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July 11, 2007 Congratulations 2007 Graduates! Congratulations 2007 Graduates! Graduating and starting any new job is a stressful experience—it is filled with questions, uncertainties and new routines. In school, you had the experience of your faculty to guide and mentor you for the last two years. Now that you are out on your own, who do you turn to? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone! While the transition from academia to practice may seem daunting, the ADHA community is here to help, support and guide you through this exciting time! Simply by staying connected to ADHA you will have access to a network of dental hygienists across the country that you can turn to for advice, mentoring and yes, even fun! All it takes is a few simple steps. Simply visit www.adha.org and login to your membership record and click the “Convert Now” link. By completing the information and providing your dental hygiene license number, you will change your membership from Student to Active and secure your place in the ADHA community! If you have any questions, contact the Division of Member Services at member.services@adha.net or 1-800-243-2342, press 1. Congratulations!
ADEA/AAL Institute for Allied Health Educators Application Deadline: June 11, 2007 The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) recently announced a new initiative in collaboration with the Academy for Academic Leadership (AAL) to recruit and develop new allied dental faculty. The ADEA/AAL Institute for Allied Health Educators (IAHE) provides allied dental and other allied health educators with intensive training in teaching methods and course planning, as well as guidance in how to succeed in the academic environment. The IAHE is a 2.5 day program, with 17 hours of ADA CERP continuing education credits, held over a long weekend at the dental school of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. We are seeking your help in informing your faculty members about this program. We hope that you will post and distribute the attached flyer to faculty who could benefit from the IAHE. For further information, including the 2007 curriculum and how to apply, please visit our website at http://www.academicleaders.org/iahe.htm. Download the Call for Applications.
Access Wants You to Share Your Thoughts! Did you read the Infection Control column on surgical face masks in the May/June issue of Access yet? If not, be sure not to miss this well written article authored by Lou DePaola, DDS, MS and Jacquelyn Fried, RDH, MS. Then let us know what you think by taking the Access Mask Survey. We are interested in your professional point of view regarding the use of masks in practice. Please go to www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=905203828806 to complete a brief survey. Those taking the survey will receive a complimentary mask poster; a sample of low-, moderate- or high-barrier masks; and a Maskenomics brochure from Crosstex International. For more information on Crosstex International
masks, please visit their Web site at www.crosstex.com/masks.
Survey of Dental Hygienists in the United States The American Dental Hygienists’ Association has launched a new multi-year initiative to become the preferred source for data and information on all aspects of the Dental Hygiene profession in the United States In order to have a clearer understanding of the changes taking place within the profession of dental hygiene, we are conducting a survey of active dental hygienists through the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany in New York. We are requesting the help of all dental hygienists, especially you and your colleagues, who are responsible for promoting the oral health of America. Hygienists across the country will be randomly selected at to participate in this research. The purpose of this workforce study is to document the roles and functions of dental hygiene professionals. Your participation in this survey is vital to the success of this important ADHA initiative. If you have received a survey, we encourage you to complete and return it to ensure that study results accurately describe dental hygienists in the United States. We are hopeful for and anticipate a high response rate to this survey. The data will be used to frame and support issues and strategies that will address concerns you and our colleagues have identified. If you have any questions about the survey feel free to contact us at research@adha.net.
Revised National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda In March 2007, the ADHA Board of Trustees approved for use the updated National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda (NDHRA). The content of the revised NDHRA is reflective of current national health issues and is well aligned with research agendas from other dental and health care professionals. The revised agenda focuses on the following five categories of research:
Since its inception in 1994, the agenda has served to focus dental hygienists' research efforts. The ADHA National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda was created to address five primary objectives:
Both inside and outside of the research arena, it is important for practitioners, who provide the greatest representation of the profession to the public, to make decisions that are firmly grounded in knowledge that is obtained from research and clinical experiences. The National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda provides directions to hygienists on priority research areas that can help advance the profession. Promoting and utilizing the NDHRA helps to position the profession in alignment with other major health professional organizations and contributes to the credibility of the profession, by providing visibility and support to dental hygienists engaged in research. Achieving national health objectives should be an inherent part of the professional activities of dental hygienists. The professional community must commit to using the NDHRA to guide research, enhance patient-centered care, improve the quality of services and foster other professional efforts. The dental hygiene community’s emerging research infrastructure must be purposefully advanced and supported. To expedite the development of this infrastructure, the initial focus and funding of research efforts should be on the priorities identified in the ADHA National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda. For more information please visit http://www.adha.org/research/nra.htm.
The ADHA is seeking applications from health professionals with expertise in education, research, data analysis, and the translating of science into practice who are interested in joining its Resource Persons Network (RPN). The Resource Persons Network (RPN) is a group of professionals willing to volunteer their services in support of ADHA’s mission to improve the overall oral health status of the United States. What are the qualifications to become a RPN and where can I sign up? Applicants should have proven experience in working with community-based organizations/institutions, public health, program development, organizational development, and grant management. An applicant’s expertise should be related to a specific and/or multiple groups. And finally, all applicants must have a minimum of five years’ experience working with oral health issues. Interested applicants who meet the criteria should complete the online application located at: http://www.adha.org/downloads/RPN_applicaton.pdf In connection with the Resource Persons Network, ADHA is looking for hygienists with experience/specialty to serve as consultants to students and/or hygienists interested in pursuing a career in one of the following areas of dental hygiene (http://www.adha.org/enews/01312007.htm#rpn): Anesthesiology
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