Theanna Zika

My agency provides non medical homecare for the elderly population as well as those who are recovering from surgeries, rehabbing or have a physical handicap. We presently have approximately 60 caregivers and 42 clients and are experiencing tremendous growth. For the first few years in business I personally handled all the hiring of caregivers, assessments and management of cases.

I contracted out myself to provide dental hygiene services to Dental offices on a temporary basis-anywhere from one day to several months. My clients were dental offices who needed a hygienist because they were in between hygienists or while their regular hygienist was on vacation, maternity leave, etc. I built up my client base over the years through word of mouth and referrals as well as repeat business because the same dentists would call me instead of calling a large dental temp service.

Passed the Oklahoma State Dental Board Written and Clinical Exam as well as the National Exam to become a Licensed Dental Hygienist.

After completing basic course work, applied to one of the top Dental Hygiene Programs in the United States at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. Over 200 applicants were narrowed down to 50 based on grades, essay and recommendations.

Attended UCA on a scholarship awarded for my ACT score and high school GPA Went here my first 1 1/2 years before transferring to Univ. of Oklahoma