During my 2 year Dental Hygiene program I participated in the following projects:
As a group of 3 students, we performed a research project on the efficiency of different toothbrush sanitizing methods and devices. Below is our brochure:
I also participated in a table clinic presentation on the same topic at City Tech Health and Wellness Fair in May 2012.
For my Nutrition class, I evaluated different studies on the relationship of Diet Soda and Diabetes.The most recent study was conducted by France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research and covered 66,118 middle-aged women whose dietary habits and health were tracked from 1993 to 2007. The results indicated that drinking a 12oz can of diet soda per week can increase risk of Type 2 diabetes by 33%. Here is my power point presentation: Diet Soda and Diabetes
As a one of my Public Health class assignments, my group an I developed a Health Planning Program to prevent oral health problems during pregnancy: Prego Care
