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February 20, 2008
Information and Timeline
for Candidates Corner
- A biographical statement not to exceed 200 words.
- A platform statement not to exceed 400 words.
- Submit biographical statement and platform statement,
and photograph (if desired) by March 28, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Tammy L. Filipiak, RDH, BS
tfilipiak@midwest-dental.com
Any statements or photos received after that date
will not be included in Candidates’ Corner.
EDITORIAL POLICY
- No editing can or shall be done by any member
of the headquarters staff.
- Platform statements are considered classified
information and may not be reviewed, rejected, or approved by any member
of the headquarters staff.
- Council on Policy & Bylaws Chair will review
submissions by counting words contained within each statement. (If statements
are over the limit the chair will contact the candidate for editing
to be done by the candidate.)
- The council chair will send all submitted materials
to headquarters staff for printing and distribution.
- Candidates will review the copy-ready platform
statement and biographical data prior to publication and within seven
(7) days of postmark of the copy; transmit to central office a sign-off
sheet confirming that all content and format are as originally submitted.
Awards Corner!
2008 ADHA/Crest® Oral-B Esther Wilkins
Future Leader Award
This award was created to recognize dental hygienists who exhibit a strong
commitment to the dental hygiene profession and have demonstrated leadership
in the American Dental Hygienists’ Association within five years
of graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program. Applications
must be postmarked no later than March 3, 2008. Information
and application form
New 2008 Hu-Friedy/ADHA
Master Clinician Award
This new award is for the candidate with a minimum of ten (10) years of
clinical experience. The Hu-Friedy/ADHA Master Clinician Award will present
an outstanding professional with $5,000 and a commemorative award. Clinical
dental hygienists must demonstrate outstanding clinical expertise in relating
the interdependence of clinical practice and patient education for the
improvement of patient compliance.
Information
and application form
ADHA and Johnson & Johnson Announce
the HYGIENIST HERO™ Recognition Program
In appreciation for your extraordinary efforts, Johnson & Johnson
Healthcare Products, Division of MCNEIL-PPC, Inc., makers of LISTERINE®
and REACH®, and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association
(ADHA) have created a recognition program to honor your efforts. We want
to recognize YOU, registered dental hygienist, for the efforts you have
championed to raise awareness for oral health care. More
information.
Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association in conjunction with
Crest is pleased to present the Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists.
This program recognizes and honors clinical dental hygienists that make
a difference in the lives of their patients/clients. To download an application,
please visit www.adha.org.
Colgate/ADHA Community Outreach Award
This component award program recognizes the volunteer efforts of ADHA
components and individuals who have conducted significant community outreach
programs that focus on preventive oral health care. To obtain more information
and to download an application please visit www.adha.org.
ADHA and Procter & Gamble announce
Dental Hygiene Educator of the Year Award
This award was established to recognize, honor and reward a full-time
dental hygiene faculty member who contributes to and is dedicated to providing
high quality education to dental hygiene students. The recipient will
characterize excellence in teaching, mentoring, and/or devotion to student
achievement. For more information please visit http://www.adha.org/downloads/2008_ed_of_the_year.pdf.
2008 Recognition Award for Dental Hygiene
Programs
Celebrate your commitment to your professional association. Dental Hygiene
Programs with 100% membership of its full- and part-time dental hygienist
faculty are eligible for this award, including recognition at Annual Session
and in Access magazine. Submit your electronic application before
April 17, 2008.
Announcement
| Application
ADHA Sigma Phi Alpha Award
To encourage dental hygiene research, ADHA, Sigma Phi Alpha and Johnson
& Johnson will present an award to the outstanding manuscript submitted
by a baccalaureate-, master- or doctoral-level degree completion candidate.
The winning manuscript will be published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene
(JDH). Runner-up articles will have abstracts also published in JDH
and Access. In addition, the author of the winning manuscript
will receive a $1,000 award. For more information check
out the flyer!
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 Needs Your Assistance!
Some of the hottest oral health innovations
right now involve the technology used to detect oral cancer. Do you work
in a practice that goes beyond the traditional head-and-neck examination
to incorporate high-tech oral cancer detection? Access might
like to interview you about the type of product(s) you use, what it takes
to learn to use them effectively, how patients react to them, and any
other observations you have to share with Access readers. Email
ChristineH@adha.net and title
your email Oral Cancer Detection.
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