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DENTAL SCHOOL AT IUPUI ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTOR

INDIANAPOLIS - Longtime IU faculty member Nancy A. Young of Greenwood, Ind. (46142) has been appointed the new Director of Dental Hygiene for the IU School of Dentistry at IUPUI.

"Professor Young brings to this important position a wealth of experience from the academic, public health, and private practice arenas," said IU School of Dentistry Dean Lawrence Goldblatt.

Young has been an instructor at the school since 1983, originally in a full-time capacity. She joined the part-time faculty in 1988, but as director resumes full-time status. Prior to teaching at IUPUI, Young held teaching positions at both the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia and Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Penn. She has complemented her academic career with more than 20 years of experience in private practice in Indiana, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Since 1993, Young has administered and coordinated the community-based Dental Sealant Assistance Program, a preventive dentistry project sponsored by the Oral Health Division of the Indiana State Department of Health. She has also participated in a variety of clinical research studies at the dental school's Oral Health Research Institute. Her expertise focuses mainly on the topics of periodontal debridement, community-based sealant programs, and the use of problem-based learning in dental hygiene education.

Young is a founding and contributing author of the widely known clinical textbook "Comprehensive Dental Hygiene Care" and has also published articles in Dental Hygiene, RDH, Dental Hygiene Seminars, and the Journal of Dental Education. She also frequently presents continuing education courses and invited talks to dental and dental hygiene professionals across the country.

She is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha national dental hygiene honor society and a past president of the society's Theta Chapter. In 1994, she received the IU School of Dentistry Alumni Association's Distinguished Dental Hygiene Alumna Award.

Young holds both an associate's degree in dental hygiene (1973) and a bachelor's degree in public health dental hygiene (1974) from IU. She also received a master's degree in education from Temple University in 1981 and is currently pursuing her doctorate in higher education administration at IU.

Young replaces former director Evelyn R. Oldsen, who led the division from 1975 until her retirement in May 2001.

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