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August 19, 2009
2009 Graduates Transition to Active ADHA Membership
Congratulations on your recent graduation! Once you’re a licensed registered dental hygienist, you qualify for active membership at no additional cost. As an active member, you’ll be able to explore your career options, increase your professional edge, and get discounts on professional items such as loupes, books, scrubs, car rentals and insurance, just to name a few. Remember: Transition to active membership once you receive your license.
Online
Log in to your account at ADHA.org and click on “Convert to Active Member”
Call
(312) 440-8900 and press 1
Email
- Your name
- ADHA member ID number
- License number
- State of licensure
Send to us at: member.services@adha.net
What happens when Mom and Dad’s health insurance disappears?
NCOHF: America’s Toothfairy and the ADHA Institute for Oral Health give dental hygienists a way to help children who are innocent victims of situations that deny them access to dental care.
Every donation to the “ADHA Institute/NCOHF Toothfairy Grant Fund” helps provide children with critical oral health care by supporting non-profit, community-based dental facilities. A 5-year-old boy and his dad visited one of the facilities supported by America’s Toothfairy when the dad lost his full-time job and insurance. The boy’s mom went from a full-time to a part-time position and also lost her insurance. Their son was in pain and in dire need of dental treatment, but the family had no access to care before coming to the community-based facility. The dad made an appointment for his young son, and the staff’s care eliminated his pain. Now the parents are grateful they were able to obtain excellent oral health care for their suffering son. Learn more about America’s Toothfairy and the child-saving work your dollars support; visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org or www.ADHA.org today!
Colgate launches the new Colgate Oral Health Advisor program exclusively for dental hygienists
Colgate has launched the Colgate Oral Health Advisor, a new program exclusively for dental hygienists. Ms. Karen Raposa, RDH, MBA and Senior Professional Relations Manager, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, said, “Colgate recognizes the important role that dental hygienists play on the dental team in oral care and prevention. This program has been created exclusively for dental hygienists to celebrate their important role in helping their patients improve their oral hygiene every day.”
Colgate Oral Health Advisor is a complimentary program that offers dental hygienists a wide range of tools to help educate your patients. After registering online, hygienists will receive a free toolkit that contains:
- 96 Colgate Totalâ samples for free patient distribution, plus a 2nd shipment later in the year
- Gum disease educational pamphlets with a money-saving coupon for patient use
- Chairside flipchart to help you educate patients on proper oral hygiene
- A laminated education piece to assist you in explaining Colgate Total’s unique mechanism of action to your patients
In addition, Colgate Oral Health Advisors will have access to free CE courses online and receive exclusive Colgate product news and offers.
Join Today. Enrollments are Limited.
To register or for more information, visit www.colgateoralhealthadvisor.com.
Web Conference Series for State Oral Health Programs
Please join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuesday, October 13th at 2 PM EDT for the CDC Web Conference Series for State Oral Health Programs. The CDC Division of Oral Health and ASTDD will present two Healthy Aging web conferences: Assessing the Oral Health of our Aging Population and Oral Health Programs and Resources for the Aging Population.
Oral Health Programs and Resources for the Aging Population
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Mountain Time
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Pacific Time
(U.S. and Canada)
Presenters:
Robyn I. Stone, Dr.P.H., Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS) , American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, D.C.
Barbara Smith PhD,RDH,MPH, Manager, Geriatric and Special Needs Populations, American Dental Association
Linda Altenhoff, D.D.S., Manager, Oral Health Program/State Dental Director, Texas Department of State Health Services
Description: Following the presentations and discussion on oral health surveillance for seniors, the second webinar will focus on state successes with implementing programs to serve the needs of their older adult population. Which stakeholder and partners should be involved? What are the funding mechanisms? How many seniors are being served? How can these programs be replicated? Please join the ASTDD Healthy Aging Committee as they present "Programs and Resources for the Aging Population" with guest speakers from individual states, the Institute for the Future of Aging and the ADA, describing who the essential stakeholders are, how targeted oral health programs are designed and implemented, and how the CAPIR Council of the ADA is implementing their program for improving the oral health of seniors.
Detailed instructions on how to participate will be forthcoming. Limited phone lines will be available. We are requesting states to limit participation to state dental directors or program managers and staff (no more than two lines per state). For additional information, please contact Astrid Palmer at (770) 488-6013 or gye1@cdc.gov.
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