CECILIA V.

BACA, RDH, MEd

Cecilia.Baca.RDH@gmail.com

DENTAL HYGIENE FACULTY

Clinical and didactic faculty with over nine years instructional experience along with providing
guidance and leadership mentoring as the ADHA Student Advisor at Lake Washington Institute of
Technology and at Seattle Central Community College. Practicing dental hygienist with over 20
years experience.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Teach diverse student populations. Skilled in developing student-centered strategies, materials, and
lesson plans. Proficient in motivating and leading students to achieve course goals, departmental
goals, and college-wide goals. Guide collaborative learning during block meetings. Provide realistic
examples to establish transfer of learning and applicability. Create interest in subject content to
stimulate critical thinking. Design, develop, and integrate a variety of student assessment tools.
Skilled at integrating experiential learning by developing assignments outside of the classroom for
students participation.
HIGHLIGHTS

Major contributor for curriculum updates (including competencies, syllabi, patient requirements,
and grading criteria) to create clear expectations and clinical grading resulting in ease of instructor
calibration as well as written clarification for students to adhere by.
Designed and developed a tracking spreadsheet for early identification of struggling students for
remedial intervention.
Served in capacity of 2nd year lead Instructor for 3 years (11 quarters) at LWTech and 20 months
(7 quarters) at Seattle Central Community College.
Exceed required number of yearly continuing education courses and professional development for
licensure to maintain knowledge of current research, federal and state policy, technological
advancements, latest ergonomic research, and teaching modalities.
Teach or have taught 1st and 2nd year clinic; didactic courses, and provide one-on-one instruction
to assist struggling students become competent in all skill sets.
Effective collaboration with the 1st year lead and restorative lead instructors with curriculum
updates and changes.
Collaborate with and mentor the Community Dental Health lead instructor to pursue affiliations
with community health dental clinics to increase exposure to diverse patient populations.
Mentor part-time faculty as they pursue advanced degrees.
Advocate during legislation to advance the profession of dental hygiene by creating a mid-level
dental provider.

EXPERIENCE

09-13 to present Full-time Faculty, 2nd year lead, Lake Washington Institute of Technology, 11635
132nd Avenue, Kirkland, WA. Contact: Monta Frost, RDH; 425.739.8404.
09-06 to 08-13 Adjunct Faculty, Seattle Central Community College, 1500 Harvard Avenue
Seattle, WA; 206.934.4100.
12-08 to 04-13 Dental Hygienist for Jason Chang, DDS, 1426 35th Street, Everett, WA;
425.252.1188. Contact person: Dr. Chang.
10-01 to 06-06 Dental Hygienist for Gregory Miner, DDS (retired), 120 Avenue A, Snohomish,
WA.
12-99 to 02-11 Dental Hygienist for Craig Pearce, DMD, and Gary Proctor, DDS, 5920 Evergreen
Way #E, Everett, WA; 425.442.5340. Contact person: Dr. Pearce.
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05-99 to 04-01 Dental Hygienist for Jon Hubert, DDS (deceased), 3802 Colby Avenue, Everett,
WA.
10-98 to 02-00 Dental Hygienist for John Linvog, DDS, 3802 Colby, Everett, WA; 425.252.0311.
Contact persons: Dr. Linvog or Jayne Pickering.
02-98 to 05-99 Dental Hygienist for James Routledge, DDS (deceased), 7407 47th Avenue NE,
Marysville, WA.
11-93 to 12-97 Dental Hygienist for Health Centers of Northern New Mexico Peasco Dental
Clinic, P.O. Box 516, Peasco, NM; 505.5872809.
03-88 to 05-90 Defensive Driving Instructor for the Safety Office at New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003; Stewart P. Bean, Director (deceased). Certified to teach
a Defensive Driving course to state employees along with duties of tracking used
chemicals and contaminated seeds obtained from campus departments for
disposal.

EDUCATION

Western Washington University, Graduate School, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225;
Masters in Education Continuing and College Education, June 2009.

Clark Community College, Dental Hygiene Program, 1800 E. McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver,
WA 98663; Nitrous Oxide and Amalgam Carving certificate, July 1998.

University of New Mexico, Dental Hygiene Program, 2320 Tucker, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87031;
Associate in Dental Hygiene, May 1993; Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene, May 1994.

New Mexico State University, Registrars Office, Las Cruces, NM 88003; Associate in Pre-business
Administration, July 1990.

SOFTWARE SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and WordPerfect
Educational Platforms (Blackboard, Angel, and Canvas)

COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

October 2015 to present WSDHA President

October 2015 to October 2017 ADHA Delegate
October 2014 to October 2015 ADHA Alternate Delegate
October 2014 to October 2015 WSDHA President-Elect
December 2012 to February 2015 Snohomish Health District Dental Access Committee, Member
November 2012 to May 2015 Sno-Isle Technical Skills Center Advisory Board, Member
November 2011 to August 2013 Budget Committee for AFT Seattle Community Colleges Local
1789, Member
November 2009 to 2014 Snohomish County Dental Hygiene Society, Trustee
November 2010 to 2014 WSDHA Member Services Committee, Member
January 1998 to present WSDHA, Member
August 1991 to present ADHA, Member
August 1991 to December 1997 NMDHA, Member