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Campus Review
March 6, 2012
Dental Hygiene Students Take Part in Day of Service
On Feb. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King
wrote: “If any of you are around when I
have to meet my day, I don’t want a long
funeral. And if you get somebody to deliv-
er the eulogy, tell him not to talk too long.
Tell them not to mention that I have a
Nobel Peace Prize. That isn’t important.
Tell them not to mention that I have three
or four hundred other awards. That’s not
important. Tell them not to mention where
I went to school... I’d like somebody to
mention on that day, that Martin Luther
King Jr., tried to give his life serving oth-
ers… I want you to say that I tried to love
and serve humanity.”
“The sound of Dr. King’s `voice’ still res-
onates within the hearts and minds of
those who love peace and serving others!”
says Dr. Gail Barnes, chair of the
Department of Dental Hygiene at Clayton
State University.
Each year, in recognition of the Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., holiday, Clayton State
dental hygiene students, staff and faculty
provide a “Day of Service” for the com-
munity. This year, 14 new patients were
provided free oral health screenings, x-
rays and patient educational services in
the Clayton State Dental Hygiene Clinic.
“Unfortunately, many in our community
have experienced poor oral hygiene due to
a number of reasons such as lack of den-
tal insurance, low income, etc.,” says
Barnes.
The Clayton State Dental Hygiene Clinic
provides several preventive dental care
services for a nominal fee. These services
are performed by students who are devot-
ed to educate and provide oral health serv-
ices to their patients. Students and patients
provide mutually beneficial services that
last long after the appointment is over.
“Dr. King would certainly be proud of our
dental hygiene students for their participa-
tion in the annual Day of Service, since it
coincides with what he believed, `to love
and serve humanity,’” adds Barnes.
Lauren Ringfield Awarded Fisher Scholarship
Senior dental hygiene student Lauren
Ringfield from Hampton, Ga., was recent-
ly awarded the Emile T. Fisher
Scholarship available through the Clayton
State University Department of Dental
Hygiene.
The Fisher Scholarship is available to stu-
dents enrolled in the University’s
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
(BSDH) degree program. To be eligible, a
student must:
• Demonstrate financial need;
• Maintain a college cumulative
grade point average of 2.80;
• Intend to practice in Georgia
(preferably in rural areas);
• Have not previously received a sig-
nificant scholarship award;
• Be nominated by a faculty member
of the BSDH program
“Lauren is a focused and determined stu-
dent who represents Dental Hygiene
well,” says Dr. Gail Barnes, acting
department chair. “She has met all eligi-
bility requirements and was voted to
receive this prestigious award by the
Dental Hygiene faculty with which she
interacts daily.”
Ringfield is scheduled to graduate from
Clayton State in spring 2012.
Dr. Barnes and Lauren Ringfield