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April 2, 2008
ADHA Board of Trustees Adopts Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice The Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), at its winter meeting, adopted the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice. ADHA appointed a task force to develop these standards. This group has been actively working on this document since the fall of 2005, held feedback sessions during forums at two ADHA annual sessions, and distributed the draft document widely to the communities of interest for review and comment. These Standards, as developed, reflect the dental hygiene process of care and will be instrumental in assisting clinicians in their daily delivery of patient care. Further, these guidelines will be useful in educating the public, other care providers and policy makers on clinical dental hygiene practice. “The approval of these Standards of Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice represents the culmination of more than two years of work by ADHA,” said ADHA President Jean Connor, RDH. “I’d like to thank the members of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force who worked so hard to make this a reality. This milestone is just the latest example of the way that ADHA is truly advancing the profession of dental hygiene.” Members of the ADHP Task Force included: Pamela Zarkowski, BSDH, MPH, JD, Chair Look for the finalized version of the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice document to be posted at www.ADHA.org in the next few weeks. In addition, the Standards will be distributed to all ADHA members, along with the May/June issue of Access thanks to the generous support of Philips Sonicare, Inc.
ADHA Board of Trustees Adopts ADHP Competencies The Board of Trustees of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), at its winter meeting, adopted the Competencies for the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP). The ADHP model has been created by ADHA as an answer to the oral health crisis in America. ADHA’s vision is that this new mid-level provider would safely provide quality diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic and restorative services directly to the un-served public. In 2004 the ADHA House of Delegates, representing more than 120,000 dental hygienists across the country, recognized the need for ADHA to increase its efforts to address the public’s unmet oral health needs and thereby approved the development of an advanced dental hygiene practitioner. This is a significant advancement for the dental hygiene profession and demonstrates ADHA’s strong commitment to the public’s oral health. “The approval of these ADHP competencies represents the culmination of nearly four years of work by ADHA,” said ADHA President Jean Connor, RDH. “I’d like to thank the members of the ADHP Task Force who worked so hard to make this a reality. This milestone is just the latest example of the way that ADHA is truly advancing the profession of dental hygiene and working hard to provide solutions to this nation’s oral health crisis.” Members of the ADHP Task Force included: Deborah Lyle, RDH, MS, Chair Look for the finalized version of the ADHP Competencies document to be posted at www.adha.org in the next few weeks.
The following are recent articles to help you stay on top of changes in oral health care and provide you with cutting-edge developments that you can use to make critical, evidence-based decisions that improve the health of the patients you serve. Oral Manifestations of Sjögren’s
Syndrome Osteoporosis and Oral Infection: Independent
Risk Factors for Oral Bone Loss Optimal Drinking Water Composition for
Caries Control in Populations The Effectiveness of Sealants in Managing
Caries Lesions The Endangered Clinical Teacher Scholar:
Will this Eliminate Discovery from the Dental School Environment? Active Management of Incipient Caries and
Choice of Materials Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations
for the Use of Pit-and-Fissure Sealants: A Report of the American Dental
Association Council on Scientific Affairs The Effect of Dental Sealants on Bacteria
Levels in Caries Lesions: A Review of the Evidence Exploring Four-Handed Delivery and Retention
of Resin-Based Sealants Factors Associated With Access to Dental
Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs Preparing Practicing Dentists to Engage
in Practice-Based Research The ABCs of Increasing Referrals Dental Sealants: Preventing and Halting
Decay
2008 Recognition Award for Dental Hygiene
Programs Deadline Extended to April 15th for Several ADHA Award Programs There’s still time to get your application in for several ADHA awards! If you or someone you know is still interested in applying for the following awards the application deadline has just been extended:
All applications must be postmarked or received by April 15. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the application process please contact Linda Young at (312) 440-8904.
Liz Chaney Liaison of the Year Award It is that time of year when Institute staff reaches out to it’s constituents for the Liaison of the Year Award. This award is designed to recognize an Institute liaison that has exceeded the general responsibilities of her/his position through extraordinary fundraising skills on behalf of the ADHA Institute for Oral Health. This award will be presented during the Institute Extravaganza held at the 2008 CLL at Annual Session in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The recipient of this award should meet the following criteria:
The deadline for nominations for this award is March 28th. The nomination acceptance deadline for this award is April 15th. Please contact Star Abernathy, Administrator, ADHA Institute for Oral Health for details at stara@adha.net or 312-440-8944.
Interact with 55,000 colleagues. Do you use or recommend mouth rinses that you select for your patients based on their individual oral health conditions? Do you have any observations, recommendations or success stories to share with your peers? If so, Access might like to interview you! Please email JeanM@ADHA.net and title your email message Mouth Rinses. How does your office coordinate care with other health professions? Do you as a dental hygienist play a role in facilitating communication between your office and your patient's dental specialist, primary care physician or other health provider? If you have insight, advice, or a story to share, please email JeanM@ADHA.net and you may be contacted for an interview for Access magazine. Please put Coordinating Care in the subject line. There are many types of meditation, based on philosophies old and new. Access wants to know what type of meditation you practice, what led you to your decision to begin meditating and how your professional life has changed as a result. Email JeanM@ADHA.net and put Meditation in the subject line. Your message will be considered by Access editorial staff and you may be contacted for an interview. 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 JeanM@ADHA.net and title your email Oral Cancer Detection. ADHA's brand is approaching its first anniversary, and Access is planning a special feature to celebrate. If you are an ADHA member, please tell us how membership has enhanced your professional life. Send an email message to JeanM@ADHA.net and put Membership Stories in the subject line. Depending on the number of responses and topic areas covered, we may contact you for an interview.
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