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July 4. 2012
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Dental Hygiene Program Grows
Clark College
receives gift to
expand training
“T aught by outstanding faculty,
the D ental H ygiene program is re c
ognized as a leader in training. O ur
stu d en ts and g rad u ates w ork in
dental offices across o u r region.
C lark students and alum ni also serve
as volunteers— helping children and
adults who otherw ise w ouldn ’ t have
access to dental care. T his g en er
ous donation will have a huge im
pact— not only for o ur college—
b u t fo r o u r c o m m u n ity ,” s a id
Knight.
T he Firstenburg Foundation has
donated $ 1.5 m illion earm arked for
the co lle g e ’s D ental H ygiene p ro
gram that w ill add patient chairs to
its training clinic, renovate existing
spaces for a digital radiography suite
and lab, and add paperless charting
softw are.
C lark C ollege President R obert
K. K night announced the gift and
its benefit to the reg io n d u rin g
C la rk ’s 76th com m encem ent c e r
em ony.
Bill Firstenburg also addressed
the class o f 2012, acknow ledging
hi s fami ly ’ s com m i tm ent to the com -
m unity and encouraging graduates
to give their tim e, talents and trea
su res.
Tabe the
t i G
“M y m other and father loved this
co m m u n ity . T h ey also b elie v ed
strongly in the pow er o f education.
C lark College trains our workforce.
C lark College educates our leaders.
Clark College changes lives,” he said.
T he Firstenburg gift allow s C lark
to increase the num ber o f patient
chairs in its teaching clinic by six,
thereby providing m ore o p p o rtu n i
ties for student enrollm ent. H isto ri
cally, the D ental H ygiene program
has had a w aiting list for its 24 slots
each academ ic year. T hat n u m b er
w ill now ju m p to 30 openings.
W ith the addition o f paperless
c h artin g tech n o lo g y and an a d
vanced radiology suite, students will
be w orkforce ready upon graduation.
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