DHS Testimonials
2008
BOSTON
**The speakers were great- the book is awesome and focuses our
attention to specifics. – Sarah Kirkpatrick, Cape Cod Community
College
**I found this very helpful
especially with the presenters telling what has been on the Boards
previously. Great job! I liked that the presenters were so enthusiastic
about their particular subjects – that kept me interested
and awake…. A good weekend. THANKS!
-Jessica Sargo, Cape Cod Community College
**This was a very helpful
seminar! Thanks for all the hard work that went into making our
Boards less stressful!! The presenters were very personable –
very nice and approachable people. Loved all the encouragement
and reassurance. Thank You! – Amanda Kimball, University
of New England
DALLAS
**Excellent speakers – energetic and authoritative –
it’s clear they’ve done their homework. Thank you
for explaining how Boards are graded. Great management of large
group of people – frequent breaks were great! Very organized
and concise– all of the tidbits regarding questions on previous
board exams – thank you! –Sharon Renee Young, LSU
**Before coming to this review, I was
worried and overwhelmed regarding the National Board and not really
sure how to study. This has made me feel like I am prepared to
tackle the National Board. The hotel has made this experience
wonderful – very pleased with the services and refreshments
provided. I loved the way the material was presented. The speakers
were great and the Review book will be a lifesaver!! Everything
about this seminar was wonderful, I’m very glad I was able
to attend. – Laura Franco, Midwestern State
**So impressed with the quality of speakers
and info! I am so glad to have been in the audience and to receive
this amazingly organized and clear book! – Anne Pignanelli,
M.C.C., Bradenton, Fl.
**This review was excellent. As a class
we were overwhelmed with the idea of boards being so soon and
not feeling prepared. Your review gave us the tools we needed
to prepare for the exam. The room was the perfect size and refreshments
were excellent and very appreciated. THANK YOU! –Darbi Davis,
Northeast Texas Community College
**The speakers were extremely knowledgeable
and knew how to keep the audience’s attention with humor,
succinctness and even recognized the need for stretching exercises.
The Power Point slides and three screens were ingenious and visually
pleasing. I liked the manual with the condensed material needed
to pass boards. The door prizes and short activities with students
were fun! I’m not a student, but faculty member and appreciated
all of the emphasis on stress management and specific past board
questions. – Kelly Muhney, RDH, MS, Faculty Baylor College
of Dentistry.
ATLANTA
**I liked the easy format of the book to study and great organized
charts and examples of Board questions. – Heather Adams,
Chattanooga State
**Excellent presenters, very informative,
helps reinforce what is the most important things to know for
Boards. All presenters were very enthusiastic about the subject
matter they covered. Very encouraging to me! The subject matter
was was simplified, as opposed to having to read all the textbooks
you have to study for Boards. You have the best instructors to
teach the material! – Shamia Ferguson, Tennessee State
**I can’t describe how much I loved
this seminar. I feel more confident and prepared t take the board
exam. Wonderful experience, I would recommend this to anyone!
– Brianne Murphy, Pasco Hernando Community College
**There’s no question in my mind
that this review is an essential part of preparing for the board.
I’m definitely satisfied and feel that I’m one step
closer to reaching my dream and becoming an RDH. The speakers
were wonderful and knowledgeable in their fields. This review
made me feel better about what I’ve learned and has prepared
me further in tackling the test ahead. –Yaslin Filpo, Fayetteville
Technical Community College
**This board review was perfect. I went
over things that my mind did not remember! I was so pleased with
the presenters and their enthusiasm. I loved it!! – Eboni
Gordon, Tennessee State
CHICAGO
**This is, by far, the best review seminar out there. The speakers
are very good .. they know their topics and show genuine concern
for students’ success. Keep up the great work!! –
Renee Fox, RDH, M.Ed., Program Director, Oakland Community College
**I couldn’t be happier about my
decision to attend this seminar. I feel so prepared now. My classmates
chose other reviews to go to – I can’t wait to share
my knowledge with them! I will recommend this seminar to all future
students!! – Rhonda Ernst, CCC, Hastings, NE.
**I liked… the reinforcement of
everything we’ve learned so far. Broke the material down,
made it understandable and not overwhelming. – Jessica Massey,
Parkland College
**All the speakers were excellent! I feel
so much better about Boards after this weekend. Thanks so much
for the positive reinforcement we so badly needed! I LOVED this
review! Thank You!! – MaryBeth Baubee, Oakland Community
College
**I’m so glad this is offered. I
never felt so relieved. . The speakers were awesome. It was so
organized… the best review I’ve done! -Courtney Grawey,
Parkland College
COLUMBUS, OHIO
**I just came back from another review in Chicago. It wasn’t
half as good as this one. I really feel motivated to study and
have more confidence in myself. Even presenting the “dry
material” was interesting and very enjoyable. The speakers
had great personalities!
-Marshalene Scarberry, Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
**Love the book!! This will absolutely
be my major source for studying for Boards. I liked having different
speakers – all were informative, very knowledgeable and
entertaining. They covered a lot of information but kept it light
by sharing stories, cute pictures and jokes! – Sarah Cornwell,
Raymond Walters, Univ. of Cincinnati.
**I feel a lot better about taking Boards.
I want to go home and study then come back the week before Board
to refresh. It was a great experience. We had very good food and
excellent food. I think I slept better in the hotel bed than in
my own bed. Excellent speakers – I originally didn’t
want to come because I thought it would be horrible listening
to three days of lecture. Honestly, it didn’t even feel
like lectures – all the speakers were great!!-Ashlie Anderson,
Westmoreland County Community College.
**I liked everything about the seminar.
I really enjoyed the different presenters and how everyone wants
us to succeed and pass our boards. All the presenters were energetic
and they each had a unique way of explaining each topic. All presenters
knew the right time to give us breaks so we could come back refreshed.
I couldn’t have asked for a better Board review. It was
great and I wouldn’t change a thing. Thank your for all
the information and confidence I need to pass my Boards!!-Jamie
Corbin, Youngstown State University.
**A lot of helpful info. The best $400
I’ve spent in a long time! Great snacks, refreshments, speakers
and room!! I love the t-shirts and door prizes! – Angelique
Ozcelik, Columbus State Community College
SACRAMENTO
**All the speakers were excellent!! They were very knowledgeable
on their subjects and presented in an organized understandable
format. It helped clarify information that we previously learned
in our programs. The mock questions and study tips are extremely
helpful. – Kristy Clark, Cabrillo College
**Best money I have ever spent!! Would recommend it to everyone.
I feel so much more prepared. – Michelle Glynn, Yakima Valley
Community College
**Awesome seminar. I walked out of it feeling very motivated and
confident to face the NB. The daily continental breakfasts and
nice breaks, including the TexMex snacks were awesome! Awesome
speakers with every intention to make every effort to help us
PASS the National Board! – Socorro Angela Escobar, University
of the Pacific
**This was an awesome review. I can’t think of anything
you could do to improve this seminar. All of my future students
will thank you all! –Elena Francisco, University of the
Pacific (faculty).
**This was so helpful and worth every penny! I don’t know
how anyone could take the
Board without it. All of the instructors made this seminar awesome.
The book that you provided was awesome! – Nicole Cauvin,
Yakima Valley Community College
LONG BEACH
**I have been so impressed. I can’t imagine taking the board
without this. I feel encouraged and prepared. I like that the
speakers are current instructors. They seem genuinely interested
in our doing well and are very up to date on what we are learning.
I appreciated the simplicity and telling us what we really need
to know. –Becky Baker, Oxnard College
**Very helpful to get me thinking about
narrowing down everything I know to focus for the Board exam.
The speakers are all excellent, very knowledgeable, funny and
really care about the profession and our success. – Dannielle
Parker, USC
**I am very pleased with the quality of the book, the lectures,
and the speakers – everything. I’m feeling really
prepared to have one month of EFFICIENT studying. – Katie
Worley, Cypress College
**I really liked the enthusiasm of the presenters. It focused
my areas of need for further studying. – Alison Corwin,
WLAC
**Now I feel like I might actually pass Boards! The variety of
the instructors made it easier to pay attention to each new subject.
The book is great – I love all of the “sample”
questions. The enthusiasm of the instructors was extremely helpful
and held my attention. –Jaime Kirby, Taft College
TALLAHASSEE
**What a wonderful learning weekend. DHSeminar has been so helpful
in preparing me for the Board. Thank you for what you do and for
the passion you have. It was an awesome weekend!! The presentations
were very effective and passionate – DHS has an amazing
staff!! All the speakers were so knowledgeable and helpful in
giving us the information we NEED for the board. I am so happy
we chose DHS for our board review. You guys are awesome!! THANK
YOU!! – Candace Donley, Santa Fe Community College
**$400 – What an awesome, cheap amount for the HIGH standard
of learning I received. Y’all are AWESOME! Everyone’s
positive attitude and eagerness to “pump us up”! Great,
Great, Great! – Tineka Ingram, Darton College
**I learned a lot, got to remember a lot; the speakers were awesome,
I teared up and will pass this seminar down to the next group!
I was impressed with the great food, snacks, breakfast, etc. Obviously
you guys thought about us and care! I liked the encouragement,
excitement, motivation, care and concern from everyone here. I
feel so good about hygiene – I needed this! –Bianca
Haas, Hillsborough Community College
** So worth the money!! I feel so motivated and ready to take
the National Board! Thank you! I liked everything about this seminar
– great food, great service, nice people – great speakers,
food, facilities – but most importantly, Priceless Information!!
You all did an awesome job and it was worth it! – Carmen
Laguna, St. Petersburg College
**The review was amazing. I feel so comfortable
with boards now. The speakers were great and kept my attention
with great presentations. I liked the variety of speakers and
teaching methods. I feel that this seminar can help anyone with
their preparations for Boards! Thank you for doing such a wonderful
seminar. – Yvonne Skelton, Santa Fe C.C.
" You have put on a great
review! I didn't think it was possible to have so many awesome
presenters assembled in one location! The conference room and
hotel were excellent-the entire staff was friendly, helpful and
attentive. Great facility! Great Review! "-Sarah
Ramsay, Armstrong Atlantic state University
"It was absolutely incredible!! I
am now excited about taking the Board! The Teachers were incredible.
I am so glad that I came. The teachers were so knowledgeable!
I loved coming to Review because it made me feel confident about
passing! "- Heather Hendrickson, Utah valley State
College
I feel less anxious and more prepared to
study – the materials were well-organized – it would
have taken me weeks to sift through two years and many boxes of
old information. You provided me with only the necessary information
needed. – Rochelle Carr, IUSD
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
You have made my life one million times easier in studying the
Board. It was a great confidence booster and I feel like I can
take all the information and do well on the exam."
- Ashley Ercanbrack, Utah valley state College
"The review course has given me a
new outlook on Board. I'm still worried and nervous but not as
much. The food, snacks, etc. were great! This seminar was probably
the best thing I could have done. It has been so helpful. I don't
know if I could make it without it!" Vanessa
Lynn Sullens, Lanier Technical College
"I now finally feel like I am ready
to sit down and study for boards. All the instructors were very
helpful in giving ways to remember only what we need to know.
Everything you did was perfect! You all helped us to know what
we need to know and to make sure we were comfortable during the
seminar."- Jessica Metts, West Liberty state
College
"The review course was better then
I thought it could be. Awesome job! THANK YOU! I enjoyed all the
speakers. I felt that they cared and it was their job to get us
to pass. I enjoyed the organization and felt it was very professional.
The whole experience has given me the confidence and knowledge
to succeed. THANK YOU!" - Beth Hoffman, Youngstown
state
"Before the review, I was stressed
and scared for the National Board. After the review, I found NEW
hope! It was a great investment for my career. I WILL pass the
National Board!!"- Jacquiline Becera, Loma Linda
University
"I felt this is the most comprehensive
review available. The speakers were very knowledgeable about Boards
and able to break information down into manageable pieces. Don't
change a thing!"- Karen Wisnewski, Oakland Community
College
"I thought that for an all-weekend
course, I would be all stressed out and drained. But, now I feel
energized and pumped to take the Board!"- Melissa
Studer, state University
"I am going to tell the juniors not
to waste their $$ on Board Review books and flashcards and just
take this course. I feel so confident, not only will I pass the
Boards but I know I will make an A!"- BD,CCSU
"This seminar was excellent--well-organized
and informative! I loved the enthusiastic personalities of the
speakers and all of the pictures in the presentations. Don't change
a thing! It was VERY impressive in comparison to other board reviews
that I've attended."- April Rozanslai, West Central
Technical College
I don’t think that there could possibly
be a better review course. It was very helpful. The speakers were
great – I was entertained by the informative presentations.
They allowed breaks and jokes to keep my attention. The more up-beat,
the more I pay attention. I’m very impressed by the organization
of the review and the knowledge of the speakers. My confidence
has been given a HUGE boost which will benefit me when studying
for the boards. – Natalie Underhill, Tulsa Community
College
This was the best decision I’ve made
since choosing the DH profession. It really gave me confidence
to get 100 on the Board! – Tammy Maki, Pima
Community College
I learned so many extra things that were
not discussed back at my school. I know that coming here puts
me ahead of the gang. I feel so much more confident walking away
from this seminar! – Natalee Antenen –
UTHSCSA
This review exceeded all my expectations!
I feel confident that I will pass the board with flying colors!
Excellent speakers with a great format! – Cherie
Reese CCSN Las Vegas
I can’t believe that out of a class
of 38, only 11 of my classmates attended. I hesitated myself at
first, but thanked God the whole time I was here. I would have
been lost without this. I feel this seminar really provided me
the organization I need to study. I will definitely encourage
anyone that asks, to GO! The seminar was awesome. I really liked
own organized this was. The three screens helped all of us to
see. ALL the speakers really caught and kept my attention! –
Karen Foster, University of Texas at Houston
The seminar was extremely helpful and completely
worth the weekend. I really liked the condensed information and
genuine care on how we will do on boards. It helps you create
positivity and much more confidence. This review was GREAT! I
would recommend it to anyone. Very thorough, but also very focused!
The motivation that is created in this environments helps us,
as students, get focused, and organized to prepare over the next
few months – Much needed at this point in our education.
– Laura Shelnutt, U. of A for Med. Sciences
I am so prepared for this exam. Scared?
Nope! Not anymore. Thank you for what you do! – Amy
Smejkal, Coastal Bend College
I went to another seminar with another
company and it was not nearly as good as this one. There were
only 1-3 speakers (boring!). On of scale of 1 – 10; they
were between 1 and 2; you were absolutely a 10!! I liked everything
about the seminar – the speakers, the breaks, the food and
snacks. All the presentations were great! –Isabel
C. Lune, Fresno City College
The speakers were outstanding!! All of
them were so knowledgeable and excited about teaching. I never
knew you could make Dental Hygiene SO much fun – especially
for three days! Money well-spent!! – Edith Woolfolk,
Taft College
Wonderful speakers! Each topic is very
well reviewed and presented in a fun manner. The energy of the
speakers throughout the review was excellent! I had no idea it
could be so much fun! -Jessica Whitford, University
of Hawaii
The speakers were high energy and I have
never been to a conference that was so beneficial and rewarding.
Give yourselves a hand!! – Heather Martin, Cerritos
College
I will definitely recommend it! I’ll
even contemplate coming back for CE’s and a fantastic review
in the future! Everything was so positive! You focused on what
we knew and didn’t try to “unteach” anything.
Nobody put down the way we’ve been taught. The “learning
Lunch” was inspirational and motivational! –Cayla
Day, IUSB
I learned so much more that I imagined.
It’s never been so much fun to learn! I loved all of the
energy and great sense of humor of the presenters. Each one had
so much personality! You’ve accomplished the BEST Board
Review. It was well worth every penny! Nancy Husted,
USC
This was one of the greatest experiences
I have had in Hygiene School. The speakers were some of the greatest
people I have ever seen speak. They were so motivating. I was
SO impressed! - Katie Crone, Chabot College
I had been told by some instructors and
seniors that graduated last year that the review wasn’t
very helpful. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY TALKING ABOUT!! This review
was fantastic and it’s been a life-saver for me! I couldn’t
believe that a whole quarter’s worth of information from
a class is condensed into packets of JUST what we need! - Cressie
Bridges- LLU
I believe this board review will be a great
help to me. I can’t believe it’s not required for
all students to attend. I was so frustrated using Mosby’s
– This book we received really clarified topics. All the
people who spoke were excellent! – Elisa Palmbos,
Chicago
I am so glad I signed up and came to this
seminar. I feel it is a very good prep course. I liked that it
helped me focus and helped me get motivated to study. All of the
instructors were very helpful and the book is wonderful! It was
excellent, I wouldn’t change a thing! All the speakers are
very knowledgeable and enthusiastic – THANK YOU!- Khushbu
Wali, University of the Pacific
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