Biography
Justine Ponce, RDH, MS is currently Assistant Professor and Junior Clinic Coordinator at the University of New Mexico, Division of Dental Hygiene. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Dental Hygiene from UNM and has been practicing dental hygiene, while teaching part time since graduation. Professor Ponce?s research focuses on ergonomics and clinical dental hygiene.
While in school, Justine received the Future Leader Award, the Irene Navarre Advancement Award and was inducted into the Sigma Phi Alpha, the national dental hygiene honor society.
Achievements & Awards
Dental Hygiene Irene Navarre Award
Dental Hygiene Honors Society Sigma Phi Alfa
Languages
- English
Courses Taught
DEHY 301 Assistant Professor
DEHY 302 Assistant Professor
DEHY 303 Assistant Professor
DEHY 304 Assistant Professor
DEHY 320 Assistant Professor
DEHY 312 Lab Instructor
Research and Scholarship
Focus in ergonomics and clinical outcomes. Published article in the April 2021 Vol. 95-No. 2 edition of the Journal of Dental Hygiene titled, Evaluating the Prevelance of Muscoloskeletal Neck Pain in Dental Hygiene Students.