
Kimberly Pyron, R.D.H., MPH, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene 

Clinical/Part-Time Instructors of the Clayton State BSDH Program

Metoqua Anderson, RDH, MBA
Rheannon Bales, RDH, RDH, BSDH
Angela Breeden, DDS (Supervising Dentist)
Brandi Clisham, R.D.H, B.S.D.H. (Clinic Manager)
Ariel Cornwall, RDH,RDH, BSDH
Tenecia Hall, DMD (Supervising Dentist)
Netoya Johnson, R.D.H., B.S.D.H.
Jdacia Ponder, RDH, MBA
Julie Pyle, B.S.D.H., M.S.D.H.
Patricia Smith, R.D.H., B.S.D.H.
Adilah Wazeerud-Din, RDH, BSDH

 

Stakeholders 

Ms. Dixianne Parker, RDH
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Ms. Wanda Hill, RDH
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Ms. Tameka Schley Lee, RDH
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Quintina Clark, RDH, MBA
GDHA Member Engagement Chair
(478)972-7969
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Darrell W Holcomb
Chronic Disease Prevention Coordinator
Clayton County Health District
1117 Battlecreek Road
Jonesboro, GA 30236
O: (678) 610-7428
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Farrey Family Dentistry
Dr. Kajuana Farrey, DMD
8455 Highway 85
Building 500, Suite 100
Riverdale, GA 30274
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Karyl C. Patten, DDS, MPH, JM, FACD., 
Dental Director, Whitefoord, Inc.
Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics
Emory University
Meridian Education Resource Group dba Whitefoord Inc.
404-373-6614, ext. 421
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SPCC Atlanta AHEC
1353 George W. Brumley Way | Atlanta, GA 30317
Daphne Byrd
Executive Director
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Shanetria Pierson
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Aaron Wiggins
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Ji'Keria Basley
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Coweta Samaritan Clinic
Kelly Hines
Executive Director
Phone 770.683.6981 Mobile 770.328.3982
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Coweta Samaritan Clinic Website
PO Box 963
Newnan, GA 30264
Chirsty Vandrew
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Lynn Chavez
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Kelly Hines
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Kimberly Nolan
Program Chair, Dental Assisting
West Georgia Technical College
160 Martn Luther King Jr. Dr.
Newnan, GA 30263
O: 770.755.7424
West Gatech
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TMANAGEMENT
Colony Square, 1175 Peachtree St NE
Suite 1600
Atlanta, Ga 30361 

Andrew Tralongo/President (516) 662-5716
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Jackson Tralongo/Vice President (770) 570-9769
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