Roane State dental hygiene students earn honors at poster competition

May 16, 2018

Roane State dental hygiene students placed first and third in the annual 2nd District Dental Hygiene Society’s poster competition, said Melinda Gill, program director.

First-year students Alma Almanza of Lenoir City and Jennifer Cowan of Knoxville won first place among 16 competitors in the Second District competition for their entry, titled “Out of This World Ozone.”

Second-year students Natalie Beeler of Knoxville, Carrie Wheeler of Oak Ridge and Sydney Bailey of Lenoir City had a third-place finish for their poster, titled “Human Papilloma Virus, STDS and Oral Cancer.”

Both entries were in competition with dental hygiene students from Hiwassee College in Madisonville and other first- and second-year dental hygiene students from Roane State Community College.
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Caption: From left, Roane State dental hygiene student Alma Almanza and Jennifer Cowan.