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A conference for clinic and lab coordinators!!
Clinic and Lab Coordinators!! Our roles are essential to the quality of our programs, and to the experiences of our faculty and students. It is imperative that we gather together to stay updated and collaborated to be our best in our roles. RISE 2025 is just for you and we are so excited about gathering together in September! During an exclusive live, virtual, three-session conference, on September 4th, 11th and 18th we will collectively take a journey discussing critical, advanced and innovative aspects of our roles as clinic coordinators.  Â
Don't miss this once-in-a-year opportunity to further develop your leadership role and gather with those who serve in the same position as you! Secure your spot today! 🦷✨
Schedule at a Glance
Day 1
September 4
5:00 – 7:30 pm CT
Learning and Leading for Impact
Speaker: Jennifer Pieren, RDH, BSAS, MS, FADHA
Day 2
September 11
 5:00 – 7:30 pm CT
Complying with Accreditation Standards and a Clinical Licensure Exam Update
Speaker: Michele Carr, RDH, MA, EdD
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Day 3
September 18
5:00 – 7:30 pm CT
Creating Calibration in the Pre-Clinic Setting
Speaker:Â Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher PhD, LDH, CDA, EFDA
Process Evaluation as a Mechanism of Calibration
Speaker:Â Julie D. Sutton, MS, BSDH, RDH
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Detailed Session Information
Day 1 - September 4, 5:00pm - 7:30pm CT
Day 2 - September 11, 5:00pm - 7:30pm CT
Day 3 - September 18, 5:00pm - 7:30pm CT
Meet Your Conference Facilitators
Jennifer Pieren, RDH, BSAS, MS, FADHA
Jennifer Pieren is a faculty member at Youngstown State University in Ohio and an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. With over 25 years of experience in dental hygiene, including roles as Program Administrator and Clinic Coordinator, Prof. Pieren brings a wealth of practical and academic expertise to her teaching. She has taught all levels of clinical dental hygiene and a wide range of courses across the curriculum. Prof. Pieren is a faculty expert and presenter for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association National Board Review and presents courses at national, regional, and local events. She is the recipient of YSU’s Teaching Excellence Award and YSU’s Bitonte Health and Human Services Alumni of the Year Award. Prof. Pieren is co-editor of the textbook, Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice (5th and 6th editions), and is also a Professional Fellow of the American Dental Hygienists' Association.
Michele Carr, EDD, RDH
Michele P. Carr, EDD, RDH is faculty Emeritus and former Chair, Division of Dental Hygiene at The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry in Columbus, Ohio. Michele has been involved nationally and locally serving on numerous professional committees such as the American Dental Education Association’s Council of Allied Dental Program Directors, The American Dental Education Association Continuing Education Advisory Committee, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association Council on Policy and Bylaws, The Ohio Dental Hygienists’ Association Government Relations Committee, and the CODA Dental Hygiene Review Committee. She currently practices clinical hygiene part-time in a periodontal office and serves on the Ohio State Dental Board. In her capacity as a Board member Michele administers dental hygiene licensure examinations for CDCA-WREB-CITA. Michele has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focusing on ultrasonics. Most recently she contributed to writing four chapters in the fourth edition of Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene and is an Ask-the-Expert columnist for Dimensions in Dental Hygiene. Additionally, Michele serves as a consultant for Educator’s Platform preparing dental hygiene programs for accreditation.
Julie D. Sutton, MS, BSDH, RDH
Julie Sutton is an Associate Professor at the UMKC School of Dentistry in the Division of Dental Hygiene. She has more than ten years of teaching experience, enjoys didactic and clinical teaching, and the application of learning through engagement. She has completed courses through the Association for Colleges and University Educators for effective instruction and inclusive teaching, and she found tremendous impact in the sessions she attended through the Faculty Scholars Program at UMKC, as well as the sessions within the faculty learning community on accessible teaching. She believes in a Universal Design for teaching and learning. This contributed to her refining and reliance on her teaching philosophy in academia. Each learning opportunity can reflect philosophy and informs the learning culture. These can be the lasting impressions that result in teaching excellence. Professor Sutton is honored with three Distinguished Teaching Awards, and multiple lecturer of the year awards, and she served as the Faculty Fellow for Engaged Teaching and Learning to UMKC’s Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence. Her research interests include the scholarship of engagement in teaching and learning, access to care, social justice and humility in education which she is currently pursuing in a PhD in education. She also studies biologic sciences, epidemiology, and nicotine.
Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher PhD, LDH, CDA, EFDA
Jennifer Fehrenbacher is currently an assistant professor of dental assisting and dental hygiene at her alma mater, the University of Southern Indiana. She began her career in academia in 2006 as an adjunct faculty member working in the pre-clinic setting. She continued in this role until January of 2019 when she began working full time at USI as the clinic coordinator. Jennifer has a significant interest in curriculum and gaining any knowledge related to teaching which led to earning a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana State University and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. She has served as the chair of her local ADHA chapter and currently serves as the advisor for the student dental assisting association at USI.
Registration is OPEN for 2025!
Conference Includes:
Conference Attendance
$297
Per individual registration
Institutional Registration
$267/attendee
Special rate for 2-4 attendees from one institution - paid individually
Institutional Registration
$237/attendee
Special rate for 5-12 attendees from one institution - paid individually
If you require an invoice to enroll your faculty, please email [email protected]
Attendance for multiple instructors per institution is recommended for maximum program benefit!
If you are a dental hygiene educator coordinating a clinic or lab, you do not want to miss this!
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the event be recorded?
If I cannot attend live, will I still receive CE?
Is this the same conference as the RISE I attended last time?
Does RISE satisfy CODA requrements for educational methodology in clinical teaching
