Dental Hygiene Department

Ann Brunick, Chairperson
East Hall, Room 120
(605) 677-5379
dh@usd.edu
http://www.usd.edu/dh

FACULTY:

Professors:

Ann Brunick, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Beverly Kennedy, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Debralee Nelson, Clinical Dental Hygiene

Associate Professors:

Martha Pollard, Clinical Dental Hygiene

Assistant Professors:

Matthew Knutson, Clinical Dentist
Carissa Regnerus, Clinical Dental Hygiene
J. Graham Smith, Clinical Supervising Dentist

Instructors:

JoNell Bly, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Patti Fuchs, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Kerri Johnston, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Demetri Sengos, Clinical Dental Hygiene
Martha Steil, Clinical Dental Hygiene

MAJOR:

Dental Hygiene, B.S.

The University of South Dakota Department of Dental Hygiene provides a high quality undergraduate professional education leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene. The Dental Hygiene Department serves as a dental health resource for the State of South Dakota. Graduates of the program are professional, competent dental hygienists who are dedicated to improving the health of the community and state.

Scholarships

Dental Hygiene Alumni Scholarship
Dorothy Francis Yeoman Scholarship
South Dakota Dental Hygienists’ Association Scholarship
Lulu B. Wheeler Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Dennis Memorial Scholarship
Sioux City District Dental Society Scholarship
Northwest Iowa District Dental Society Scholarship
Southeastern South Dakota District Dental Society Scholarship
Black Hills District Dental Society Scholarship
Dr. Darrell R. and Gretchen Ludeman Memorial Scholarship
Jean Jerlow Haak Memorial Scholarship
Stephanie Asheim Young Memorial Scholarship
American Dental Hygienists’ Association Institute for Oral Health Scholarship
American Dental Association Foundation Scholarship
South Dakota Dental Foundation Scholarship
Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society Membership