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August 22, 2007 SCHIP Reauthorization Passes House and Senate; thank you for your Support with Advocacy! ADHA would like to extend a thanks to all those who recently took the time to send letters to legislators in support of SCHIP reauthorization. Over the past few weeks, ADHA, along with ADA and a number of other oral health organizations, have been reaching out to members to ask them to contact legislators and encourage funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). SCHIP provides uninsured children from low-income families with health insurance coverage. Prior to recessing for the month of August, both the House and Senate passed SCHIP reauthorization bills. The two chambers passed reauthorization bills that differ significantly and, as a result, leadership from the House and Senate will convene in September to negotiate a compromise bill. The House version of the reauthorization funds the program at $50 billion and includes language the ADHA supported to guarantee oral health care coverage under SCHIP. The House bill also includes a provision directing the Government Accounting Office to study the feasibility of using a mid-level oral health provider to work in collaboration with dentists. The Senate version of the reauthorization funds SCHIP at $35 billion and does not include the federal guarantee for dental services under SCHIP or the mid-level language, but does include $200 million in grants for states to address access to oral health care for underserved children. Again, ADHA appreciates the efforts of the many who took the time to send letters and make calls to your legislators. Your efforts certainly made a difference! ADHA’s Governmental Affairs staff will be sending out additional alerts and messages once Congress reconvenes and work on SCHIP reauthorization resumes. For additional information on SCHIP efforts, visit the Press Room at www.ADHA.org. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact ADHA at 312-440-8925 or or e-mail us at gov.affairs@adha.net.
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.
Subscribe Now to the New ADHA DVD Quarterly ADHA recently launched its new continuing education, ADHA DVD Quarterly, at annual session in New Orleans. ADHA DVD Quarterly contains quality continuing education for dental hygienists, educators and researchers. Each annual subscription provides you with expert clinical presentations delivered to you four times per year. ADHA DVD Quarterly is presented on a full-motion, high-quality, interactive DVD disk, which you may view using your home DVD player or any DVD-compatible computer. Sample topics include: Laser Techniques, Digital Imaging, Restorative Dentistry, Periodontics, Whitening Techniques, as well as Practice Management, Wellness and Ergonomics and more. Each subscription qualifies you for 12 credit hours of CE per year. The new ADHA DVD Quarterly is one of the innovative services our association is providing to help you stay out front of your profession. The Quarterly complements the ADHA’s current CE publications, including Access, Journal of Dental Hygiene and ADHA on-line. ADHA members receive a 25% discount off the Quarterly’s annual non-member subscription rate of $132.00. Member cost is just $99.00 To subscribe, go to www.dvdquarterly.com
Access is looking for dental hygienists who have experience in financial planning. Please email Access editor-in-chief, Christine Hovliaras-Delozier, at christineh@adha.net at your earliest convenience. If Chris is interested in speaking with you, she will get back to you shortly. Access’ Body Basics column has offered information on correct sitting postures, movement strategies, and stretching and strengthening routines. We are asking our readers to provide questions for Drs. Jacquelyn Dylla and Jane Forrest. Please send your ergonomic inquiries to communications@adha.net. Please title your email message - Body Basics Inquiries. Access appreciates your assistance. Access wants your questions about nutrition for our Nutrition column. Please send your nutrition inquiries to Dr. Luisa Nappa-Dattoma at communications@adha.net and title your email message - Nutrition Inquiries. Minimal Invasive Dentistry - Access is interested in dental hygienists who are using Minimally Invasive Dentistry (MID) in their offices. Please tell Christine Hovliaras-Delozier, RDH, BS, MBA, editor-in-chief of Access, how you are using MID specifically and has it provided a benefit to your clients. Please title your email as MID Usage in Practice and send it to christineh@adha.net by August 15. If Access uses your information, they will contact you directly. National Dental Hygiene Month - Access wants to know what type of activities you are planning for National Dental Hygiene Month in October. Please tell Christine Hovliaras-Delozier, editor-in-chief of Access, what you are planning and how it will help the people in your community to christineh@adha.net.
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.
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: Anesthesiology
IFDH Holds International Symposium The International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) met in Toronto, Canada to conduct the business of the Federation, and to hold an International Symposium on Dental Hygiene with the host organization, the Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association. The purpose of the Federation is to: Safeguard and defend the interests of the profession of dental hygiene, represent and advance the profession of dental hygiene, promote professional alliances with its association members as well as with other associations, federations, and organizations whose objectives are similar, promote and coordinate the exchange of knowledge and information about the profession, its education, and its practice, promote access to quality preventive oral health care services, increase public awareness that oral disease can be prevented through proven regimen, provide a forum for the understanding and discussion of issues pertaining to dental hygiene. The House of Delegate’s reviewed the Strategic Plan and developed action plans, and held panels to evaluate “Positioning Dental Hygiene in Health Care” and “a Vision for the Future”. The new officers of the IFDH are: E-NEWSLETTER DISCLAIMER
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