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Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS Interim Program Director and Director of Admissions, earned her Certificate and Associate's Degree in 1983 from The Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists and Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene at the University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1988. Ms. Manski also graduated from the University of Maryland Graduate School (UMB)with a Master of Science degree in 2004. Her thesis was "Early Childhood Caries, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Behaviors of Maryland Dental Hygienists". In 2006, Ms. Manski became certified in the administration of Local Anesthesia (CT).  Marion has extensively practiced clinical dental hygiene for over 25 years. Her area of interest is pediatric dental hygiene and she focused specifically on caries prevention and nutritional education in practice. Marion has also enjoyed general practice where she handled a soft tissue management program.
Ms. Manski is a Dental School Assistant Professor and serves as the Interim Dirctor and  Director of Admissions and Recruitment for the Dental Hygiene Program. As such, she is involved in administration,  academic advising and recruiting prospective students, and compiles data on prospective students for the Admissions Committee. She teaches pre-clinical, simulation and clinical instruction to the junior class. Marion is also involved in senior clinic. Her didactic classes, Perspectives in Dental Hygiene and Health Care Management, are taught to dental hygiene seniors. Ms. Manski is the coordinator of the local anesthesia curriculum for dental hygiene students and teaches the continuing education certification course to Maryland dental hygienists. Marion serves on various committees relating to dental hygiene and serves as an advisor to both junior and senior students. She was honored by her students with an Excellence in teaching award in 2005. She was also honored by her students as the Teacher of the Year in 2008.
She is an active member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, the American Dental Education Association, Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and serves on the Maryland Dental Action Coalition. Her research interests are Early Childhood Caries, nutrition, caries prevention and  local anesthesia. 

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