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Donna Krause, CDA, LDH, MPA

Assistant Dean, CHHS, Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor

MPA in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 1992

dkrause@iu.edu
(219) 980-6752
Dunes Medical / Professional Building 1181

Certified Dental Assistant and a Licensed Dental Hygienist with a Local Anesthesia Permit
She is a member of the American Dental Educators’ Association, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association
She served as President, Past-President, and Vice-President of the Northwest Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association
Currently serves as a board member for the Dental Hygiene Study Club of Northwest Indiana

Lynne Wiley, CDA, LDH, MSEd

Clinical Associate Professor

MSEd in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2007

lyawiley@iu.edu
(219) 980-6720
Dunes Medical / Professional Building 1175

Certified Dental Assistant, a Licensed Dental Hygienist with a Local Anesthesia Permit, and a Licensed Teacher in the State of Indiana with a Cooperative Coordinator Endorsement
A member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association, and the Dental Hygiene Study Club of Northwest Indiana
Coordinator for the Caries Prevention and Coronal Polishing Continuing Education Course for Dental Assistants at IUN

Cinda Fife, CDA, LDH, MPA

Clinical Assistant Professor

MPA in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2019

cfife@iu.edu
(219) 980-6721
Dunes Medical / Professional Building 1177

Hygiene career spanning 33 years as a practicing dental hygienist and educator Began working as an adjunct instructor at Indiana University Northwest in 1987

Lisa Borst, CDA, LDH, BSDH, MPA

Clinical Lecturer

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2015

ljborst@iu.edu
(219) 980-6751
Dunes Medical / Professional Building

Teaches in the Dental Hygiene Clinic and Oral Anatomy Laboratory
15 years of private practice experience

Ashley Avecillas, CDA, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2015

aavacill@iu.edu

Carly Boyd

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2020

boyd6@iu.edu

Christina Brown, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2018

clb10@iu.edu

Kevin Brunski, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Indiana University (IUPUI), 1989

kbrunski@iu.edu
Dunes Medical/Professional Building

Dana Darman, CDA, LDH, BSDH

Clinical Care Coordinator

ddarman@iu.edu
219-980-6772
Dunes Medical/Professional Building

Susan Foundos-Biegel, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, University of Illinois Chicago, 1987

sfbiegel@iu.edu

Tammy Frame, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

BGS in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2008

tlframe@iu.edu
Dunes Medical/Professional Building

Christopher Gall, D.D.S

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1992

cgall@iu.edu
Dunes Medical / Professional Building

Teaches the following: Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Infection Control, Dental Materials, Local Anesthesia
President of Northwest Indiana Dental Society
Active member of ADA, IDA, Academy of General Dentistry, International College of Dentists, American College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy, and the Dental Study Club of Northwest Indiana

Jaime Hagerman

B.S. in Dental Education

jshebish@iu.edu

Laura Hannon, DDS

Dental Education

lahannon@iu.edu

John Havlick, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1979

jhavlick@iu.edu

Steve Holm, D.D.S

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Loyola University of Chicago, 1976

sholm@iu.edu
Dunes Medical / Professional Building

Instrumental in establishing the Dental Education programs at IUN
Currently teaches : Oral Anatomy and Physiology, Oral Pathology, Local Anesthesia for dental hygienists

Danka Jokic, LDH, MSEd

Adjunct Faculty

MSEd in Dental Education, Indiana University Bloomington, 2014

dgvero@iu.edu

Thomas A. Kroczek, D.D.S

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Indiana University, 1961

tkroczek@iu.edu
Dunes Medical / Professional Building

Pursued his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1961 and completed his postdoctoral degree in Orthodontics in 1963
Joined the faculty in the Dental Education Clinic in 2012

Dawn Marciniak, CDA, LDH, MSEd

dmarcini@iu.edu
219-980-6770

Mark Mihalo, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 1987

majmihal@iu.edu

Melanie Reed, CDA, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2017

Mas28@iu.edu

Marzury Riggs, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. in Dental Education, Indiana University Northwest, 2018

marriggs@iu.edu

Vicki Skurka, LDH, BSDH

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. in Dental Education, Northwestern University, 1991

vskurka@iu.edu

Kevin Thornsberry, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

DDS in Dental Education, Northwestern University, 1978

kjthorns@iu.edu
Dunes Medical / Professional Building

After 27 years of full time private practice, he joined Indiana University Northwest in 2006 as an adjunct clinical faculty member
He is also a dental consultant for a major U.S. dental insurance carrier