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Alison Collins

Office: LB 103-B
Phone: 231-995-1250
Fax: 231-995-1950
E-mail: acollins@message.nmc.edu

Interests:

Walking, bicycling, cross country skiing, gardening and lawn work, activities with my children.

Background Information in the Field:

  • Earned an associates degree and graduated from the Dental Assisting Program at NMC
  • Obtained a bachelors degree in Allied Health Teacher Education from Ferris State University
  • Obtained a masters degree in Occupational and Technical Education from Ferris State University
  • Have been a Dental Assistant Instructor at NMC since 1979
  • Employed for 2 years as a dental assistant in a prostodontic office, 10 years in an oral surgery office, and 4 years as coordinator of a dental clinic

Courses Taught:

  • HDA 101 - Introduction to Dentistry
  • HDA 112 - Dental Materials
  • HDA 120 - Dental Anatomy
  • HDA 220 - Oral Pathology and Pharmacology
  • HDA 250 - Dental Office Management
  • HDA 260 - Dental Emergencies
  • HDA 270 - Preventive Dentistry