The faculty and students of the Temple College Dental Hygiene Program conducted a free sealant clinic
February 10 for Waco-area children. The clinic took place at the Waco/McLennan County Public Health
District. In all, 109 sealants were placed in the teeth of 30 children. Sealants are a major preventive to
tooth decay in children. Faculty members who participated were department chair Deborah Durham,
Norma Maedgen, Melissa Machalek, and Jeannie Nieto. Second-year students who participated were
Guadalupe Castaneda, Melanie Cotyk, Renee Hess, Sandry Leidy, Trazon McMullen, Brooke Mott, Carrie
Murphy, Rebejah Neese, Amanda Ussery, and Amber Washburn. The Waco/McLennan County Public
Health District is one of three clinical sites for second-year students. Dental Hygiene students provided the
full spectrum of preventive dental services.