Theresa Groody, DHSc, EFDA, CDA, has worked in clinical and academic dentistry for decades, teaching Expanded Functions Dental Assisting Lecture and Laboratory courses at Harcum College, where employed as the Assistant VP of Academic Initiatives and Continuing Studies. 

 In 2018, Dr. Groody was reappointed for a second term serving in the newly created EFDA position on the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry, and in 2024 was appointed as an examiner for CDCA-WREB-CITA. As an appointed curriculum consultant for the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), Dr. Groody conducted site visits evaluating assisting programs across the country and completed her doctoral dissertation in 2021, focused on excellence in educating assistants and EFDAs. Terri especially enjoys taking Assistants and EFDAs around the country to their next level in her speaking presentations.

Theresa Groody's Courses