The research mission of the Medical College of Georgia Department of Dental Hygiene centers on the creation and application of new knowledge and strategies to improve oral health.  Clinical and educational research projects offer diverse opportunities to develop student expertise, enhance the dissemination of information, and improve patients’ overall quality of life. 

Faculty Research Activity:
 

• MARIE A. COLLINS, RDH, MS, EdD
  Associate Professor and Department Chair
  Assessment of faculty workload and characteristics
  and dental hygiene textbook contributions
  
  
• CHARLENE A. CZUSZAK, BSN, MS, DDS
  Assistant Professor and Supervising Dentist
  Dental implications of pharmacologic agents
  
  
• MARY C. DOWNEY, RDH, MS
  Associate Professor
  Esthetic dentistry considerations for dental whitening and restorations
  
  
• ANA LUZ THOMPSON, CDA, RDH, MHE
  Assistant Professor
  Oral health implications for systemic conditions and patients who are immunocompromised; Access to care for Hispanic children/adults
  
  
• SUE TUCKER WARD, RDH, MEd
  Assistant Professor and Clinic Coordinator
  Predictors of success in dental hygiene education and clinical evaluation systems