Dental Center of Northwest Ohio

Jayne Klett, BA, RDH
Director, Special Projects

Jayne has served as the DRC Project Director since the project’s inception in September 2005. Her responsibilities include the implementation of the DRC strategies, training agency staff, and developing educational materials.

A graduate of The Ohio State University College, much of Jayne’s career has focused on education and public health. In addition to working as a dental hygienist in private dental offices, she has held positions with the Ohio Department of Health and Owens Community College.

Melinda S. Cree, M.O.L.
Executive Director

Lindy has served as Executive Director of the Dental Center since 1998. She oversees the treatment of over 20,000 patients per year. She takes great care in offering assistance to the underserved, and is the foundation behind her seeking the initial grant from the Toledo Community Foundation to create the Dental Resource Center with the collaboration of 7 community partners.

Lindy supervises the operation of the Dental Resource Center and its staff. The goal of the Dental Resource Center is to serve 1,000 unduplicated children and their families each year. In addition, the Dental Resource Center will serve approximately 200 non-dental health care professionals and social workers each year through educational support.