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Michelle Fielden

Assistant Professor

Michelle Fielden

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Dental College of Georgia
Department of General Dentistry

Bio

Certified Dental Assistant from 1987 through 2004. Expanded functions DA in Restorative I. Graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 2007. Maintained private practice from 2010 to 2018 in Southwest Missouri. Began teaching at the DCG November 1st, 2018. Clinical Instruction is my primary focus. Interest in digital dentistry.

  • GC 3212

Education

  • DDS, Dentistry University of Missouri - Kansa, 2007

Certifications

  • Certified Dental Assistant Dental Assistant National Board, 1987

  • DEN Georgia Board of Dentistry, 2018

  • CPR Instructor American Heart Association, 2020

  • DEN Missouri Dental Board, 2007

  • DEA Registration US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration, 2021

  • DEN GA Dental Board, 2019

Awards & Honors

  • Nominated for Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2023 Dental College of Georgia, 2023

  • The Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship Award Foundation of Pierre Fauchard Academy, 2007

  • Phi Theta Kappa Society induction Phi Theta Kappa, 2001

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • GDCC 5791

    Comprehensive Care Clinic I

  • GDDL 5892

    Gen Dentistry Lic Exam Pt 2

  • GDDL 5791

    General Dent Lic in GA Pt I

  • GDCC 5892

    Comprehensive Care Clinic II

Teaching Interests

Clinical restorative dentistry.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Dental School Quality Assessment: Effect of Student Calibration on the Outcomes of Fixed Prosthodontic Cases, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Dentists' Role in Migraine Treatments With Botulinum Toxins, 2019, 2019
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • How to move from practicing dental assistant to dental assistant instructor, 2019
    Journal Article, Professional Journal

Department Service

  • 2021 - Present

  • 2021 - Present

  • 2021 - Present

  • Team A Assistant Captain of D4 students 2019 - Present

    Role: Faculty Mentor

  • Dental College Admissions Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

College Service

  • Infection and Hazard Control Committee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Faculty Senate Committee Secretary 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Faculty Senate Steering Committee Secretary 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Dental Admissions Committee-Interviewer 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Infection and Hazard Control Committee 2022 - 2023

    Role: Committee Member

University Service

  • Dental College of Georgia Senator to Augusta University 2021 - Present

    Role: University Senate Service

  • Dental College of Georgia Senator to Augusta University 2022 - 2022

    Role: University Senate Service

Public Service

  • 2023 - Present

    Role: Mentor

  • Barnyard Fleamarket 2023 - Present

    Role: Mentor

  • Barnyard Flea Market 2021 - Present

  • Equality Clinic 2021 - Present

  • Fox High School Dental Screenings 2021 - Present