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WHO WE ARE
Creative Educational Solutions provides meaningful and cost effective continuing education and review courses for medical and dental health care professionals. For the past 17 years, we have been recognized for our unique and innovative presentations. All programs are developed and taught by educators with extensive classroom and clinical experience.
| Barbara Bennett | Nancy Cherner | Elaine Clayman | Marie Gillis | Kim Ritchhart |
| Joanne Schade-Boyce | Ann Spolarich | Lane Thomsen | Richard Wynn | Nancy Zinser |
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Nancy
Cherner, R.D.H, M.S., is a successful and innovative educator
with over 20 years of experience in the dental field. She has both a Bachelor
of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Maryland School
of Dental Hygiene. Ms. Cherner served on the faculty of Montgomery College
and Northern Virginia Community College and as the Clinical Coordinator
of the Dental Hygiene program at Northern Virginia Community College. As
the founder and President of Educational Horizons, Inc., she has overseen
the creation and implementation of courses to train and educate dental health
care professionals. She created the first Review Course for the Dental Hygiene
National and Regional Board Exams. |
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Elaine
Clayman, M.S., is an expert in course development who has worked
with Creative Educational Solutions or its predecessor for over 10 years.
She has a Master of Science from the University of Maryland Dental School.
As an instructor and consultant, Ms. Clayman has utilized organizational
and communication skills to teach practice management and staff development.
She created a nationally-recognized Occupational Safety and Health Training
Program for dental practices. |
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Richard
L. Wynn, M.S., Ph.D., holds a BS degree in Pharmacy, and the
Masters and Doctorate degrees in Pharmacology, all from the University of
Maryland at Baltimore. Dr. Wynn is a registered pharmacist and currently
a Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland Dental School.
He has chaired the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland
Dental School and the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Kentucky
Dental School. Dr. Wynn is a teacher, researcher and author. His laboratories
have contributed to the development of new analgesics and anesthetics used
in dentistry. He is a prolific writer, contributing chapters to textbooks
and articles to numerous professional journals, including his ongoing column,
Pharmacology Today, which appears in the journal General Dentistry.
He is the lead author of Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry,
and a co-author of Dental Office Medical Emergencies, and lead author
of the soon to be published Women's Health for Dental Professionals:
Featuring the Management of Dental Conditions Common to the Female
Patient-all published by Lexi-Comp publications. He is currently a consultant
to the American Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Wynn is a highly regarded national and international speaker and educator
who is devoted to updating dental professionals on all aspects of pharmacology
and drug therapeutics. He has been teaching the Pharmacology component of
the board review courses for Educational Horizons, Inc. for 10 years.
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Ann
Eshenaur Spolarich, R.D.H., M.S., Ph.D., Ann Eshenaur Spolarich
is an internationally recognized author and speaker on pharmacology and
the care of medically complex patients. She has presented over 800 lectures
and has over 60 professional publications. She is a Clinical Associate Professor
at the University of Southern California Dental School, an Adjunct Associate
Professor and Course Director of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology at the
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, and an Instructor at the University
of Maryland Dental School. She serves as the Associate Director of the National
Center for Dental Hygiene Research. Ann is also an independent educational
and research consult, and practices dental hygiene part-time, specializing
in geriatrics. She has been teaching the Periodontics component of the Board
Review courses for Educational Horizons, Inc. for over 20 years and also
teaches the Pharmacology and Microbiology and Immunology components of the
Review. Dr. Spolarich also developed distance-learning courses for Educational
Horizons Online. |
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Marie
Varley Gillis, R.D.H., M.S., has
a Masters degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of Maryland, where
she held a clinical teaching position. She is a licensed dental hygienist
with over 25 years of clinical practice experience. Ms. Gillis is currently
Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene at Howard University where she teaches
Periodontics and Senior Clinical Seminar. She has published many articles
and been awarded numerous grants, research fellowships and academic awards.
She has lectured locally and nationally, and is on the editorial board of
the Journal of Practical Hygiene. Ms. Gillis has been active in the
ADHA as a component and constituent president. Currently she chairs the
Ethics and Peer Review Committee for MDHA. She is teaching the Clinical
Dental Hygiene component of the board review courses for Educational Horizons,
Inc. and developing distance learning courses for Creative Educational Solutions
or its predecessor. |
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Lane
Thomsen, D.D.S., M.S., received his D.D.S. degree and a Masters
in Oral Pathology from Loma Linda University. He is currently Associate
Professor of Oral Pathology at Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry.
Dr. Thomsen served as Chairman of the Department of Oral Diagnosis, Radiology
and Pathology from 1984 to 1994, and as Associate Chairman from 1994 to
the present. In addition to teaching, he is a practicing dentist. Dr. Thomsen
is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American
Dental Association, the American Academy of Oral Pathology, and the American
Association of Dental Schools. He has published several articles, and lectures
throughout the United States. He has been teaching the Oral Pathology component
of the Board Review courses for Educational Horizons, Inc. for 8 years,
and is currently developing distance learning courses for Educational Horizons
Online. |
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Joanne
Schade-Boyce, R.D.H., M.S., is a
dynamic instructor with more than 20 years of experience in the delivery
of dental health care. She has a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene from
Old Dominion University. In addition to teaching and lecturing, Ms. Schade-Boyce
has been a clinician, business administrator, and consultant. She has applied
her diverse experience to the development of contemporary educational courses
for dental health care professionals, including Occupational Safety and
Health (OSHA) and Infection Control courses. Ms. Schade-Boyce is a member
of the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) and the National
Association of Dental Practitioners. |
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Barbara
L. Bennett, C.D.A., R.D.H., M.S., received her associate
degree in Dental Hygiene from Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, where
she held a faculty position for nine years. She received her Masters degree
in Technical and Adult Continuing Education from Eastern Illinois University
in Charleston, Illinois. Ms. Bennett has been actively involved as a dental
health care provider and educator for over 25 years. As the current program
Chair for Texas State Technical College Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting,
she teaches Pre-Clinic, Pharmacology, Pathology, Community Dentistry, and
Oral Histology. Ms. Bennett is a nationally recognized speaker on such topics
as infectious diseases and the oral complications of cancer therapy. Ms.
Bennett is a contributing author of the Complete Review of Dental Hygiene
published by Prentiss-Hall. She previously served as a curriculum consultant
for the American Dental Association Council on Dental Accreditation. Ms.
Bennett has been teaching dental hygiene board review courses for over fifteen
years. She teaches several components of the board review for Educational
Horizons, including Microbiology, Immunology, Periodontology, Medical Emergencies
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Nancy C. Zinser, R.D.H., M.S.,
a practicing dental hygienist for 25 years, is currently Professor and Chair
of the Dental Health Services at Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth,
Florida. Her teaching responsibilities include Periodontics, Pharmacology,
Dental Anatomy, and Clinical Dental Hygiene. The application of these subjects
into the clinical arena for the practitioner has been a focus of her numerous
continuing education presentations. Ms. Zinser has held leadership roles
in her local, district, and state dental hygiene societies. She has served
as President of the Florida Association of Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene
Educators. Ms. Zinser was awarded the AADS/Procter & Gamble Crest 2000 Dental
Hygiene Teaching Award and most recently was the recipient of the ADEA/Block
Drug Corporation Leadership Institute Fellowship Award. A native of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Ms. Zinser received her Certificate in Dental Hygiene and
Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Her Master’s Degree in Dental Public Health was received from Boston University,
Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, where she later held a faculty position.
Ms. Zinser is currently a doctoral candidate at Florida International University,
where she will receive her Doctorate in Education in 2002. She wrote the
Tooth and Root Morphology Board Review component for Creative Educational
Solutions or its predecessor. |
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Kim S. Ritchhart, R.D.H., M.P.A.,
received her degree in Dental Hygiene from Lakeland College in Mattoon,
Illinois, a baccalaureate degree in Education, Training and Development
from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, and a Masters
in Public Administration from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville,
Illinois. She is currently working toward her PhD in Community College Leadership
at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Ms. Ritchhart’s interests
are in teaching and learning within the community college setting. As a
licensed dental hygienist, she has had a variety of clinical experiences
during her 14-year career. Ms. Ritchhart is currently an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Illinois Central College in Peoria,
Illinois. She was awarded the Outstanding Healthcare Educator for 1999 in
Peoria County. Ms. Ritchhart has written the Community Dental Health component
of the Educational Horizon’s Online Board Review. |