You have the ability to be successful in a career outside of the clinical operatory!

Now, imagine this...Waking up every morning excited and motivated, ready to take on the world because you no longer are constrained to a dental operatory.  You are valued by professionals looking to you to support their patients.

Sounds nice, but how do you get there?
I can help you.

 Katharine is widely recognized for her role as an oral health educator in a hospital setting.  Katharine has worked in the hospital sector for 5 years.  She has created a role that incorporates an oral health professional to be a part of the multidisciplinary team that has led to improving patient treatment outcomes and decreasing hospital acquired infections.

Katharine has worked in pediatric and general dental clinics providing dental hygiene for patients of all ages and backgrounds. She has done consulting with home health agencies specifically on developing oral health training for patients with developmental disabilities, their caregivers, and nurses. Katharine has aided and consulted with oncology clinics on oral health advice to serve patients undergoing cancer treatment.  Katharine has worked in collaboration with public health agencies in Oregon to develop and implement access to dental care programs for the uninsured. She has written published articles involving her role on medical/dental collaboration, oral care during oncology treatment and expanding patients’ oral health knowledge using the health belief model.

She has helped mentor other hospitals on how to facilitate incorporating oral health to improve treatment outcomes and decrease infections.