About: Nadine Russell, RDH
Ms. Russell is a registered dental hygienist with a 15-year career span in the dental profession. She has diverse work experience, including periodontal and orthodontic practices, but most significantly, a specialty anesthesia practice where she had the opportunity to obtain valuable knowledge and skills working with individuals with special needs and those with dental phobias. Currently, she is a practicing clinical hygienist in general practice as well as an independent dental hygiene practice. She is a continuing education speaker with RDHU (rdhu.ca) and The Unique Dental Hygiene Professional Development Center, with her primary presentation focus on working with individuals with exceptional needs. As a mother of a child with autism spectrum disorder, she advocates not only for her daughter affected by this neurological disorder, but for all individuals with special needs, by helping clients, her peers, and other dental health professionals recognize the unmet dental needs of this population. A committed lifelong learner, she is an active member of Ontario Dental Hygienists? Association and Canadian Dental Hygienists? Association, a member of the Dental Hygienist Periodontal Study Club of Toronto, while maintaining an active registration with the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario. She can be reached via e-mail at nadine-russell@hotmail.com.