Melanie MitchellMelanie Mitchell was employed as a clinical dental assistant in orthodontics and general practice before becoming an instructor and director of the Dental Assistant Program at the Wichita Area Technical College (WATC). Melanie recently retired after 5 years as the director of the Dental Assistant Program and continues to serve as an adjunct instructor at WATC. She has been a DANB Certified Dental Assistant since 1972. She is a life member of the American Dental Assistants Association and has held numerous leadership positions at both the local and state level. Melanie received the American Dental Assistant Association, Sullivan-Schein Award of Excellence in 1999. She has also written, Clinical Primer: A Pocket Guide for Dental Assistants, a resource book for use during clinical practice. Read More Read Less