Phone:

260.257.6829

Email:

mannn@iu.edu

Department:

IU School of Dentistry—Fort Wayne

Campus:

IU Fort Wayne

Biographical statement

I am a Clinical Professor of Dental Hygiene at Indiana University Fort Wayne School of Dentistry, Division of Allied Dental Education, Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am a graduate of East Tennessee State University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Indiana University. I have lived abroad and taught internationally. After earning six state licenses, I have worked in periodontal practices in the south and throughout the mid-west. Currently I am the Clinic II coordinator and teach periodontics, community dental hygiene and dental public health. I am an international professional educator in Asia and the Pacific Rim and consult on dental hygiene education and dental hygiene curriculum. I serve on mission trips to the Dominican Republic and provide educational consulting resources for a mission agency. Currently I am a peer reviewer for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and the International Journal of Dental Hygiene and have authored textbook chapters as well as peer reviewed articles. I am a new examiner for the CDCA clinical dental hygiene licensure examination, as well as a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and Indiana Dental Hygienists' Association.

Education

• Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene, East Tennessee State University
• Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Education, 1981, Loyola University of Chicago
• Master of Science in Post-Secondary Education, 2000, Indiana University

Professional activities

• International Federation of Dental Hygiene
• American Association for Community Dental Programs
• American Dental Education Association
• American Dental Hygienists’ Association
• Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association
• Isaac Knapp Dental Hygienists’ Association

Scholarly/research activities

• Mann, N.K. (2018, June). 6-Day Advanced Dental Hygiene Education Faculty Training for hygienists and dentists at Yantai Dental Hospital, Yantai, China.
• Mann, N.K. (2018, June). Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy full day seminars with half day lecture and half day hands-on instrumentation simulation lab in the following locations:
  • Jinan Dental University, Jinan, China.
  • Nanjing University School of Dentistry, Nanjing, China
  • Chongquing Dental Training Center, Chongquing, China
• Mann, N.K. (2018, June). The 5 Keys for Successful Hand Instrumentation, National University, Manila, Philippines, for junior dental and dental hygiene students.
• Mann, N.K. (2018, June). Tobacco Cessation, National University, Manila, Philippines. All day seminar to dentists and junior dental hygiene students.
• Mann, N.K. (2018, July). Update in Dental Hygiene: 15/16 and 17/18 Gracey. Full day continuing education course for RDH’s with lecture and hands on training in these locations:
  • Hu-Friedy Training Center: Tokyo, Japan
  • Yamagata Dental Hygiene Program (Alumni Day): Yamagata, Japan
• Mann, N.K. (2018, July). Review of Ergonomics, Sterilization, and Periodontal Assessment for the Junior Dental Hygiene Student. Half Day Seminar, given in:
  • Fukuoka, Japan
  • Nagoya, Japan
  • Yamagata, Japan
• Mann, N.K. (2018, July). Dental Hygiene Education Methodology. Full day seminar sponsored by Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Inc. LLC given for dental hygiene educators in:
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Nagoya, Japan
• Mann, N.K. (2017, July). The 5 Keys to Success for Hand Instrumentation. Invited by the Taiwan Periodontal Association, Taipei, Taiwan, sponsored by Yong Shay Dental.
• Mann, N. K. (2017, July). Multiple presentations to multiple professional audiences in Japan, China, and Manila, Philippines. Information available upon request.
• Mann, N.K. (2016, July). The Relationship between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Health. Sponsored by the Korean Dental Hygienists’ Association and Shinhung Dental Corporation. Seoul, Korea.
• Mann, N.K. (2016, July). Instrument Sharpening. Lecture and hands-on half day course. Sponsored by the Korean Dental Hygienists’ Association and Shinhung Dental Corporation. Seoul, Korea.
• Mann, N.K. (2016, July). Non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard. 3-hour Morning Lectures presented at the following locations in Japan and Korea with 3-hour afternoon hands-on simulated labs in the afternoon at all locations.
  1. Fukuoka – Dental Hygiene Educator's Association
  2. Osaka - Dental Educator’s Association
  3. Nagoya – Dental Educator’s Association
  4. Tokyo - Staff training and evening presentation to Dental Educator’s Association
• Mann, N.K. (2016, May). Non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard. 3-hour Morning Lectures presented at the following locations in China with 3-hour afternoon hands-on simulated labs in the afternoon at all locations.
  1. Hangzhou- Top Choice Dental Hospital
  2. Shanghai – Dental Educator’s Association; 2-day Train the Trainer program on evaluating to clinical competency. Nenjie Dental Training Center.
  3. Wuhan – Wuhang Dental Hospital (#2 Dental School in China)
  4. Chengdu – Huaxi Dental Hospital (#1 Dental School in China)
• Mann, N.K. (2016, May). Non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard. 3-hour Morning Lectures presented at the following locations in Manila, Philippines (Philippines Dental Association Annual Session) with 3-hour afternoon hands-on simulated labs in the afternoon at all locations.
  1. Philippines Dental Association Audience
  2. Philippines Dental Educator’s Association
  3. Philippines Dental Hygienists’ Association
• Mann, N.K. (2015, October-November). Non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard. 3-hour Morning Lectures presented at the following locations in China with 3-hour afternoon hands-on simulated labs in the afternoon at all locations.
  1. Beijing Stomotological Hospital; Capital Medical University, Beijing.
  2. China Medical University, Shenyang.
  3. The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao.
  4. The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Communication University. Xi’an.
  5. Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai
  6. Guangzhou Vertical City Hotel, Guangzhou.
• Mann, N.K. (2015, November). Hand Instruments used in non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard. Lecture with demonstrations to 4th year dental students at Western University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Mann, N.K. (2015, November). Hand skills lab on sickle and universal scalers with area specific curet review. Workshop with demonstration to faculty and graduate perio fellows. Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Mann, N.K. (2015, November). Non-surgical periodontal therapy: the gold standard and instrument sharpening. 3-hour afternoon course for grad perio residents including international students completing perio fellowship. Mahidol University School of Dentistry, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Mann, N. K. (2015, January). Oral health in pregnancy. Train the Trainer II, Health Prevention at the Community Level. Cien Fuegos, Dominican Republic. [Spanish translation by Dr. Sophia Gomez]

Awards

• Health Education Vitality Award from McMillen Center, Fort Wayne—Innovation in Challenge Award, College of Health and Human Services, IPFW
• 1st annual Community Service Award, College of Health and Human Services, IPFW
• The William Wrigley Tobacco Intervention Award, American Dental Hygienists’ Association
• Outstanding Leadership Award in Tobacco Cessation
• Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Indiana Dental Hygienist of the Year for Community Service, Indiana Dental Hygienists’ Association 

Publications

• MannN., (2018). Providing Culturally Competent Care. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 16(4): 54.
• Mann,N., (2018). The blended approach to instrumentation. Mentor. 2018;9(1): 30-33.
• Mann, N., (2016). The blended approach to instrumentation. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 14(11). 45-50. Special Supplement. 
• Mann, N.K., Seabury, H.A., (2015). mHealth: Is there a place for text messages in in oral health? Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 13(11).
• Mann N., Hayes, M. (2015). Deliver culturally competent care. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 13(1) 62-65,
• Poling, D, Mann, N. (2015). Why the role of primary care is so important to elderly oral health. ADVANCE for NPs & PAs. 
• Mann N. K. (2015). Providing Dental Care to Burmese Populations. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, October 2015;13(10):68.
• Mann N, Seabury, H. (2015). Harness the Power of Mobile Technology. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, November 2015;13(11):16–18. 
• Mann N. K. (2014). Oral health education materials for Burmese who speak Karen. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene,
• Stephan, C., Wright, R. Cooper, M., Mann, N., Jacks, M. (2014). A pilot study: An evaluation of periodontal assessment procedures among Indiana dental hygienists. Journal of the Indiana Dental Association.
• Mann N.K. (2013). Providing care to Hmong patients. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 11(12):76 
• McComas, M., Wright, R., Mann, N., Cooper, M., & Jacks, M. (2013). A pilot study: Examining M-OSCE as a method to measure dental hygiene students’ critical thinking. Journal of Dental Education. 77:485-493. Note: In 2014, this article won the American Dental Education Association Olav Alvares Award for the best article published in the Journal of Dental Education in 2013.
• Mann N. K. (2013). Implement the BATHE technique into clinical care. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 3, 74. 
• Mann N. K. (2011). The history of dental hygiene in South Korea. Journal of the History of Dentistry, 59, 94-100. 
• Mann, N. K., & Cooper, M. D. (2011). Hand health. How to prevent and manage soft tissue disorders of the hands. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, 9, 72-75. 
• Mann, N. K. (2010). Phytochemicals: The colors of the new millennium. 
• Kim, S. H., Kim, M. K., Oh, S. H., & Mann, N. K. (2009). The implementation status of the dental hygiene curriculum in Korea and the comparison with the US ADA standard. The Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene Education, 9, 229-247.