PROBING A NEW FUTURE

JOURNAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION VOLUME XXXIII NO. 1 WINTER 2010

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A message from your President:…

Probing a New Future with Change

I t is with great excitement that I am able to write about the recent changes to our dental hygiene regulations in this Journal issue. Thank you to the many, many

members who worked so hard for so long to make this change a reality. Thanks especially to our Governmental Relations Council and Morgan Plant for the years worth of effort that made this possible. The ability to provide local anesthesia (Pennsylvania now joins 43 other states!) and work as a Public Health Dental Hy-giene Practitioner (PHDHP) is not only a great accomplishment for ourselves but

for our clients and those Pennsylvanians in need. Please carefully consider the training and/or application to receive your certifications today! This issue of the Journal provides detailed information on how to com-plete the process and requirements necessary for the applications. This Journal issue is also being made available to all Pennsylvania hygienists as we “go green” and allow everyone to view and/or print the infor-mation from our website – be sure to have www.PDHAonline.org as one of your favorite pages.

PDHA has other exciting things going on in addition to the changes in our regulations. Sealant Sat-urday time is upon us and we look forward to the camaraderie of these events and the services we are able to provide for so many. Please be sure and volunteer your time and expertise to this prevention-oriented and worthy cause. Get the word out in your communities that these dates are available to help make each one a success. Our association has also moved into the future with our very own Facebook page! Be sure to check us out and comment on your own dental hygiene status. This is a great place to network and to find old classmates and new friends. After only a few weeks online, we have over 200 friends!

So it seems this new year proves to be about changes after all. Sometimes these changes can be positive and other times just difficult. I have found in dental hygiene and in education that sometimes you need to just go with the flow of change. Schedules change at the last minute, people come in late or come in early, children get sick and need you to stay home and take care of them (which is what’s happening in my house right now), snow falls or many other changes happen and you need to be flexible. That’s how it is in our profession and in life and I wouldn’t have it any other way! If things never changed, think how boring it would be to never be able to show a new product to a client or have a day where your biggest pri-ority is to be a mom at home holding your child in the rocking chair. The changes come, ready or not, and I know our members will embrace these changes in dental hygiene as we’ve worked so hard to get here but please encourage others to go with the flow of change as well. You will need to talk to your employers, your clients, and all those you work with so that they understand the positive aspects of these changes.

I’m proud to say that dental hygiene is moving in a forward direction. As your president, I’m work-ing daily to keep things moving and I am fortunate to have a wonderful team of talented people to help with every step. I am also inspired every day by the students that I work with; their enthusiasm for our pro-fession is infectious. Students all over the state work so hard and happily embrace the new along with the old. Sometimes they are the ones who show me how to change and grow and I feel blessed to be a part of their learning and of their future.

Happy New Year to everyone reading this letter; this is a time for you to make a change and ex-pand your abilities. This is a chance for you to join or renew your membership and help us to continue to make positive changes in our profession. As always, we want to hear from all of you – make the change you want to see in your profession as we probe a new future together.

Sincerely, Megan Brightbill, RDH, BS

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READ THE FOLLOWING WHILE HUMMING THE SONG “AT LAST” Submitted by: Sue Giorgio, RDH

PDHA Governmental Relations Co-Chair On December 12, 2009, new regulations were published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin in final form. These new regulations revise the supervision, continuing education, and services of the dental hygienist. They also provide for the issuance of certificates/permits both to practice as a public health dental hygiene practitioner and for the administration of local anesthesia for dental hygienists. It is important to read the exact wording of the new regulations to understand what you can and cannot do and what requirements are necessary. Go to www.pabulletin.com under the issue dated December 12, 2009. Application forms to obtain the certificate to practice as a public health dental hygiene practitioner or the permit to administer local anesthesia are available on the State Board of Dentistry’s website at www.dos.state.pa.us/dent. The local anesthesia courses for graduate dental hygienists will be posted on PDHA’s website under the “members only” sections as they become available. The dental hygiene faculty members who attended the “Train the Trainers” course are waiting for their local anesthesia permits to arrive so they can teach the remainder of their dental hygiene faculty. They are moving as quickly as possible to address your requests for local anesthesia courses.

SAVE THE DATE…

PDHA Annual Session

October 20-24, 2010

Split Rock Resort located in the Poconos

This year’s meeting will be hosted by the Northeast PA Component.

Watch for more information in future PDHA Journals and on the PDHA website at: www.PDHAonline.org

First Annual "Stomp Out Oral Cancer" 5K Race

Please join Western Pennsylvania Dental Hygienist's Association on Sunday, April 18, for our 1st Annual Stomp Out Oral Cancer 5K Walk/Run Race!

Where: North Park Boathouse, Allison Park, PA

When: Sunday April 18, 2010, at 9:00am (packet pick-up starts at 7:30am)

Register at www.active.com

For more information or to volunteer, contact: Sandra Boody: sandraboody@gmail.com or Valerie Jacobs: valerie@dentalpowerpa.com

Proceeds to Benefit Oral Cancer Research and Support

As we assembled the Sealant Saturday chart for the Winter Journal & Website, we mis-takenly indicated one of the Montgomery-Bucks event leaders, Donna Wyatt, as an RDH. She is an EFDA. Please accept our apologies for this misprint.

Identity Correction:

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Information on the new Dental Hygiene regulations Submitted by:

Megan Brightbill, PDHA President and Lorraine M. Lockawich, PDHA Vice President

Legislation was published on December 12, 2009, allowing dental hygienists in Pennsylvania to expand their scope of practice with local anesthesia, Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner (PHDHP), radiology, and general supervision changes. Please go to the PDHA website, click on the Legislative Update which opens PDHA President Megan Brightbill’s letter, and click on the Pennsylvania Bulletin link for the entire publica-tion. It is important that you review the entire wording as it applies to your state licensure. Here are highlights from the changes enacted as of December 12, 2009. Quotes are from the PA Bulletin: For local anesthesia, a permit is required, with the application fee of $20, and biennial renewal at $40, on the same cycle as the dental hygiene license. The injections include local infiltration, and “intraoral nerve block an-esthesia limited to the 2nd (maxillary) and 3rd (mandibular) divisions of the trigeminal nerve.” You must hold a current dental hygiene license in good standing and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). “Certification of education by the dental or dental hygiene program or … a form provided by the board verify-ing that the dental hygienist successfully completed, within the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of the application for local anesthesia permit, a course consisting of a minimum of 30 hours of didactic and clinical instruction in the administration of local anesthesia sponsored by a dental or dental hygiene education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).” Continuing education must include 3 hours out of the required 20 hours of education in “courses related to the administration of local anesthesia, including pharmacology or other related courses.” The Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner requires an application fee of $20 and biennial renewal of $40. Requirements are a current PA dental hygiene license in good standing, certification of “3600 hours of practice as a licensed dental hygienist under direct supervision of the licensed dentist … and has obtained professional liability insurance or is a named insured covered by a group policy in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 per annual aggregate.” Reduced fees for liability insurance are available to ADHA members. The 20 hour continuing education must include at least 5 hours in public health education. Practice settings include public and private educational institutions, correctional facilities, health care facilities, personal care homes, domiciliary care facilities, older adult daily living centers, continuing-care provider facilities, feder-ally-qualified health centers, public or private institutions under the jurisdiction of a Federal, State, or local agency, and fee and reduced-fee nonprofit health clinic. Further specifications including radiographic proce-dures are presented in the complete PA Bulletin. Changes are presented for radiographic procedures for dental hygienists where they can take radiographs with-out a dentist on premises under certain conditions. “Dental hygienists may perform radiologic procedures in any setting under (b) the general supervision of a licensed dentist. For the purpose of this subsection, ''general supervision'' means supervision by a dentist who examines the patient, develops a dental treatment plan, author-izes the performance of the radiologic services to be performed within 1 year of the examination, and takes full professional responsibility for performance of the dental hygienist.” General supervision has been changed for dental hygiene practice. According to the PA Bulletin, “General super-vision—In a dental facility, supervision by a dentist who examines the patient, develops a treatment plan, author-izes the performance of dental hygiene services to be performed within 1 year of the examination, and takes full professional responsibility for the performance of the dental 33.205(c)(2) and (3) (relating to hygienist. In facili-ties identified in § practice as a dental hygienist), general supervision is defined in 33.205(d)(2).” It states later in the document that “A dental hygienist may provide the professional services identified in (i) subsection (a)(1) under the direct supervision of a dentist, except that these services may be provided under general supervision if the dentist has reviewed the patient's dental records and medical history and has written a prescription or given an order for the placement of subgingival agents by the dental hygienist.” Please read the PA Bulletin

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for full details regarding general supervision.

Actual wording for the regulation of the application of subgingival agents is: “A dental hygienist may pro-vide the professional services identified in (i) subsection (a)(1) under the direct supervision of a dentist, except that these services may be provided under general supervision if a dentist has reviewed the patient's dental records and medical history and has written a prescription or given an order for the placement of subgingival agents by the dental hygienist.” The dentist writes the prescription for or orders placement of subgingival agents. It states in the regulation “A dental hygienist is prohibited from establishing or maintaining an office or other workplace for the provision of dental hygiene services separate or independent from the office or other workplace in which the supervision of a dentist is provided.” PDHA does not support the idea of in-dependent practice. The issues presented are to aide in providing services to our patients in the dental of-fice and those with access to care issues.

Again, we encourage you to read the full text of the regulations in the December 12, 2009 issue of the PA Bulletin.

“A Healthy Smile Lasts a Lifetime”

In memory of our toothfairy, Linda L. Powell.

Shawn, Jill, and John David Francisco and John S. Powell

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the Harrisburg Component for their hospitality at my installation reception back in October. Thanks especially to Jill Bunker, Trustee, who helped organize the reception along with helping me each and every day during Annual Session.

Thanks! Megan Brightbill, PDHA President

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SEALANT SATURDAY 2010

Below are a few pictures for the PDHA Sealant Saturday initiatives held so far this year. Due to the recent snow storm in the eastern part of PA, many events had to be rescheduled. Additional highlights

will be in the May issue of the PDHA Journal. On page 7 you will find the list of upcoming Sealant Saturday events. If you are interested in participating, call the volunteer contact person for details.

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CLINICAL SITES 2010 LOCATION VOLUNTEER CONTACT PHONE DATES

Chester County Community Dental Center

Coatesville Jaclyn Gleber, RDH, EdD 610-383-3888 Jan. 30, May 1

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Sue Giorgio, RDH 215-751-8927 Feb. 27

Community Volunteers in Medicine

West Chester Alberta Landis, RDH, MEd 610 -836-5990 Feb. 13

Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic

Doylestown Donna Wyatt, EFDA Monica Konig, RDH

215-453-4382 215 949-1139

Feb. 27

Gettysburg (HACC alumni) Gettysburg Jessica Huffman, RDH 717-334-8193 Late spring ?

Harcum College Bryn Mawr Jean Byrnes-Ziegler, RDH, MEd Michaela Kelly, RDH, BS

610-526-6110 610 696-3602

Integrated into

semester

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)

Harrisburg Michele Weaver, RDH, BS 717-533-1206 Feb. 27

Lower Bucks: Dental Comfort Zone ~ Dr. Gordon’s office

Bensalem Donna Wyatt, EFDA Monica Konig, RDH

215-453-4382 215 949-1139

March 20

Luzerne County Comm. College Nanticoke Julie Cleary, RDH, MS 570 -740-0543 Feb. 27

Mifflin Juniata Dental Clinic Lewistown Donna Kinslow, RDH, BS 717-242-7510 Feb. 20

Montgomery Co Community College

Blue Bell Nancy Yaskowski, RDH, MEd 215 -641-6483 Feb. 13

Northampton Community College Bethlehem Deb Gschrey, RDH, BS 610-248-8961 Feb. 13

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport Shawn Kiser, RDH, MS 570 -320-8007 Feb. 13

Sadler Health Center (HACC) Carlisle Lisa Juliana, RDH Dr. Roderick Frazier

717-960-4337 717 218-6670

Feb. 20

St. Joe’s Dental Clinic Reading Liz Romberger, RDH 610-693-9695 March 6

St. Luke’s Hospital, Mobile Van

Quakertown Donna Wyatt, EFDA Monica Konig, RDH

215-453-4382 215 949-1139

Feb. 20

Tri-State Institute Erie Dana Shaffer, RDH 814 -838-9668 Feb. 5

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Judy Gallagher, RDH, MS students only

412 -648-8432 Feb. 5

Upper Bucks Co. Vo-Tech Perkasie Donna Wyatt, EFDA Monica Konig, RDH

215-453-4382 215 949-1139

March 9

Valley Dental Center Conneautville Candy Kull, RDH 814-337-4423 Feb. 6

Water Street Health Services - Dental

Lancaster Robynn Rixse 717-358-2011 March 13

Welsh Mountain Dental Clinic New Holland Diane Crème, RDH, BS 717-354-7196 Feb. 20

Westmoreland County Community College

Youngwood Angie Rinchuse, RDH, MEd 724-925-4283 Jan. 30

New-Perkins Dental Assoc Wexford Faith Mahan, RDH, BS 724 822-0608 cell March ??

York Co. School of Technology York Shanna Richards, RDH 717-738-3482 March 27

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CONTINUING EDUCATION AROUND THE STATE

BERKS-SCHUYLKILL Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:00PM -9:00PM (Dinner and registration at 6:00PM), 2 CEUs, “TMJ Disorders – A New Perspective” By: Tammy Balatgek, DDS. Location: Toscani Wood Fire Grill Restaurant, West Lawn, PA. Special Guest: John Reitz, DDS – Chair of the PA State Board of Dentistry. Member Appreciation Night! Course Fee: BSDHA Member - Free, PDHA Academy $30, ADHA/PDHA Member $35, Non-member $40. Contact Teresa Hanna, RDH at 610-927-9144 or tahrdh@aol.com

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 6:00PM - 8:30PM (light dinner buffet and registration at 6:00PM), 2 CEUs, “Professional and Predictable Tooth Bleaching” By: Jane Specht, RDH. Location: Toscani Wood Fire Grill Restaurant, West Lawn, PA. Course Fee: BSDHA Member $30, PDHA Academy $30, ADHA/PDHA Member $35, Non-member $40. Contact Teresa Hanna, RDH at 610-927-9144 or tahrdh@aol.com Saturday, June 5, 2010, 7:30AM - 7:30PM 3 CEUs, BUS TRIP - going on the road to learn. “Sweep in New Concepts for the Dental Health Professional and Brush Up on Patient Compliance” along with a special tour of the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland. By: Jane Balavage, RDH, BS. Bus pickup location: Wyomissing, PA. Course Fee: BSDHA Member $55, PDHA Academy $55, ADHA/PDHA Member $65, Non-member $70. Contact Teresa Hanna, RDH, at 610-927-9144 or tahrdh@aol.com

Thursday, September 22, 2010, 6:00PM - 8:30PM Save the Date! CE-TBA

Friday, October 15, 2010, 8:30AM - 3:30PM 6 CEUs, “The 5 Keys for Working with Ease, Reduce Musculo-Skeletal Stress with Effective Use of Hand Instruments and Visual Magnification” By: Judy Bendit, RDH, BS, & Lynn Pencek, RDH, MS. Location: TBA Sunday, November 28, 2010 Bus trip to the New York Dental meeting CE-TBA CHESTER-DELAWARE Thursday, May 13, 2010, 6:15PM - 9:30PM (Registration 6:15PM, dinner at 7:00PM and course starts at 7:30PM.) 2 CEUs “Holistic Nutrition and Alternative Wellness” by Nancy Schappert, RN, PhD. Location: Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, PA. Course Fee: Postmarked by May 1, 2010 Course only: PDHA Academy $15, ADHA/CDCDHA Member $20, Non-member $30. Course and Dinner: PDHA Academy $45, ADHA/CDCDHA Member $50, Non-member $60. Contact: make check payable to CDCDHA and mail to: Karen Minnis, 1605 Woodmere Way, Havertown, PA 19083. Questions call Karen at: 610-789-1617. Please Note: Academy Members must be on our current roster. ADHA/PDHA members please bring your ADHA membership card. HARRISBURG Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 6:30PM - 9:00PM (Registration: 6:00—6:30PM) 2 CEUs, “Helping Patients Accept Responsibility for their Dental Health through Digital Photography” By: Dr. Thomas Moffett, DDS. & a presidential visit by Megan Brightbill, RDH, BS, PDHA President. Location: Holiday Inn Express - Harrisburg East, Harrisburg, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy $20, ADHA Members $25, Dentists, EFDAs, CDA, Staff $30, Non-member $35. (Light fare and beverages included) Contact Cathy Byrnes RDH, BSDH, at: 717- 592-8098 or cjbyrnes2@comcast.net Friday, April 9, 2010, 9:00AM - 12NOON (Registration 8:30AM - 9:00AM) 3 CEUs, “A Child with Autism : Behavioral Modifications for the Dental Appointment” By: Dr. Kimberly Schreck, PhD. Location: Holiday Inn Express - Harrisburg East, Harrisburg, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy $40, ADHA Members $45, Non-members, Dentists, EFDAs, CDA, Staff $55. (Includes light breakfast fare) Contact Cathy Byrnes RDH, BSDH, at: 717-592-8098 or cjbyrnes2@comcast.net

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(Education continued from page 8) LANCASTER Friday, February 19, 2010, 8:AM - 11:30AM (Morning course only) 3 CEUs “The Spectrum of Autism” By: Genevieve F. Harper, MA. Location: Lancaster Campus of HACC Course fee: PDHA Academy $35, PDHA member $40, Non-member $50, Dentist $60. Contact: Kathy Schlotthauer at 717-780-2419 (work) or 717-285-3839 or visit our website at LLYADHA.org and click on CE course registration.

Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:30PM to 3:30PM 3CEUs (Afternoon course only)“The Mandated Reporter for Child Abuse” By: Pennsylvania Support Alliance. Location: Lancaster Campus of HACC. Course fee: PDHA Academy $35, PDHA member $40, Non-member $50, Dentist $60. Contact: Kathy Schlotthauer at 717-780-2419 (work) or 717-285-3839 or visit our website at LLYADHA.org and click on CE course registration. If taking both Saturday courses (includes lunch) 6 CEUs PDHA Academy $60, PDHA member $70, Non-member $90, Dentist $110

Friday, March 19, 2010, 8:30AM -11:30AM (Morning course only) 3 CEUs “Baby Boomers and Beyond” By: Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS. Location: Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, York. Course fee: PDHA Academy $35, PDHA member $40, Non-member $65, Dentist $90. Contact: Kathy Schlotthauer at 717-780- 2419 (work) or 717-285-3839 or visit our website at LLYADHA.org and click on CE course registration.

Friday, March 19, 2010, 12:30PM - 3:30PM (Afternoon course only) 3CEUs “Diabetes and Dentistry - What You Need to Know” By: Lori Shultz, RN, BSN, CDE. Location: Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, York. Course fee: PDHA Academy $35, PDHA member $40, Non-member $65, Dentist $90. Contact: Kathy Schlotthauer at 717-780-2419 (work) or 717-285-3839 or visit our website at LLYADHA.org and click on CE course registration.

If taking both Saturday courses (includes lunch) 6 CEUs Register for both of the courses listed above for a discounted fee: PDHA Academy $60, PDHA member $70, Non-member $120, Dentist $170

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 6:30PM - 9:00PM 2CEUs “Implants and the Dental Hygienist - What do You Need to Know?” By: Gerald C. Green, DMD. Location: St. Joseph Health Ministry, Lancaster. Course fee: PDHA Academy $20, PDHA member $25, Non-member $50, Dentist $75 Contact: Kathy Schlotthauer at 717-780- 2419 (work) or 717-285-3839 or visit our website at LLYADHA.org and click on CE course registration. LEHIGH VALLEY Friday, April 16, 2010, 8:00AM – 12:00PM (Registration and Breakfast 7:30AM) 4CEUs “Meth Mouth and Dental Considerations” By: Noel Brandon Kelsch, RDH. Location: Green Pond Country Club, Bethlehem, PA. Course fees: Postmarked by April 7, 2010: PDHA Academy $35, ADHA/PDHA, ADA/PDA Member $45, Non-member/Staff $60. Contact: Terry Warrick at 610-588-3849. Saturday, May 15, 2010, 7:30AM – 6:00PM 3CEUs “Nutrition on the Move…Shedding Light on the Sunshine Vitamin” By: Beverly Wachtmann, RDH, RD, LDN. Fun Bus Trip – visiting 4 places in the Lititz area, with time for shopping!!! Fee: $80. Contact: Terry Warrick at 610-588-3849. Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 8:00AM – 3:30PM (Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:30AM) 6 CEUs (lunch included) Topic to be Announced. By: Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS. Location: Green Pond Country Club, Bethlehem, PA. Course fees: Postmarked by May 26, 2010: PDHA Academy $55 ADHA/PDHA, ADA/PDA Member $65, Non-member/Staff $90. Contact: Terry Warrick at 610-588-3849. SAVE THE DATE: Friday, September 24, 2010, 8:00AM – 12:00PM 4CEUs By: Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD.

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8:00AM – 12:00PM 4CEUs By: Thomas Viola, R.Ph.

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NORTHEAST PA Saturday, March 27, 2010, AM course “Domestic Violence” (details TBA) Contact Angie Yorina at: 570-693-3743 or angieyrdh@yahoo.com or contact Lynn Lombardo at: 570-331-2987 or L169lombardo@verizon.net Saturday, May 1, 2010, AM course “Pharmacology” By: Tom Viola, R.PH, C.C.P. (details TBA) Contact Angie Yorina at: 570-693-3743 or angieyrdh@yahoo.com or contact Lynn Lombardo at: 570-331-2987 or L169lombardo@verizon.net **Not all information was available at press time. If interested in attending either of these courses, contact Angie or Lynn for location, CEUs and course fee information. NORTHWESTERN Saturday, April 24, 2010, 9:00AM - 4:00PM 6 CEUs "An Exposure to the Scope of Forensic Dentistry" By: John Hosage, DDS. Location: Days Inn, Meadville, PA. Registration will begin at 8:30AM. Continental breakfast will be provided with lunch from 12-1. Registration is required and must be post- marked by April 10, 2010. Cost: PDHA Academy $60, ADHA/PDHA member $70, Non-member $100. Contact Leeann Easley, RDH, BS, at 814-333-8688 or eeasley@zoominternet.net

Saturday, June 5, 2010, 9:00AM – 12NOON 3 CEUs "Substance Abuse and its Clinical Dental Considerations: A Primer for Dental Professionals" By: Thomas Viola, R PH, C.C.P. Location: Days Inn, Meadville PA. Registration will begin at 8:30AM. Continental breakfast will be provided. Registration is required and must be postmarked by May 15, 2010. Cost: PDHA Academy $30, ADHA/PDHA member $35, Non-member $50. Contact Leeann Easley, RDH, BS at 814-333-8688 or eeasley@zoominternet.net

Saturday, June 5, 2010, 1:30PM - 4:30PM 3 CEUs "Osteoporosis and its Treatment and the Link to ONJ: An Update for Dental Professionals" by Thomas Viola, R.PH, C.C.P. Location: Days Inn, Meadville, PA. Registration will begin at 1:00. Registration is required and must be postmarked by May 15, 2010. Cost: PDHA Academy: $30, ADHA/PDHA member: $35, Non-member: $50. Contact Leeann Easley, RDH, BS at 814-333-8688 or eeasley@zoominternet.net If taking both Saturday courses the cost is: PDHA Academy $50, ADHA/PDHA member $60, Non-member $90. (Lunch is on your own.)

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE

The Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association wishes to announce the following positions open: President-Elect and Vice President.

Also available are positions for Delegate/Alternate Delegate to ADHA. This position is available to any member who wishes to represent PDHA on the national level. Your responsibilities would include attendance at the District II meeting, ADHA Annual Session and PDHA Board of Trustee meetings. Leadership positions in the PDHA allow you to not only strengthen clinical skills, but to promote devel-opment of the additional professional roles of administrator/manager, advocate, researcher and educa-tor, all encompassed by an emphasis on public health. Come, volunteer and grow professionally as you provide significant contributions to dental hygiene! Those interested should contact: Christine Bennett, Nominating Committee Chair, at 610-273-7223.

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PDHA SPONSORED CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:30AM - 12:30PM (Registration 7:30AM) 4CEUs “Meth Mouth and Dental Considerations” By: Noel Brandon Kelsch, RDH. Location: Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, Camp Hill, PA 17011, 717-763-7117. Course Fee: Postmarked by March 5, 2010. PDHA Academy $50, ADHA/PDHA Member $55, Dentist/Non-member Hygienist/Staff $75. Postmarked by April 5, 2010, PDHA Academy $60, ADHA/PDHA Member $65, Dentist/Non-member Hygienist/Staff $85 Contact: Elaine Kump, RDH, 717-669-1680 or eakump@comcast.net. Limited Seating No registration day of course. Confirmation by request ONLY. Please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Payment must be received with registration. Full refund less $30.00 processing fee with written notice postmarked NO LATER THAN April 5. No refunds will be given after this date. If space is available after Registration Deadline: Pay non-PDHA member fee + $10.00 late processing fee, no exceptions. You must be in attendance for the entire seminar to receive continuing education credit. Certificates will be given out only at the completion of the course.

PA COLLEGES CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES:

HARCUM COLLEGE Saturday, March 6, 2010, 9:00AM - 4:00PM 6CEUs "Dental Expo" Location: Harcum College Academic Center, Bryn Mawr, PA. Speakers: Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS; Dan Krueger from 3M ESPE; Thomas Viola, R.Ph; Wilma Dorman, OTR/L; and Lance Kisby, DMD. For more information, contact: Theresa Groody @ 610-526-6083 or tgroody@harcum.edu (To see a copy of the brochure, visit the Harcum website at: http://www.harcum.edu then click on Dental Expo.) MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 6:00PM - 8:30PM 2.5 CEUs “Effective Utilization of Hand Instruments and Visual Magnification” By: Judy Zack Bendit, RDH, BS. Location: Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. Course Fee: $35.00 Contact: Jenny Sheaffer at 215-641-6623 or jschaeffer@mc3.edu. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:00AM - 1:15PM 4 CEUs “Tooth and Consequences” By: Gail E. Yarnell, DMD, JD

Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:00AM - 12NOON 3 CEUs “Enamel Therapy: The Next Generation of Care” By: Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS

Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1:00PM - 5:00PM 4 CEUs “Evidence-Based Decision Making for Oral and Systemic Health” By: Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS

Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:30AM - 4:50PM 7 CEUs “Restoring Dental Implants: A General Dentist’s Guide” (UPDATED for 2010!) By: Daniel Kubikian, DMD

Saturday, May 22, 2010 9:00AM – 5:00PM 7 CEUs “Pharmacology Primer: Dose Response Relations and Adverse Drug Interactions” By: Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD

All courses for Penn School of Dental Medicine will be held at: The Robert Schattner Center, Penn Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, go to http://www.dental.upenn.edu/lifelong/seminars.html, or contact: Susan Conroy at: 215-573-9098/866-PENN-CDE or suconroy@pobox.upenn.edu

PDHA VISION STATEMENT

PROMOTING DENTAL HYGIENE - IMPROVING TOTAL HEALTH

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Local Anesthetics fo r D en tal Hyg ienists

Local Anesthetics for Dental Hygienists

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College is pleased to

offer Local Anesthetics for Dental Hygienists.

This course is designed to provide the licensed dental hygienist with the necessary knowledge and skills to admin-ister local anesthesia in a clinical setting.

The specific requirements set by the PA State Board of Dentistry will be addressed in this training.

After successful completion of this program, the student will be eligible for certification by the State Board of Den-tistry to administer local anesthetics.

Students must provide the following items prior to the start of class: ·Copy of current DH license ·Copy of current CPR/BLS certification ·Proof of current liability insurance Students will be required to present a photo identification on the first day of class.

Registration:

Please call the Noncredit Healthcare Education office at (717)221-1351 to reserve your seat.

Dates: April 24-25 & May 21-22

Time: 7:30 a.m. — 5 p.m.

Location: HACC Harrisburg Campus Select Medical Building- Room SM 103

Cost: $980 which includes continental breakfast and lunch all four (4) days. Textbook is an additional cost.

Students must provide their own scrubs, clinic shoes and safety glasses.

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, non-job-related disability, place of birth, General Education Development Certificate (GED), marital status, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Inquiries concerning affirmative action should be directed to the Office of Human Resources, Whitaker Hall 126, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Com-munity College, One HACC Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 780-2367. For information regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities contact Carole Kerper, Director, Office for Disability Services, telephone (717) 780-2614.

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MANOR COLLEGE

DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM

PART-TIME FACULTY POSITION

2010 - 2011 ACADEMIC YEAR

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 3 years recent clinical experience

Please mail or e-mail resume to:

Dr. Virginia M. Saunders

Chair, Allied Health, Science and Mathematics Division Manor College

700 Fox Chase Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 vsaunders@manor.edu

Dates to Remember…

ADHA Annual Session June 23-29, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada www.adha.org

RDH Under One Roof August 5-6, 2010 Orlando, Fl www.rdhunderoneroof.com

PDHA Annual Session October 20-24, 2010 Split Rock in the Poconos www.PDHAonline.org

Greater Delaware Valley Dental Hygiene Conference December 4, 2010 Contact: JoAnn Fleming at: 610-543-1163

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IMPORTANT: PDHA is going green…

It’s time PDHA goes “green” with our Journal. Not only is this going to be the best use of our dues money, but it is also the next step to helping our environment.

Here is how it will work: • Three times a year, March, May, and December the Journal will be placed on the PDHA website (www.PDHAonline.org) in the ‘members only’ section. • The August issue (Annual Session issue) will be sent by USPS. • You will use your membership number to access the current issue. • We will also have a section for archives in the ‘members only’ section for you to go to back issues. You will be able to print out the entire Journal or only those sections you choose.

Here is what you need to do: As a member, go to the ADHA website “members only” section and be sure all your information is up to date in-cluding and most importantly your email address. This is the method PDHA will use to alert you when a new issue of the PDHA Journal will be ready for review. The website is: http://www.adha.org/news/real.htm

You, as a PDHA/ADHA member, must take it upon yourselves to alert ADHA and PDHA of your email changes so they can keep your records updated. Without this current information, it will be easy for you to get lost in the shuffle.

If you DO NOT have access to a computer and still need the hard copy of the Journal, you will need to contact the PDHA Central Office to let the Executive Secretary (Margie) know you will need a copy mailed. Call Margie at: 717-766-0334 or mail to: PDHA Central Office P.O. Box 606 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

PUBLIC HEALTH DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTIONER (PHDHP) Submitted by: Beth Zimmerman, RDH, BS, MEd

PDHA Public Health Council Co-Chair

The new dental rules and regulations for dental hygienists practicing in Pennsylvania have been passed and posted. The Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner (PHDHP) is now a reality. Now begins a new day of access to care for the underserved populations in Pennsylvania. With all the enthusiasm and anticipation coming to a climax, it is with caution that all those wishing to practice as a PHDHP begin. First things first: Read the rules and regulations carefully to see what sites qualify to practice. Complete all forms and documentation first before beginning practice. It is a good idea to have a business plan, policy and procedures manual and set fee schedule before practicing. Make sure to keep careful patient records and adhere to HIPPA regulations. At this time there is no insurance company state wide, either private or public, that will reimburse for fees. The best thing to do is start small and, if possible, talk to potential sites and build a good relationship with those sites. Most of the practice will be done on portable equipment which is a major investment. You can discuss with the sites the potential help of purchasing this equipment and possible monetary compensation. To continue practicing you will need to have continuing education courses specific to public health. Courses that have public health somewhere in the title are probably a safe course to take and can count towards your total number of credits needed but please if you have any questions, contact the PDHA’s Academy of Dental Hygiene Studies for advice. It is an exciting time to be a dental hygienist in Pennsylvania and we are looking forward to helping those that are underserved in community and public health settings. Keep the questions coming and we look forward to hearing from all of your experiences, both positive and negative.

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ACADEMY OF DENTAL HYGIENE STUDIES The Pennsylvania Academy of Dental Hygiene Studies was formed in 1979 to encourage members to participate in continuing education courses and maintain their professional competence. The Academy provides a formal structure in which continuing education course completion can be recognized. Academy guidelines help ensure quality continuing education. Your participation not only benefits you, but it states to your patients and to your colleagues that you value education itself and care enough to continue staying current within your chosen profession. With mandatory continuing education needed for license renewal, you will be one step ahead since all collected information is computerized and kept on permanent record. The courses attended must have been approved by the Pennsylvania Academy of Dental Hygiene Studies in order to apply toward membership. Forms are available for Self-Study and Independent Study courses (courses taken with other sponsor approval) and may be submitted to the Academy for individual consideration. An Academy member must continue to provide proof of having attended seven (7) hours of Academy approved courses biennially plus the twenty (20) hours required for license renewal (27 total.) All Academy members must be a member in good standing of the American Dental Hygienists' Association. BENEFITS: • Your continuing education will be tracked with the Academy’s computerized recordkeeping • At no cost, you will receive one (1) personalized printout of your Academy courses each year • Reduced fees for all continuing education courses sponsored by the PDHA and the Academy • Certificate of Membership and Academy Pin • New members are received and inducted at the Academy meeting held during PDHA Annual Session APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Candidates are required to complete the application form on the bottom of the page and include the following information as appropriate for membership.

1. Applicants are required to list, on a separate sheet, a minimum of 30 PDHA Academy approved CEUs in continuing education coursework within the past three years. The listing must include the course name, date, PDHA number and the amount of CEUs awarded. 2. Proof of attendance at these courses must be submitted through photocopies of your Certificates of Attendance. 3. A letter of recommendation from a component, state or national officer or another Academy member. Candidates should obtain the letter sealed in an envelope and enclose with the application. 4. Please include a $25.00 filing fee -- make check payable to PDHA. 5. Application deadline is May 31st of the year of application. Academy membership applications are only processed in the spring of the current year.

ACADEMY OF DENTAL HYGIENE STUDIES NEW MEMBER APPLICATION FORM—DUE MAY 31, 2010

Completed application should be mailed to: PDHA Central Office, PO Box 606, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

717-766-0334

NAME *_________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS_______________________________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE_____________________________ DH LICENSE #_______________________________

PDHA COMPONENT_________________________

* Please print your name and credentials exactly as you wish it to appear on your certificate

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PDHA DIRECTORY PRESIDENT Megan Brightbill, RDH, BS

PRESIDENT-ELECT Elaine Anderson-Kump, RDH

VICE PRESIDENT Lorraine Lockawich, RDH, BS

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Christine Bennett, RDH, BS

CENTRAL OFFICE Margie Mengle P.O. Box 606 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 1-717-766-0334 (office) 1-717-766-4452 (Fax) pdha@verizon.net www.PDHAonline.org JOURNAL EDITOR Carol Martin, CDA, RDH 22 Laurie Lane Lititz, PA 17543 1-717-627-0811 (H & Fax) pdhajournal@windstream.net PDHA WEBSITE MANAGER Helen Hawkey, RDH pdhawebmaster@yahoo.com PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY 1-717-783-7162 1-717-787-7769 (Fax) st-dentistry@state.pa.us www.dos.state.pa.us/dent

ADHA 1-312-440-8900 www.adha.org

PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY www.legis.state.pa.us or www.state.pa.us

Contributors' statements, advertisements, and articles, and other representations or opinions in this Journal do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association, its officers, trustees, council chairs, or editorial staff; nor are those statements, advertise-ments, articles, representations, or opinions necessarily endorsed by the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association. The PDHA reserves the right to accept, reject, edit, modify, or alter any and all submissions or advertisements published in this Journal.

CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR ADDRESS If your name and/or address changes, send the corrections to the following addresses within 10 days.

• · State Board of Dentistry P.O. Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 • · PDHA Central Office P.O. Box 606 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 • · ADHA 444 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60611

2010 JOURNAL DEADLINES:

Spring Issue May 10

Summer Issue July 6 (PDHA Annual Session Issue)

PDHA MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the PDHA, to improve the public’s total health, is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene

by increasing the awareness of and ensuring access to cost-effective quality oral health care, thus, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research while representing and promoting

the interests of dental hygienists.

As an association member, you receive continuing education

courses at a reduced rate. If you have colleagues/friends that want the same reduced prices for con-

tinuing education, call Central Office at 717-766-0334 to have an application mailed.