South Korean Dental Students Tour MCCC Clinic

Blue Bell, Pa.—Twelve students and one instructor from Daejeon Health Sciences College in Daejeon, South Korea toured and observed procedures in Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Dental Hygiene Clinic on Feb. 2 as part of a three-day visit to the Philadelphia region.

The group has been New York City since Jan. 16 as part of a study abroad experience coordinated by Manhattan dentist Dr. Paul Sui, through which the students are experiencing dentistry and dental hygiene education as they are practiced in the United States. The group has spent time at Columbia University, New York University, and at several private dental practices.

MCCC alumna Lillian Caperila, who is a manager and international presenter of professional continuing education for Premier Dental Products Co. in Plymouth Meeting, arranged the three-day Philadelphia trip, which had the students visiting University of Pennsylvania, MCCC and Premier’s manufacturing facility, along with some sight seeing.

“Daejeon Health Sciences College uses dental instruments that are manufactured right here in Philadelphia, so the students got to see how the instruments they use every day are made,” Caperila explained.

At MCCC, the Daejeon students observed MCCC students and faculty treat patients in the Dental Hygiene Clinic, located at the Central Campus in Blue Bell. Through formal and informal discussions, including a pizza lunch, both groups of students were able to about each other’s education and culture. The Daejeon students also toured the campus and met with MCCC Provost Dr. Vicki Bastecki-Perez and Dental Hygiene Program Director Jenny Sheaffer.

MCCC Announces New Employees In Enrollment Services, Alumni Relations

Blue Bell/Pottstown, PA— Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) welcomes two new administrators to fill roles that are critical to the institution’s mission of promoting student success and alumni outreach.

New hires include Stephanie Prazenka, Lansdale, associate director of records and registration, and Stephanie Wittig, West Chester, director of alumni relations and special programs.

Stephanie Prazenka comes to MCCC from Widener University, where she served as assistant registrar. Prior to Widener, she held the position of assistant director for Arcadia University’s School of Business MBA program. In her new role as associate director of records and registration, she is responsible for the management, maintenance, security and integrity of the College’s academic records, among other duties.

Prazenka holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from St. Joseph’s University, as well as a Master of Education from Widener University.

Stephanie Wittig previously served as assistant director of development with Penn State University, Harrisburg, before being hired by MCCC as associate director of annual and alumni programs in 2013. In her new role as director of alumni relations and special programs, she coordinates the Foundation’s annual giving programming, organizes cultivation events, and oversees Alumni Association activities, among other responsibilities.

Wittig holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Penn State University.