Associate Professor of Dental Health
The Community College of Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
Dr. Janice Schmitz is both a Certified Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Hygienist. She completed her A.A.S. in Dental Hygiene at the Community College of Rhode Island in 2001. She is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport, Fones School of Dental Hygiene, earning a B.S. in Dental Hygiene in 2012, a M.S. in Dental Hygiene in 2015, specializing in education and public health, and a Doctorate in Health Sciences in 2021. Her research for her doctoral dissertation focused on obstructive sleep apnea and orofacial myofunctional disorders, their impact on the intra/extraoral clinical exam, and the role of the dental professional. She began her career in private practice, working in both general dentistry and prosthodontic practices. Dr. Schmitz has been an educator since 2012 and is an Associate Professor of Dental Health at the Community College of Rhode Island, teaching in both the Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.