Where Passion Meets Education
Building a community of lifelong learners!
About Us
About FADE
Annual Meetings
Annual Meetings
Florida Allied Dental Educators (FADE) is an organization composed of Florida allied dental educators dedicated to raising awareness of the allied dental professions: Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting & Dental Laboratory Technology, and increasing communication and coordination among the institutions that educate new members of the allied dental professions.
Annual Meetings
Annual Meetings
Annual Meetings
FADE annual meetings provide an opportunity for in-person networking with other educators, courses in teaching methodology, and more! Come get those CEs and make some friends! Our 2025 meeting will be hosted by State College of Florida in Ocala.
Scholarships
Annual Meetings
Scholarships
The FADE Higher Education Scholarship Award recognizes and honors outstanding members from each Membership Section of the organization pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. There are award recipients selected from both the Dental Hygiene Section and the Dental Assisting/Dental Laboratory Technology Section of FADE during each awar
The FADE Higher Education Scholarship Award recognizes and honors outstanding members from each Membership Section of the organization pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. There are award recipients selected from both the Dental Hygiene Section and the Dental Assisting/Dental Laboratory Technology Section of FADE during each award year based upon the eligibility status of the applicants and a fully submitted, qualifying application.
FADE members can also apply for a scholarship award recognizing scholarly excellence in for professional development activities. Check out the application below!
Meet Our Board members
Barbara Hammaker, MHSc, BASDH, CRDH
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
FADE Executive Director - bhammake@broward.edu
My name is Barbara Hammaker and I am Interim Executive Director for FADE. I have been a licensed FL hygienist since 1977, and have been a dental hygiene educator for 30 years. Currently, I am Lead Dental Hygiene Instructor at Broward College (since 2010).
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
Sandra Lucarz, MBA H/M, CRDH
Melissa Miller, MPH, CRDH, CPH, CHES
Sandra Lucarz, MBA H/M, CRDH
FADE Secretary -
Sandra Lucarz graduated from St. Petersburg College with a degree in Dental Hygiene in 2016. Sandra earned her BASDH two years later from St. Petersburg College in 2018. In the midst of the pandemic, she enrolled at Western Governors University to obtain her MBA in Healthcare Management. She is curren
FADE Secretary -
Sandra Lucarz graduated from St. Petersburg College with a degree in Dental Hygiene in 2016. Sandra earned her BASDH two years later from St. Petersburg College in 2018. In the midst of the pandemic, she enrolled at Western Governors University to obtain her MBA in Healthcare Management. She is currently an instructor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Concorde Career Institute - Miramar. Sandra has also worked in a variety of dental settings as a clinical hygienist for 8 years.
Cindy Clements, MS, CRDH
Cindy Clements, MS, CRDH
Sandra Lucarz, MBA H/M, CRDH
FADE Dental Hygiene President -
cindy.clements@daytonastate.edu
Cindy Clements is the current Dental Hygiene President for FADE. She has been a licensed Florida dental hygienist since 2005, and a dental hygiene educator for fifteen years. Cindy has had the privilege of teaching in several dental hygiene programs, including Palm Beach State
FADE Dental Hygiene President -
cindy.clements@daytonastate.edu
Cindy Clements is the current Dental Hygiene President for FADE. She has been a licensed Florida dental hygienist since 2005, and a dental hygiene educator for fifteen years. Cindy has had the privilege of teaching in several dental hygiene programs, including Palm Beach State College, Broward College, and currently Daytona State College. She is passionate about teaching in the profession that has changed her life. She upholds the ideals that sharing, encouraging, and supporting each other, through our association, can enrich our programs, our colleagues, as well as the students we teach; and the Florida Allied Dental Educator's association gives us this opportunity.
Jessica Wade
Cindy Clements, MS, CRDH
Maryam Rahbari
Maryam Rahbari
Cindy Clements, MS, CRDH
Maryam Rahbari
FADE Dental Hygiene Secretary Elect
Betsy Boggie, BA, CRDH, DA
Betsy Boggie, BA, CRDH, DA
Betsy Boggie, BA, CRDH, DA
FADE - Membership Chair
I am Betsy Boggie, a BA graduate of the University of Connecticut ’85 and a CRDH graduate of Palm Beach State College ’96. For the past eight years I have been working as an adjunct instructor at PBSC and enjoy helping students learn to be skilled and ethical dental hygienists. I have worke
FADE - Membership Chair
I am Betsy Boggie, a BA graduate of the University of Connecticut ’85 and a CRDH graduate of Palm Beach State College ’96. For the past eight years I have been working as an adjunct instructor at PBSC and enjoy helping students learn to be skilled and ethical dental hygienists. I have worked in various private practice settings as a DA and a CRDH for over 40 years. When I am not in a clinic, I enjoy being a volunteer for Special Olympics/Special Smiles events and I love spending time with my husband Gordon, my English Pointer Arrow and many dear friends and family.