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Accent on Assisting SASKATCHEWAN DENTAL ASSISTANTS’ ASSOCIATION Year 2018 Issue 7 December 2018 Inside this issue: Professional Contacts 2 Schedule of Events 2 SDHA/SDAA /SDTA Courses 5-6 SK Polytechnic Courses 6-7 Placement Service 12 Types of Chemical Indicators 10 Demonstration Kits 12 SDAA Council 12 honest by reporting illegal practice. You must have a current practice licence in order to per- form any intraoral duties. If you have a Dental Aide in your office who is performing any in- traoral duties OR if someone is asking you to do something which is out of your scope of practice, please contact myself, or Executive Director Susan Anholt immediately and we will direct you on the necessary steps. At the last council meeting in November, the question of Invisalign arose, and whether or not RDAs were able to place the bonded attach- ments necessary for the treatment. It was agreed that you will require your orthodontic module in order to do so. You can contact Amy Quickfall at [email protected] in order to be put on the list for the module in 2019. Something new that was added to our scope of practice was the ability for RDAs to apply liquid non-injectable topical anaesthetic products. Another competency added to the scope! The council voted on a motion a couple years ago to support and donate funds to Sask Poly- tech to aide in creating a Dental Implant Treat- ment Planning and Surgery course, as well as a Dental Implant Prosthetic course. With the con- tinued advancement of Dental Implants in the general practice, we felt the importance of en- suring RDAs are properly trained to assist in all aspects of the treatment. I am happy to an- nounce the courses are both in their final legs of planning and should be available soon. Keep your eyes open for these exciting new courses! The Proposed Salary Guide will see an increase of 2.5% for 2019 - please remember to complete the Compensation and Benefit Survey when the link is circulated - the more completed surveys we have, the more accurate our information. This information not only helps your council (Continued on page 3) The flip-flops and sun hats have been put away for another year and out have come the snow boots and mitts! This year has flown by and I would like to extend a happy holiday season to all our members and their families. 2018 has been an exciting and busy year for the SDAA. This year we have seen the opening of a new Dental Assisting program at the U of S Col- lege of Dentistry in Saskatoon. With the lack of Registered Dental Assistants in the prov- ince (as of the November 2/3 council meeting there are 66 vacancies), this new program is a welcome addition. However, this program is not yet accredited - which means the gradu- ates will not be able to licence until that ac- creditation is confirmed. With this infor- mation, I wanted remind our members how important it is to keep our profession safe and President’s Message—Karly Edwards, RDA SDAA Council 2018—2019

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Accent on Assisting

S A S K A T C H E W A N D E N T A L A S S I S T A N T S ’ A S S O C I A T I O N

Year 2018 Issue 7

December 2018

Inside this issue:

Professional

Contacts

2

Schedule of Events 2

SDHA/SDAA /SDTA

Courses

5-6

SK Polytechnic

Courses

6-7

Placement Service 12

Types of Chemical

Indicators

10

Demonstration Kits 12

SDAA Council 12

honest by reporting illegal practice. You must have a current practice licence in order to per-form any intraoral duties. If you have a Dental Aide in your office who is performing any in-traoral duties OR if someone is asking you to do something which is out of your scope of practice, please contact myself, or Executive Director Susan Anholt immediately and we will direct you

on the necessary steps.

At the last council meeting in November, the question of Invisalign arose, and whether or not RDAs were able to place the bonded attach-ments necessary for the treatment. It was agreed that you will require your orthodontic module in order to do so. You can contact Amy Quickfall at [email protected] in order to be put on the list for the module in 2019. Something new that was added to our scope of practice was the ability for RDAs to apply liquid non-injectable topical anaesthetic products.

Another competency added to the scope!

The council voted on a motion a couple years ago to support and donate funds to Sask Poly-tech to aide in creating a Dental Implant Treat-ment Planning and Surgery course, as well as a Dental Implant Prosthetic course. With the con-tinued advancement of Dental Implants in the general practice, we felt the importance of en-suring RDAs are properly trained to assist in all aspects of the treatment. I am happy to an-nounce the courses are both in their final legs of planning and should be available soon. Keep

your eyes open for these exciting new courses!

The Proposed Salary Guide will see an increase of 2.5% for 2019 - please remember to complete the Compensation and Benefit Survey when the link is circulated - the more completed surveys we have, the more accurate our information. This information not only helps your council

(Continued on page 3)

The flip-flops and sun hats have been put away for another year and out have come the snow boots and mitts! This year has flown by and I would like to extend a happy holiday

season to all our members and their families.

2018 has been an exciting and busy year for

the SDAA.

This year we have seen the opening of a new Dental Assisting program at the U of S Col-lege of Dentistry in Saskatoon. With the lack of Registered Dental Assistants in the prov-ince (as of the November 2/3 council meeting there are 66 vacancies), this new program is a welcome addition. However, this program is not yet accredited - which means the gradu-ates will not be able to licence until that ac-creditation is confirmed. With this infor-mation, I wanted remind our members how important it is to keep our profession safe and

President’s Message—Karly Edwards, RDA

SDAA Council 2018—2019

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Saskatchewan Dental Assistants’ Association

Box 294 Kenaston SK S0G 2N0

Monday to Thursday

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Phone: (306) 252-2769

Fax: (306) 252-2089

email: [email protected]

web page: www.sdaa.sk.ca

Office Location:

603 – 3rd Street—Kenaston SK

(do not mail to this address)

STAFF

ED/Registrar: Susan Anholt, RDA, BA

Strategic/PD Coordinator: Jannelle Claypool, RDA

Admin Assistant: Kim Johnson, BEd

National Dental Assisting Examining Board

Unit 204, 2283 St. Laurent Blvd.

Ottawa ON K1G 5A2

Phone: (613) 526-3424

Fax: (613) 526-5560

email: [email protected]

web page: www.ndaeb.ca

Mr. Stephen Grundy

Chief Administrative Officer

“Accent on Assisting” welcomes submissions from dental assistants. Please forward a personal article or one that you have read and found interesting (be sure to append all of the publishing information so that copyright permission can be obtained), and indicate that you are submitting an article for the newslet-ter. The staff reserve the right to edit all articles for content or length but they will make every effort to discuss revisions

with you prior to finalization.

“Accent on Assisting” is published in print format two times yearly by the Saskatchewan Dental Assistants’ Association. All rights reserved. Con-tribution deadlines are May 1 and & No-

vember 1 annually.

The opinions expressed in articles in this magazine are those of the authors or sources stated, and not those of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for the contents of articles in

this magazine.

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“Respected,

Responsible,

Competent,

Oral Health

Professionals”

February 8 & 9, 2019 – SDAA Council Meeting, Sandman Inn, Saskatoon

March 29 & 30, 2019 – SDHA PD, Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon

April 26-28, 2019 – SDAA/SDHA/SDTA AGM & PD, Delta Hotel, Regina

September 27-28, 2019 – SDAA PD, Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon

November 1 & 2, 2019 – SDAA Council Meeting, Sandman Inn, Regina

February 7 & 8, 2020 – SDAA Council Meeting, Sandman Inn, Saskatoon

November 6 & 7, 2020 – SDAA Council Meeting, Sandman Inn, Regina

Schedule of Professional Events: Save the Date!

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We are looking forward to the New Year and a much needed break with family and friends!

• Please ensure that your professional development requirements are uploaded and ap-

proved prior to January 31. You must allow our staff time to approve your uploads. Our

Member Management System cannot accept a renewal until your PD requirements are

approved by our staff.

• CPR is now required once every three years. Those member holding a ‘practice’ licence

who took CPR in 2015 must complete the course in 2018. January 2019 is a great time

as well! Renewals cannot not be processed without CPR.

• Please take the time to read about our continued relationship with the Canadian Diabetes Association (pg 9). Members that are

interested in addressing the dental disease associated with sugar consumption are encouraged to get involved. We need booth

volunteers for various events and would like to have members make presentations on sugar and oral related issues for plenary

sessions. Please contact the SDAA office if this is a public health initiative that interests you.

• Saskatchewan Polytechnic is offering an ‘Infection Prevention Control and Sterilization in the Dental Office’ online course for dis-

pensary assistants/dental aides’. Please raise awareness for this important course within your workplace.

• My wish list for 2019: That every member would login and enter their renewal data and generate their invoice; That as many members as possible would add SDAA as a payee in their online banking and use that method to make their

payment for licence renewal; That every member would begin to login to the Member Portal to maintain their contact information and upload their profes-

sional development; That every member holding a Restricted Temporary licence would upload their NDAEB certificate as soon as they receive it

from the NDAEB. World peace!

Respectfully submitted, Susan Anholt, (RDA) BA

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when deciding on the Proposed Salary Guide - but it is also another great bargaining tool for your annual salary reviews (which if you were present at my lecture at the March SDHA PD event - you would have heard all about how important these annual reviews are and how you can increase your value in your office). I am always happy to speak to any of you regarding this topic, so feel free to

reach out.

Lastly, I am pleased to announce that we have signed a partnership with GoodLife Fitness. The SDAA knows how important a healthy lifestyle is, and are very happy that GoodLife will be offering our members a 30-40% discount on memberships and no enrolment

fees! Once the program is rolled out, the information will be found on the website.

Again, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season and hope to see you at the April 26-28, 2019 event in Regina which will be co-

hosted by SDAA, SDHA and SDTA.

Smiles!

Karly Edwards, RDA

Around the Office

The SDAA Office will be closed over the

Christmas Holidays

from December 20, 2018 to

January 2, 2019

President’s Message (continued)

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Click “Invoice Me” and the invoice will be sent to your email. You need to print the invoice and give it to

your employer.

If the employer is paying for several RDA licences, all the invoices should be collected and paid with a

lump sum cheque.

The time has come for our members to utilize the Member Management System for all things dental assisting! Renewal forms are not being sent

again this year.

Effective December 15, our online renewal system will be open. You will need to login, and you will note a “RENEW” button. Click it and follow through the renewal process. Please ensure that your address, contact information and employment infor-

mation is correct.

Once complete, you will see an “INVOICE ME’ button. You must click it and an invoice will be sent to your email address. Do this before

you submit your payment!

It is then a simple process to log in to your online banking and make your payment. Our staff will enter the payment and will mail your re-

ceipt and practice permit.

If you do not utilize online banking, simply enclose a copy of your in-voice along with your cheque and

mail it into our office. Your payment

will be processed by our staff.

If your login does not work—call us,

we will help!

If you absolutely do not use a com-puter and will not be able to log in, a renewal form can be downloaded from the HOME page on the web-

site.

All renewals must be completed by January 31, 2019 in order to avoid

late fees.

Certificates from professional development events should be saved in your computer/phone (via down-

load, scan or photograph).

Login to the Member Management System, click on the link to “PD Upload” and the system will lead you

through the upload/data entry process.

Employer Payment Process

Renewal Processes

P.D. Uploads

If your employer is paying for your licence first of all, awesome! This is

the way it should be!

We need you to login and go through the renewal process. En-

sure all of your data is correct.

You need to complete the process and get to the INVOICE ME stage.

“Effective December 15, our

online renewal system will be

open. You will need to login, and

you will note a “RENEW” button.”

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“Live, Love, Learn” 5th Annual Conference—Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

8:00am to 8:30am: Registration

8:30am to 10:00am: Breakfast Session: SDHA Update

8:30am to 10:00am: Breakfast Session: - DEXIS CariVu (Compact, Portable Caries Detection Device) presentation by Kerr Dental

10:15am – 11:45am: Mini-Sessions: Optimal and Clinical Outcomes for patients Suffering from Xerostomia and Oral Lesions / Dental

Hygiene Billing and Record Keeping

11:45am to 1:00pm: Lunch and Award Presentations

1:00pm to 2:30pm: Mini-Sessions: Metta Movement—The Pilates Way (Pilates Practice / Ethics and Jurisprudence / Optimal and

Predicable Outcomes for Patients Suffering from Periodontitis

2:30pm to 2:45pm: Nutrition Break

2:45pm to 4:00 pm: KEYNOTE Why Digestive Health is Key to your Overall Health by Dr. Louise Gagnon

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019

8:00am to 9:00am: Registration, Breakfast and Exhibition Booths

9:00am to 10:30am: KEYNOTE Energy Management of the Dental Professional: Kathleen Bokrossy, RDH

10:30am—11:00am: Nutrition Break and Exhibition Booths

11:00am—12:00pm: Love the Life You Lead: Jana Danielson, MBA, Lead Pilates

12:00pm to 1:15pm: Lunch and Exhibition Booths

1:15pm to 3:00pm: Mini Sessions: ULTRASONICS from Start to Finish / Think Outside the Tray—Instrumentation & Chairside Sharp-ening (Registration $25.00) / Oral Health Product & Materials Presentation

3:00pm—3:30pm: Nutrition Break and Exhibition Booths

3:30pm to 4:30pm: Mini Sessions: YOGA PRACTICE (all Levels) - Karmen Currie / Cannabinoids 101—Dr. Robert Laprairie

REGISTRATION: ONLINE ONLY

Full Conference Fee (2 Days)

• $190 (until February 22)

• $225 (between February 23 to March 22)

• $25.00 for Hands-on Course One Day Fee (Friday or Saturday)

• $130

• Students: $50

Online Registration and course descriptions at: www.sdha.ca

Cancellation refunds available prior to March 22, 2019

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon 405—20th Street East

Tel: (306) 665-3322

There is a block of guestrooms set aside at the Radisson

Saskatoon for March 28 & 29, 2019.

Please call the hotel direct and refer to the SDHA Confer-ence group block. The Group Room Rate is at $149.00 / night and the cut-off date for reserving rooms in the Room

Block is on February 27, 2019.

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Professional Development & Expanded Function Courses

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SDAA Professional Development 2019

April 27, 2019

The Delta Hotel, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive

Regina, SK

SATURDAY , APRIL 27, 2019

8:00- 9:00am - Registration/Breakfast 9:00 -12:00pm - Eating for Optimal Physical, Mental & Den-

tal Health presentation by Liz Pearson

12:00-1:00pm - Lunch

1:00 -2:15pm - SDAA AGM (2 credits) OR Interventions for the Pediatric

Population

2:30-4:30pm – Introduction to Psychosomatic

Therapy OR Infant Oral Health and Be-

havior Management

TUITION : $100.00

CREDITS: 1 CR BASED ON SIGN IN/OUT

DEADLINE: APRIL 24, 2019

Registration for SDAA courses can be completed online through the SDAA website or by mail.

Payment can be made through your personal online banking site or by cheques payable to:

SDAA

PO Box 294

Kenaston SK S0G 2N0

Questions: [email protected]

Phone: (306) 252-2769 Fax: (306) 252-2089

Gingival Retraction Cord Workshop (DNTL-1602)

Course Information:

The appropriate selection and placement of gingival re-traction cord allows an accurate impression of a tooth preparation below the gingival margin. In this course, you will discuss the selection of retraction cord and practice its

placement and removal on mannequins in the clinic.

Entrance Requirements:

Registrants must be an RDA with a Full Practice licence

DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2019

TIME: 9:00 am – Noon

LOCATION: Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus 4500 Wascana Parkway

Regina, SK S4P 3A3

TUITION: $125.00 (includes manual)

COURSE ID: DNTL-1602CE-2

DEADLINE: May 3, 2018

To Register

Registration Services Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus 4500 Wascana Parkway PO Box 556 Regina SK S4P 3A3 Phone in Regina call (306) 775-7301 Or Toll free in Saskatchewan: 1-866-467-4278 Fax: (306) 798-1377 Or register on-line: https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/part-time-

studies/course/gingival-retraction-cord/DNTL-1602

Information: Amy Quickfall (306) 775-7474

HTTPS://SASKPOLYTECH.CA/PROGRAMS-AND-COURSES/PART-TIME-STUDIES/HEALTH-

SCIENCES.ASPX

CHECK THE LIST OF DENTAL ASSISTING COURSES AVAILABLE:

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Radiation Quality Assurance for Dental Offices (DENT 1618)

Course Description:

In this course you will study the principles of quality assurance in dental radiog-raphy, learn about the risks associated with radiation and how to protect yourself and others from unnecessary exposures. You will learn about image character-istics and the influencing factors that affect quality assurance. Both film based and digital imaging systems are discussed as well as the quality assurance tests

that are recommended in the Saskatchewan Dental Radiography Quality Assurance Manual.

Learning Outcomes covered in this course include:

• Radiation Exposure Risks and Radiation Protection

• Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics and the Influencing Factors

• Dental X-ray Film Processing Care and Maintenance

• Equipment Used in Digital Radiography

• Radiographic Quality Assurance in the Dental Office

Tuition: $165 (includes course manual)

Dates: January 21, 2019 to March 15/2019 (DENT-1618-2) April 29, 2019– June 21/2019 (DENT-1618-3)

Saskatchewan Polytechnic—Regina 4500 Wascana Parkway PO Box 556 Regina SK S4P 3A3 Phone in Regina call (306) 775-7301 Or Toll free in Saskatchewan: 1-866-467-4278 Fax: (306) 798-1377

For more Information: Amy Quickfall (306) 775-7474

Continuing Education Administrator School of Health Sciences

[email protected]

Professional Development & Expanded Function Courses

Dispensary Assistant IPC (DENT 1622) Online Course Offered Through Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Your studies will focus on infection prevention and control in the dental office as a dispensary assistant. You will learn to implement policies and procedures necessary to protect yourself, clients and co-

workers and to prevent transmission of disease in the dental office.

Course Dates:

January 7 - March 1, 2019 Registration deadline - January 11, 2019

March 11 - May 3, 2019 Registration deadline - March 15, 2019

Course content will include processes such as:

• set up and take down within the dental operatory;

• operation of the ultrasonic and instrument washer;

• wrapping and bagging dental instruments and cassettes;

• biological monitoring and hand piece maintenance.

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La Loche Oral Health Mission

SDAA has signed a contract to provide SDAA members with access to the GoodLife Corporate Wellness program.

SDAA has provided GoodLife with a list of member names and your permanent registration number in order for you to access the corporate member rates.

For full information on the program, a Q and A document is posted on the SDAA website. Follow the link, or go to About Us, then Wellness Opportunities. https://www.sdaa.sk.ca/site/wellness

SDAA conducted our bi-annual Compensation and Benefit survey in early 2018. Thank you to

the many that responded.

Your data has been compiled so that you can use it as a resource when you enter negotiations with your employer. Log in to the member portal and

you will find the 2018 report listed.

The survey will be conducted again in January/

February of 2020. Be sure to respond!

Negotiating Wages

At the recent Council meeting, Council determined that Registered Dental Assistants with ‘application of topical anaesthetic’ on their competency list could apply non-

injectable topical anaesthetic.

This is considered to be a transfer of function, given that RDA’s with training in topical anaesthetic already under-

stand the principles of application.

Non-Injectable Topical Anaesthetic

Congratulations to the SDHA on planning and realizing a very successful dental mission to Clearwater Dene First

Nation and La Loche.

Thank you to RDAs Katelyn Buettner, Bertha Chartier, Melissa Janswick and Laurie Kuliasa for providing intra-oral services, chairside assisting, sterilization services

and for going above and beyond!

Good Life Fitness Corporate Wellness Program

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As a public health initiative, the Saskatchewan Dental Assis-tants’ Association is dedicated to raising awareness to health risks associated with sugar intake, therefore we will be continu-

ing our partnership with Diabetes Canada throughout 2019.

Diabetes Canada is a national health charity dedicated to help-ing people with diabetes to live healthy lives, and to the relent-less pursuit of a cure. They lead the fight against diabetes with a professional staff and over 35,000 volunteers and members. Diabetes Canada is the third-largest health charity in Canada, with a well-recognized and respected reputation since its incep-

tion over 60 years ago in 1953.

Diabetes affects everyone – and is on the rise. Latest statistics estimate that 100,000 people in Saskatchewan are diagnosed with diabetes – representing approximately 8% of the popula-tion. By 2020, that number is expected to reach 110,000 or close to 10% of the population. There are a further 176,000

people living with prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes.

Diabetes Canada is dedicated to support Canadians living with diabetes to lead healthy lives, while promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for all Canadians in order to prevent these omi-nous and increasing prevalence rates. With the help of our community partners such as SDAA, Diabetes Canada contin-ues to spread the message of best practices in health manage-

ment, especially for those living with diabetes.

SDAA WILL SPONSOR DIABETES EXPOS

Diabetes Canada is proud to annually host a variety of educa-tional expos targeting key segments of the diabetes community. Diabetes Expos provide an ongoing self-management learning experience for people living with diabetes and are designed to increase awareness and knowledge about best practices in

diabetes self-management.

In 2019, we will be offering sponsorship and participation oppor-tunities at 3 key events which specific dates are yet to be deter-mined.

Indigenous Gathering Gala & Trade Show

• May, 2019 in Prince Albert, SK

North Central Health Fair

• August, 2019 in Regina, SK

Pediatric Day

• September, 2019 in Saskatoon, SK

All expos will include some or all of these elements – and more:

• Information sessions on a variety of specific self-management topics

• Experiential components such as fitness activities or risk assessments

• Tradeshow featuring information about diabetes-related products and health information from partner organizations

• Expert keynote speakers

• Nutrition breaks

SDAA Continues Partnership with Diabetes Canada in 2019

WE WILL NEED HELP TO:

• Staff a booth and engage attendees;

• Develop presentations on sugar and oral

health;

• Offer presentations on sugar and oral health

related topics.

CONTACT JANNELLE FOR INFORMATION

[email protected]

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ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11140-1:2014 de-fines six types of chemical indicators:

Type 1 Chemical Indicators Type 1 chemical indicators are also known as Process Indicators. These types of indicators are external and indicate whether an instrument set has been fully exposed to the sterili-zation process.1 Indicator tape and labels placed on the outside of a peel pack are examples of Type 1 chemi-cal indicators.

Type 2 Chemical Indicators Type 2 chemical indicators are indica-tors for use in specific tests. These types of chemical indicators are used in specific procedures defined by ster-ilization standards.1 For example, Bowie Dick tests are used for a steam sterilizer with a pre-vacuum cycle to check the efficiency of the air removal and steam penetration in the auto-clave chamber.

Type 3 Chemical Indicators Type 3 chemical indicators are known as Single-Variable Indicators. These CIs react to one of the critical parameters (e.g., time, temperature, pressure) of the sterilization pro-cess, and indicate exposure to a sterilization cycle at stated values of the specific parameters.1

Type 4 Chemical Indicators Type 4 chemical indicators, also known as Multi-Variable Indicators, react to two or more critical param-eters of the sterilization process, and indicate exposure to the cycle at stated values of the chosen parame-ters.1 Time and temperature are examples of critical parameters that would be chosen for a steam sterili-zation process.

Type 5 Chemical Indicators Type 5 chemical indicators are also

known as Integrating Indicators, or Integrators. These CIs are designed to react to all critical parameters over a determined range of steriliza-tion cycles1. The performance of Type 5 Indicators have been correlated to the performance of biological indica-tors.

Type 6 Chemical Indicators Type 6 chemical indicators are known as Cycle Specific Indicators and are designed to react to all critical pa-rameters for specified sterilization cycles.1 For example, each Type 6 CI for a steam sterilization monitors the specific temperature and time of a chosen sterilization cycle.

Types of Chemical Indicators for Sterilization?

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Are you looking for an adventure? Con-sider joining our dental mission trip to Guatemala with Dr. Ed Reed and his team. We are departing February 1, 2019 and will return approximately on February 11 call text or email Dr. Reed

for details. 306 552 4651.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic has many courses available to Registered Dental Assistants that are available and can be offered based on need. If there is a competency that you would like to acquire, contact Amy Quickfall, Continuing Education Administrator ([email protected]) and ask to have your name placed on the course list. When there is a sufficient interest list, the

course will be offered.

COURSE LIST:

• Orthodontic Assisting Course (advertised in June annually)

• Orthodontic Assisting Partial Skills (scheduled on need basis)

• Gingival Retraction Cord, Place (scheduled for spring)

• Fabrication, Cementation & Removal of Custom Provisional Crowns (planned

for spring)

• Radiation Quality Assurance (ongoing)

• Dental Assisting Re-Entry (planned for June, 2019)

• Dental Skills Review (coming soon)

• Insertion & Carving of Amalgam Restorations (coming soon)

• Dispensary Assistant IPC (DENT 1622) (ongoing)

• Provisional Restorations, Place

• Elastic Separators, Place

Only members with a CPR date

of 2016 or later are eligible to

renew at practice status in

2019. If your record does not

contain a CPR date, or your

date is 2015 or earlier, SDAA

staff will be unable to renew

your licence to practice.

CPR Requirement

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic Extension Courses

Guatemala Adventure

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SASKATCHEWAN DENTAL

ASSISTANTS’ ASSOCIATION

DIRECTOR Lisa Christianson, RDA PO Box 4683 Melfort SK S0E 1A0

DIRECTOR Melissa Blow PO Box 622 Melfort SK S0E 1A0

DIRECTOR Colleen Kennedy, RDA 2504 Pasqua St. Regina SK S4S 0M2

PRESIDENT Karly Edwards, RDA 3530 Victoria Ave. Regina SK S4T 1M1

PRESIDENT ELECT Gillian Isabelle 12 Massey Road Regina SK S4S 4M7

PAST PRESIDENT Gillian Nault, RDA PO Box 612 Indian Head SK S0G 2K0

DIRECTOR Jenn Prpich 125 Fitzgerald St Saskatoon SK S7N 2A6

DIRECTOR Dawn Schmaus, RDA PO Box 251 Kindersley SK S0L 1S0 PUBLIC REP. Jim Coulter

PO Box 294

Kenaston SK S0G 2N0

Phone: 306-252-2769 Fax: 306-252-2089 Email: [email protected]

“Respected,

Responsible,

Competent Oral Health

www.sdaa.sk.ca

ORAL CARE DEMONSTRATIONS

Do school or day care staff request you do mouth care presentations? If so,

help is available! Mouth care demonstration kits are available on loan to

members for the purpose of presentations in classrooms, day cares or the

local Brownie or Scouting troops. We include brochures and a few fun items

for the children, as well as activity sheets you can photocopy. Please let us

know the class size so that we can include some items for each child. Re-

member to have the facility or organization provide you with signed verifica-

tion of the date and time of the presentation.

We also have a kit to teach oral

care to staff in long term care

homes available!

Contact the S.D.A.A. office.

Please allow ample time for ship-

ping.

PUBLIC REP. Doug Finnie PUBLIC REP. Pamela Spink

SDAA Council

SDAA

FILLING IN 4 YOU

Are you wanting to determine your own schedule or work where and when you want? Or maybe you just want to

earn some extra cash?

Filling in 4 You is seeking dental assistants to help fill positions on a casual, part-time or full-time basis. If you would like to be placed on our temping list please register online at or email us

at Stacey Mundt, RDA, Owner www.fillingin4you.com and

(306) 948-4442 and [email protected]

DENTAL SENSE

CONSULTING

Cheryl Olberg is a Registered Dental Assistant working as a consultant in

Saskatoon. She is offering a human resources service to

dental offices.

[email protected]