Rate My Professor Miranda Drake

University of South Dakota

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5.01/5/2026

Encourages open-minded and thoughtful discussions.

4.08/20/2025

Always kind, respectful, and approachable.

5.04/30/2025

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Miranda Drake is the Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene and Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Dakota, a position she has held since January 2022. She brings over a decade of experience in dental hygiene education and clinical practice. Prior to joining USD, Drake served as a clinical associate professor and interim chair of the dental hygiene program at the University of Minnesota from 2015 to 2021. From 2014 to 2015, she was faculty at Herzing University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and earlier worked as a practicing dental hygienist in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. She has been involved in dental hygiene education since 2014 and has led continuing education classes for dental hygiene professionals. Drake earned her MS in Dental Hygiene Education from the University of Minnesota in 2016, BS in Dental Hygiene from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2013, and Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2007. She holds dental hygiene licenses from the states of South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, along with certifications as a Certified Clinical Research Associate from SOCRA, CPR, Local Anesthetic, Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation, and Restorative Functions.