Larissa Voytek RDH, DipDH, BA, HBSc, MS (Ed.)

Larissa is and has been the Program Director of the Dental Hygiene Program at ODEI since September 2004. She completed an Honours Degree in Science from McMaster University, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Waterloo, a Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Masters of Science Degree in Education, with a specialization in Instructional Design for Online Learning, from Capella University. 

She is a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors and Hamilton and District Ambassador with the Ontario Dental Hygienists Association. She is also a member of the Education Advisory Committee with the Canadian Dental Hygiene Association and an item writer with the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board.  Larissa is an advocate for dental hygiene education and Private Career Colleges in Ontario. She has recently joined the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Career Colleges.

Larissa still actively works as a Self-Initiating Dental Hygienist in private practice. She is focused on quality education, compliance, effective communication and relationship building.