Cerritos College
Dental Assisting Faculty
Donna Wedell, R.D.A., C.D.A., M.A.
Program Director, Dental Assisting Professor
Contact: dwedell@cerritos.edu
Direct line: 562-860-2461 x2575
Donna holds an Associate of Arts degree from Rio Hondo College; her Baccalaureate degree in Vocational Education from California State University Los Angeles and her Master's degree in Education-Vocational Education from California State University San Bernardino.
Additionally, Donna holds a Clear Community College teaching credential from UCLA. She has been an instructor in the Dental Assisting program since January 1982 and director of the program since 2008.
Ms. Wedell teaches Introduction to Chairside Assisting, Introduction to Operatory Procedures, Advanced Chairside Assisting, Dental Office Management and Clinical II Cooperative Office Training.
Lydia Cosio, R.D.A., C.D.A., B.A.
Dental Assisting Instructor
Contact: lcosio@cerritos.edu
Direct line: 562-860-2461 x2787
Lydia Cosio is an alumna of the Cerritos College Dental Assisting program, and holds her Associate of Arts degree from Cerritos College. She has also earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Occupational Studies from California State University Long Beach.
Ms. Cosio has over 25 years of chairside experience in general, private practice and has been an instructor at Cerritos College for over 28 years. She currently teaches Dental Radiology, Dental Science and Advanced Chairside Assisting
Jean Quirk, R.D.A., C.D.A., B.S.
Dental Assisting Instructor
Contact: jquirk@cerritos.edu
Jean has earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Education from California State University, Long Beach.
Working in the dental field for over 30 years, most of Jean's experience has been in Orthodontics.
With over 9 years of teaching experience at Cerritos College, Jean currently teaches Dental Radiology and Dental Science.
Marisol Saucedo, R.D.A., C.D.A., B.S.
Dental Assisting Instructor
Contact: msaucedo@cerritos.edu
Marisol has earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Vocation Education from California State University, Long Beach. She also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Cerritos College.
With over 20 years of experience in the dental field, Marisol currently works in a general practice dental office as well as an oral surgeon's office.
Here at Cerritos College, Marisol has been teaching for more than 10 years and currently teaches Advanced Chairside Assisting and Introduction to Operatory procedures.
Patrice Valenzuela, R.D.A., C.D.A.
Dental Assisting Instructor
Contact: pvalenzuela@cerritos.edu
Patrice is an alumna of the Cerritos College Dental Assisting program and has also earned her Teaching Credential from California State University, Long Beach.
Ms. Valenzuela has many years of experience in general, private practice and has been teaching at Cerritos College for over many more years. Currently she teaches Dental Radiology, Dental Sealants and Clinical Dental Assisting (2nd Semester).
