Susan MacPhail Art Studio

Artist Statement

After a successful forty-year career as a full-time dental hygiene practitioner, I made the bold decision to transition to the world of sculpture installation education at O.C.A.D.U. because of a new medical discovery. The bacteria named ‘Porphyromonas gingivalis’, ‘P.g.’ was finally found to be ‘causative’ for Alzheimer’s Disease, heart diseases and gum diseases. I saw the opportunity to merge my dental hygiene passion with my passion for art. The insidious oral bacteria named