Amy Teague, B.S.D.H., R.D.H., M.S.

Contact

ateague@twu.edu
940-898-2874
MCL 911H

Biography

Amy Teague is a clinical professor, the Senior Clinic coordinator and Dual Enrollment Dental Hygiene Program coordinator. She has been practicing dental hygiene since 1991 with an emphasis on clinical practice and dental hygiene education. She earned her master's degree at TWU in Health Studies with a focus on higher education. She teaches the dental hygiene process of care to undergraduate students and coordinates the second-year dental hygiene clinics. She has served as a QEP Fellow, an Experiential Student Scholar Mentor, and an Academic Affairs Faculty Fellow. Her research has included elements of dental hygiene care, and implant care, and she has researched educational outcomes in the TWU Dual Dental Hygiene Program, as well as, high versus low volume evacuation during ultrasonic use.

Education

M.S., Health Studies, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
BSDH, Dental Hygiene, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Expertise

Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice; General and Prosthetic Dentistry; Dual Dental Hygiene Program Curriculum Design; Dual Dental Hygiene Program Collaboration

Recent Presentations

Unveiling the Effectiveness of Suction Devices
American Dental Hygienist Association Annual Conference (2024)
Poster | Amy Teague

Aerosol Control Effectiveness of Stationary HVE Compared to LVE
ADEA Allied Program Directors' Conference (2022)
Poster | Amy Teague

Hand-held HVE Systems vs. Slow Speed Suction During Ultrasonic Usage
American Dental Hygienist Association Annual Conference (2021)
Poster | Amy Teague

Educator's Workshop: TWU Dental Hygiene Dual Enrollment
American Dental Hygienists' Association 95th Annual Conference (2018)
Faculty Workshop | Amy Teague, Joanna Allaire

Professional Affiliations

• American Dental Educators Association
• American Dental Hygienists' Association
• Dental Hygiene Educators of Texas
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Phi Alpha

Honors & Awards

• Excellence in Academic Partnership, Texas Woman's University (2024)
• TWU College of Health Sciences Teaching Award, TWU College of Health Sciences (2022)
• Lamar Medal Award, Awarded by the Celina Masonic Lodge (2018)