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Seana Gysling

Philadelphia,PA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Pediatric Sedation Honors

Penn Dental
05.2024 - Current
  • Observe pediatric sedation cases performed by Penn Dental Pediatric Residents
  • Assist Penn Dental Pediatric residents with simple and advanced operative procedures
  • Perform exams in the First Five Clinic and discuss findings with residents and faculty in the Pediatric clinic

Board Member

Penn AADMD
08.2022 - Current
  • Assiste with club fairs, general body meetings, and volunteer events, such as Villanova Special Smiles and Penn Relays, held/attended by AADMD.
  • Organized Annual Dinner with a Dentist to discuss treating individuals with Special Healthcare Needs

Community Oral Health First Five Honors

Penn Dental Medicine
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Providing preventative oral health care (cleanings, exams, SDF, etc) to children under the age of in Penn Dental's First Five Pediatric Clinic as well as give anticipatory guidance to child's caregiver.
  • Assess children's caries risk and subsequently provide nutritional counseling and oral hygiene instruction to child and caregiver.
  • Participated in literature review seminars with program participants to discuss early childhood oral health topics such as SDF, vital pulp therapy and non-nutritive sucking habits.

Dental Assistant

Office Of Dr. Jacqueline DiPiazza
08.2020 - 05.2021
  • Assisted general dentist during procedures by passing instruments, suctioning, and preparing rooms.
  • Sterilized instruments and clean rooms
  • Communicated with front desk to coordinate patient scheduling.

Student Researcher

University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine
09.2017 - 10.2020
  • Performed survey-based research project that aimed to assess the practice patterns of Pitt Dental alumni to determine if education in the Center for Patients with Special Needs increases tendency to treat individuals with Special Healthcare Needs
  • Published manuscript in peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Dental Educations

Community-Research Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Honors College

University Of Pittsburgh
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Earned granted funding to design and perform research in collaboration with a community partner, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, and research faculty member in the Dental Public Health department.
  • Performed survey-based research study to determine impact of Pitt Dental trainings in special care dentistry on alumni's practice patterns

Education

Doctor of Dental Medicine Candidate -

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
05.2025

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
05.2020

Awards

  • HORACE WELLS CLUB DENTAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPENT, 12/2022, This scholarship is to honor the memory of Horace Well, the father of dental anesthesia. It is awarded to dental students with an interest in dental anesthesiology who are in good academic standing.
  • PUBLICATION IN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION: “ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PRACTICE PATTERNS AND DENTAL EDUCATION IN SPECIAL CARE DENTISTRY”, 10/2020, This research was presented at the 17th Annual American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Educational Conference and NTG Meeting
  • HERBERT LIEBERKIND/DANISH ROOM COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP, 02/2019, This scholarship funded my study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden focused on healthcare and health outcomes in Scandinavia.

Timeline

Pediatric Sedation Honors

Penn Dental
05.2024 - Current

Community Oral Health First Five Honors

Penn Dental Medicine
08.2023 - 05.2024

Board Member

Penn AADMD
08.2022 - Current

Dental Assistant

Office Of Dr. Jacqueline DiPiazza
08.2020 - 05.2021

Community-Research Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Honors College

University Of Pittsburgh
01.2018 - 05.2018

Student Researcher

University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine
09.2017 - 10.2020

Doctor of Dental Medicine Candidate -

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Pittsburgh

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