Patty Wilt (5 Stars)

Patty Wilt

Specialty: Registered Dental Hygienist

Alma Mater: Sinclair Community College, University of Southern California

Spouse: Mike

Children: Lindsay, Michael and Christopher

Hobbies: Movies, sewing, crafts, scrap booking and spending time with my family

Professional Organizations: Dayton Dental Hygiene Associations, Ohio Dental Hygiene Association, American Dental Hygiene Association

Special Honors:Guest lecturer on implants at Sinclair Community College, Continuing Educator on Advance Instrumentation with Anna Pattison at Sinclair Community College, Chair Person of Dayton Dental Hygiene, Community Dental Health Committee

Professional Accomplishments:

• Coordinate with Dr. Jim Mason, our Pediatric Dentist to help children and families learn to prevent decay and gum disease.
• Certified to provide x-rays and sealants to help identify and prevent tooth decay
• Coordinate with Dr. Hamal, our Periodontist to treat mild to advanced cases of gum disease to help people keep their teeth and avoid gum surgery.
• Help patients who have had gum surgery by providing a coordinated periodontal maintenance approach for all follow up visits.
• Whiten patient’s teeth – using white strips, in-office one visit whitening and take home tray methods.
• Certified to provide local anesthesia (shots) to help patients be comfortable during their visit
• Coordinate with Dr. Khan to help patients with braces to keep their teeth and gums healthy during treatment.
• Coordinate visits with all our specialists and answer questions on any procedure a patient wants in dentistry – from implants to dentures, to hospital sedation for children, I work with our Pediatric Dentist, Orthodontist, Prosthodontist and Periodontist extensively.
• Certified by the state of Ohio to provide flexible scheduling (evenings and weekend) even when a dentist is not present if you need a special time; I have special certification for unsupervised hygiene.
• Trained in coordination with Dr. Hamal to treat complex gum disease with bone loss. Trained in non-surgical, chemical, control of advancing bone loss
• Basic Life Support certified
• Trained to treat clients with complex health problems
• Trained in special needs of the elderly
• Trained in managing a personal assistant

My Special Story:

My father is a retired dentist. I started working with him when I was 13 years old.
I have worked through all aspects of a dental office, except a dentist. I wanted to help my father by lightening his workload and make an impact in people’s lives so I became a Dental Hygienist!

I have learned a lot from my father and our wonderful patients who are my family. I decided I wanted to be the best I could. I furthered my education at University of Dayton and University of Southern California. While teaching at Sinclair and USC, I tried to instill in the students to be the best they can be.

I am most proud of remembering my very first hygiene patient in June of 82’ and still having him as a patient and most valued friend. Thanks Kevin!