Dawn Van Dresar

Dawn Van Dresar serves as an Instructor in the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry, leveraging over 23 years of hands-on clinical experience in private practice and periodontal offices to train future dental hygienists.

Her professional qualifications include:

• Dental Assisting program graduation (1996)
• SIAST Wascana Dental Hygiene program graduation (2001)

Transitioning from clinical practice to academia, she previously held a part-time Clinical Instructor position in the College's DMD program (2019-2021) before focusing on dental hygiene education. Her teaching methodology emphasizes practical skill development and patient-centered care, directly applying real-world clinical expertise to curriculum delivery for students entering the dental hygiene profession.