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Excelling in Teaching, Training & Service
The Department of Dental Hygiene employs some of the best faculty members and Clinical Supervisors in the State of Tennessee. All are full-time, and our faculty members and Clinical Supervisors hold Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree. All faculty members and clinical supervisors excel in teaching, training, and service.
Interim Department Chair Professor Illeana Brandt, BSDH, RDH, MSHCLIIs an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene. Born and raised in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and fully bilingual in Spanish and English. Well rounded in the dental field; grew up in a family of dental technicians that have owned a dental laboratory for over half a century in Honduras and in the United States, completed a certified Red Cross Dental Assistant program for civilians thru the United States Air Force in 2002. Professor Brandt moved to the United States in 1999 and had the opportunity to live in Germany from 2000-2002. Graduated from Tennessee State University with an AAS in Dental Hygiene in 2007 and with a BS in Dental Hygiene in 2008. Her latest educational endeavor includes receiving a Master’s in Healthcare Leadership and Innovation from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2020.Professor Brandt has been with the Department of Dental Hygiene since 2017 where she served as a clinic instructor/supervisor teaching Clinical Dental Hygiene (I-IV). She became a faculty member in 2021 and currently teaches Dental Hygiene Theory (III & IV) as well as Clinical Dental Hygiene (III & IV). She has active licenses in the state of TN and FL. She has practiced dental hygiene in corporate and private practice. Aside from general dental hygiene practice, has experience in working specifically with pediatric and geriatric populations. She encourages the Spanish community to seek a degree in dental hygiene as the Hispanic communities are in dire need of Spanish speaking clinicians. Also, advises current students to consider learning Spanish or another second language to better equip themselves for the practicing world in such a diverse society.
Contact me: icrite@tnstate.edu Advisement: By Appointment Only (Last name F-J) |
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Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty Members |
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Professor Janice Williams, BSDH, MS
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Professor Gwendolyn Battiste, RDH, BS, MPH
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Clinical Team |
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Dr. Teri Forster
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Ms. Keyvetta Sykes, BSDH
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Ms. Tauheedah Robinson, RDH, BSDH
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Mrs. Shaliena Beltran, CDA, BSDH
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Ms. Antionette Armstrong, RDH, BSDH
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Vacant
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Administrative Staff
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Ms. Dorothy Fisher
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