Jarrell named Health Care Hero | ULM Forum 2-17-12
Smiles are said to be contagious, and thanks to the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Beverly Jarrell, countless individuals in the Louisiana Delta have more reason to show them.
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Jarrell, ULM's Dental Hygiene Department head and program director, has dedicated four decades of service and tireless energy to promoting and ensuring excellent oral health in the region, and she was recently recognized as a Health Care Hero by DeltaStyle Magazine for her devotion.
In 1972, recognizing the need for more dental hygienists to provide improved oral health care in rural communities in northeast Louisiana, Jarrell developed and implemented the Dental Hygiene Program at ULM.
She has taught more than 800 dental hygiene professionals, and through the department's continuing education program, numerous other dental health professionals have benefited from her wisdom and experience.
Jarrell's impact on health care in the region can be seen in the services provided by ULM Dental Hygiene students and faculty through clinical rotations at the ULM Dental Hygiene Clinic located in Caldwell Hall; Riser School Dental Hygiene Clinic in West Monroe; the Overton Brooks Veteran's Hospital in Shreveport; and formerly at the Ouachita Parish Health Unit.
Since 2010, children and adults in Ouachita, Morehouse and East Carroll parishes have received dental hygiene care provided by the ULM Mobile Dental Hygiene Unit.
Air Date:
Fri, 02/17/2012