Shadiah Zanta, RDH’s Profile
I enjoy being a clinician as well as fulfilling administrative roles in the delivery of health care.
Shadiah Zanta is a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) who successfully achieved her degree with honors in June 2015 from New York City College of Technology’s (City Tech) Dental Hygiene program. In June 2017, Ms. Zanta earned her degree in Health Services Administration with the highest honorary rank, summa cum laude. She was also one of only a few students chosen by the Health and Human Services department to be honored with a certificate for high achievement.
As she continued her education in City Tech, she took on leadership roles across several organizations in the College – some of which included: Student Director and Officer of the Auxiliary Enterprise Board, Student Representative and Voting Member of the College Council, Secretary of the Student Government Association (SGA), Chapter President of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), and the Society Events Chair of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS).
Ms. Zanta’s involvement in several executive positions has shaped her character to grow as an analytical, cautious, and consistent individual. Her passion to give back to City Tech, who has given her more than she believed she could gain from an institution, was (and still is) emanated through her readiness to serve the students and the College as a whole. She made it her duty to continuously: increase student participation in the numerous opportunities City Tech offers, build unity among the vastly diverse City Tech population, and promote City Tech pride. She is eager and ready to continue making a difference everywhere she goes and hopes to not only lead, but to create more leaders.
My Courses
Principles of Dental Hygiene Care IV
DEN 1100 Fall 2023 – Principles of Dental Hygiene Care I
DEN 1100/1100L is an introduction to the didactic concepts and clinical techniques and principles involved in the practice of dental hygiene. Emphasis is on the principles of optimal patient care involving: aseptic techniques, patient assessment, personal oral hygiene and plaque control, fundamentals of instrumentation and related body mechanics, principles of instrument sharpening, and emerging modalities. Basic principles and elements of social and behavioral sciences are reinforced.
Advanced didactic material and clinical experience. The instructor serves as a group facilitator who assists the student in developing an appreciation for the concepts, topics and procedures related to the clinical experience and in integrating the material into the practice of clinical oral hygiene.
DEN 2318 Dental Materials – Fall 2023
The study of sources, physical and chemical characteristics of materials used in dentistry. To acquaint the student with the chemical and physical properties of those dental materials and devices which are most commonly used in dental practice. Emphasis is placed on how such properties may affect the care and manipulation of those materials and devices. To understand the properties of materials as they relate to the proper use of or the care and maintenance of these materials, when providing dental hygiene care. The Dental Hygienist role in the recommended use of dental materials, as well as, the care and maintenance are stressed throughout the didactic and laboratory components of this course. The laboratory exercises scheduled in this course complement the didactic lecture and offer the student clinical and laboratory experience in the manipulation and application of dental materials commonly used in operative, restorative, and preventative procedures.
Dental radiology provides the student with the knowledge and experience necessary to work efficiently and safely with x-radiation and radiographic equipment in the dental environment. This course is designed to perfect performance in specific intraoral radiographic techniques and in radiographic interpretation skills
My Projects
Advanced didactic material and clinical experience. The instructor serves as a group facilitator who assists the student in developing an appreciation for the concepts, topics and procedures related to the clinical experience and in integrating the material into the practice of clinical oral hygiene.
DEN 2318 Dental Materials Fall 2024
The study of sources, physical and chemical characteristics of materials used in dentistry. To acquaint the student with the chemical and physical properties of those dental materials and devices which are most commonly used in dental practice. Emphasis is placed on how such properties may affect the care and manipulation of those materials and devices. To understand the properties of materials as they relate to the proper use of or the care and maintenance of these materials, when providing dental hygiene care. The Dental Hygienist role in the recommended use of dental materials, as well as, the care and maintenance are stressed throughout the didactic and laboratory components of this course. The laboratory exercises scheduled in this course complement the didactic lecture and offer the student clinical and laboratory experience in the manipulation and application of dental materials commonly used in operative, restorative, and preventative procedures.
Dental Hygiene Department Faculty OpenLab Site
This site is for FT/PT Dental Hygiene faculty. Please request membership to join and, once you are a member, please visit the project site.
SADHA Leadership group 2014-2015
My Clubs
Student American Dental Hygiene Association is a student organization for first and second-year Dental Hygiene students, faculty, and alumni. Please become a member by clicking “Join now” and Welcome to SADHA!
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association is the representative body for students. We are responsible for recommending student activity fee allocations, shaping policies affecting student life, coordinating extracurricular events and chartering new organizations. Feel free to contact SGA President, Lucas Almonte, with any questions, suggestions or concerns. He can be reached at SGAPresident@CityTech.Cuny.Edu If you wish to start a club on campus contact SGA Vice President, Sylwester Dombroski, at SGAVP@CityTech.Cuny.Edu
