journal of the pennsylvania dental hygienists` association

JOURNAL
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION
VOLUME XXXII NO. 2
SPRING 2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2009
WELCOME TO THE DENTAL HYGIENE PROFESSION
University of Pittsburgh
Montgomery County Community College
Community College of
Philadelphia
Tri-State Business Institute
Harcum College
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE…
“Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
GREAT NEWS!!! The PA Dental Hygiene Regulations have been approved by the
State Board of Dentistry, and now they must complete the regulatory process and be
published in the PA Bulletin. There are changes in general supervision. Continuing
education will allow 3.0 of the 20.0 credit hours to be in communication, but this is
not mandatory. The Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner has been added to our
scope of practice which will allow dental hygienists to work in several different public
health practice settings without a dentist being present. But the best news is that local
anesthesia has been returned to dental hygiene many years after it was placed on
moratorium. You will be receiving further information about where and when training
will take place. It has taken many years to get these changes in place and our many
thanks go to the countless hours that have been volunteered by our Governmental Relations Council, especially Sue
Giorgio and Faye Capirano. Many thanks to all of you that have called your representatives and senators to make our
voices heard; together we can make changes! I also want to thank our Governmental Relations Consultant, Morgan
Plant, for her perseverance and dedication to this Association. Please read the enclosed article, “PA Regulations are a
Changing,” to see what changes are occurring.
I am not generally a political person, and I know some of you feel the same as I do. When I made the decision to run
for PDHA President last September, I knew that would need to change. I would need to attend the State Board of
Dentistry meetings and follow legislative issues very closely. Whether we are political or not, in order to affect change
we need to work within the system. The PDHA President has a theme for his/her year. I thought about a quote I
had read many years ago from our thirtieth President, Calvin Coolidge, which says, “Nothing in the world can take the
place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not;
unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and
determination alone are omnipotent.” I thought if I ever ran for PDHA President, I would have the theme
“Persistence” and as you can understand, the persistence of our Governmental Relations Council is the reason our
goals are now becoming a reality. I have had many patients say to me that my persistence in trying to get them to floss
really made the difference. I always like to think that education is the answer but sadly we all know that many
teenagers start smoking even though we have educated them about the health problems that are involved with
tobacco use.
In September with the economy starting to falter, I wondered what impact that would have on different charities and
other associations like ours. Without membership dues, our goals would not have become a reality. It became clear to
me that membership in our Association is even more important than ever. And sadly, many hygienists are not
members even when we try and educate them as to the importance of membership. One of my classmates asked me
what I get out of all of this—meaning spending a year of my time being PDHA’s President, and I said I wanted so
much for our profession. I made a commitment many years ago to dental hygiene. Becoming President, I wanted us
to achieve more. I was not doing this for monetary gain, but personal satisfaction. I wanted to make a difference. I
asked her what she got of being a scout leader; she said she did it for her child—to make a difference in his life. We
are both working towards a goal, just different ones, and she understood. If we want our profession to grow, we need
to make changes and support our education and with membership we can achieve more. So my theme became
“Every Member Counts!” I want you to know how much we value your membership and I want you to know that we
try and work for our members. So I want my persistence to help my theme to make a difference. This Journal is sent
to our members; I know they value membership, but I always hope that my persistence will help someone stay a
member. I know many patients probably tune me out, but for the ones that my persistence has helped, I know they
are the reason I stay in this profession. As your President, I am trying to help you see how crucial it is to build our
membership. When I hear hygienists say that our dues are expensive, I say, “Work One Day to Support the Association that Works So Hard For You.” Since December, in my local area, we have 21 new members!!! I want to welcome our new members and those that have rejoined our association and thank all of you for staying members.
Remember, “EVERY MEMBER COUNTS!”
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IN LOVING MEMORY….
Margaret J. “Peggy” Smith, 79, of Reading, passed away April 18, 2009,
at 5:24 AM in Reading Hospital & Medical Center where she was a
patient since April 8th. She was the wife of Charles E. Smith who
passed away April 9th. Born in Reading on December 20, 1929, she was
the daughter of the late Harry A. and Irene A. (Schmehl) Rickenbach.
Mrs. Smith was a 1947 graduate of Reading High School and graduated
with a degree in Dental Hygiene from Temple University in 1949. She
was employed for 18 years as a dental hygienist by the Schuylkill Valley
and Hamburg School Districts retiring in 1992. She was later employed
in the office of Dr. Dale Gaul for 10 years until retiring in 2002.
Peggy was an active member of Alsace Lutheran Church for many years where she served on the board of the
Alsace Lutheran Senior Club, was a member of the Alsace Couples Class, and was a past member of the Alsace
Bell Choir. She also was the past president of the PA Dental Hygienists’ Association (1978-1979) and was a
member of local, state and national dental hygienists associations.
Surviving are a son Mark C. husband of Sharon L. Smith of Reading, a daughter Marcia A. (Smith) wife of
Jon J. Murphy of Exeter Twp., 4 grandchildren Dean A. Smith, Derek C. Smith, Katelyn J. Murphy and
Erin R. Murphy. She was predeceased by a son Rick A. Smith in 1999. Rick was the husband of Vicki
Rothenberger of Muhlenberg Twp., she was also predeceased by a sister Anna May (Rickenbach) Young on
February 14th.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 498 Bellevue Ave., Reading, PA
19605 or to the PDHA Bailey/Hollister Scholarship Fund, PDHA Central Office, P.O. Box 606, Mechanicsburg,
PA 17055.
Friends were received Wednesday, April 22nd, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Thursday, before the service from
10:00 to 11:00 AM. Services were held Thursday, April 23rd at 11:00 AM in Bean Funeral Home, N. 16th &
Rockland Streets, Hampden Heights. Rev. Mark E. Brophy and Rev. Richard A. Nelson officiated. Interment
was in the Laureldale Cemetery.
A personal note from Peg’s children:
Mark and I and our families would also like to let everyone know that mom and dad loved being involved with
the PDHA. My mother loved being a dental hygienist and when she became involved with PDHA she was even
more fulfilled. They made so many good friends through PDHA and shared many good times with those friends.
They rarely missed a past presidents' luncheon, and this past year when I told mom that Betsy Alden would be
attending the luncheon, she was really disappointed that they wouldn't be there because they hadn't seen Betsy
for a few years.
One of our mother’s favorite things to quote was the Serenity Prayer: "Lord grant me the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one
day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as the pathway to peace."
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The PA Dental Hygiene Regulations Are Changing!
On March 20, 2009, the State Board of Dentistry (SBOD) approved several changes to the proposed
Pennsylvania dental hygiene regulations, as well as adding the administration of local anesthesia and the
practice of Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners (PHDHPs). Prior to the approval some
additional revisions were made by the SBOD which came from comments submitted during the public
comment period, mostly by dental hygienists and some dentists. Before these regulations can be
finalized, they must complete the regulatory process and then will be published in the PA Bulletin. The
Pennsylvania Dental Hygienist Association’s (PDHA) governmental relations consultant, Morgan Plant,
informed the PDHA at their board meeting that additional changes are not anticipated during the process
and could take six months for finalization. Some of the topics included are as follows:
General Supervision (In the private dental office) – The ASA classifications will no longer be
used but the definitions remain. Dental hygiene services will be permitted when the patient is
free of systemic disease or suffers from mild systemic disease, as determined by the dentist with
input from the RDH and upon review of the patient’s medical history. In addition, dental hygiene services may be performed within 1 year of the examination (previously 90 days). Taking
of radiographs will also be permitted in any setting.
Continuing Education – Communication skill courses of no more than 3 of the required 20 hours
will be accepted. A PHDHP must complete 5 of the required 20 hours in public health-related
courses. A school RDH who is a PHDHP may submit evidence of completed education courses
approved for certification by the school district to meet the 20 hour requirement. An RDH
holding a local anesthesia permit must complete 3 of the required 20 hours relating to
administering local anesthesia, including pharmacology related courses.
PHDHP – To be a certified PHDHP, an RDH must apply for a permit ($20 fee) and renew
biennially ($40 fee). Requirements to apply will include a dental hygiene license in good standing,
a statement from a licensed dentist that 3,600 hours of clinical practice has been completed under
supervision, and proof of appropriate liability insurance. While practicing as a PHDHP, the
hygienist will be required to refer each patient to a dentist on an annual basis, though the failure
of a patient to comply does not prevent the PHDHP from seeing the patient. If a radiograph is
taken on the patient, it must be reviewed by a dentist within one month. A list of public health
practice settings are listed in the regulations, as well as rules on recordkeeping.
Local Anesthesia – This term includes local infiltration and intraoral nerve block limited to the
maxillary and mandibular areas of the trigeminal nerve. A permit fee of $20 and renewal fee of
$40 will be required. Qualifications include holding a current license in good standing, holding a
current certification in Basic Life Support, and providing the SBOD verification that the RDH
successfully completed a 30 hour didactic and clinical course in administering local anesthesia
sponsored by an accredited dental or dental hygiene program. Other qualifications are included
for dental hygienists transferring to PA from other states or territories.
The PDHA will keep you posted when the regulations have been finalized so PA dental hygienists may
proceed accordingly with these new changes.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Keystone Dental Health Conference
(Times, events and speakers subject to change)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
2:00pm — 5:00pm
Pre-Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30pm — 9:30pm
CE#1 “The Chamber of Medication Secrets: What Your Patients
Don’t Know or Aren’t Telling You About What’s in Their
Medicine Cabinet” By: Thomas A. Viola, R.Ph
Thursday, October 22, 2009
9:00am — 12:30pm
Opening Session/First House of Delegates & Keynote Address
10:00am — 1:00pm
CE#2 “Pre-K A Crash Course in Kids for the Dental
Professional” By: Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS
1:00pm — 3:00pm
Academy Lunch
3:00pm — 6:00pm
CE#3 “Dental Caries: Advances in Detection and Disease
Management” By: Marie George, RDH, MS
3:15pm — 7:15pm
Reference Committee Hearings, Candidates Forum,
Professional Issues Forum with District II Trustee and PDHA
Governmental Relations Team (to run concurrently)
7:30pm — 9:00pm
Educators’ Meeting
8:00pm —10:00pm
Welcome Reception (located in Hospitality Room)
Friday, October 23, 2009
8:00am— 8:30am
Student Table Clinic Set-up
(All Table Clinics to be held at same time)
8:30am— 10:30am
8:45am
9:00am— 12noon
9:00am — 12noon
12noon— 4:00pm
12noon — 3:30pm
12:30pm — 3:30pm
3:30pm — 5:30pm
Student Table Clinics (1 FREE CE Credit??)
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Corporate Exhibits
Corporate Exhibits
Marketplace
SADHA Lunch & Meeting
Educators’ Course
CE#4 (Penn Hy-PAC Course) “Forensic Dentistry, The Role for
the Dental Professional” By: Winnie Furnari, RDH
CE#5 (Public Health Course) “Working with the State for Public
Health Programming: An Update on Loan Repayment Programs and
Dental Health Provider Shortage Areas in Pennsylvania” By:
Stewart Williams, Dental Coordinator, Division of Health
Professions Development
6:30pm— 11:30pm
President’s Dinner and Dance
Saturday, October 24, 2009
9:00am — 12noon
CE#6 “Let's Get to the Heart of Ultrasonics”
By: Judy Bendit, RDH, BS
1:00pm — 4:00pm
Second House of Delegates/Installation
1:30pm — 4:30pm
CE#7 “Five Keys to Working With Ease: Effective Utilization of
Hand Instruments” By: Judy Bendit, RDH, BS
4:30pm — 5:30pm
Installation Reception
Sunday, October 25, 2009
8:30am — 1:00pm
Post-Board of Trustees Meeting
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PDHA SEALANT SATURDAY FINAL STATS AND PHOTOS
CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU
This year PDHA provided 3,192 free sealants for 924 children in 24 clinics across PA. 231 dental hygienists volunteered their professional expertise along with 315 dental hygiene students & 63 dentists working together to educate,
motivate and inspire life-long preventive care for our 881 children. Of the 924 children, 625 are living below 200%
of Federal Poverty Level ~ 70% and 358 of them have active decay ~ 40%. Thank you to over 600 volunteers for
sharing “access to disease prevention.”
Below are the sites where PDHA held their sealant Saturday initiative 2009: Community College of
Philadelphia Community Volunteers in Medicine – West Chester Chester Co. Community Dental Center –
Coatesville 2x Doylestown Hospital - Ann Silverman Clinic Harcum College – Bryn Mawr Harrisburg
Area Comm. College – Harrisburg Harrisburg Area Community College @ Dr. Null - Gettysburg Lower
Bucks Co. @ Dr. A. Barot –Fairless Hills  Luzerne County Comm. College – Nanticoke Mifflin-Juniata
Dental Clinic – Lewistown Montgomery County Community College – Blue Bell Northampton Community
College – Bethlehem Penn College of Technology - Williamsport Sadler Health Clinic – Carlisle St. Joe’s
Dental Clinic – Reading St. Luke’s Mobile dental van – Quakertown Tri-State Institute – Erie Upper
Bucks County Vo. Tech 3x University of Pittsburgh Valley Dental Center – Conneautville Water Street
Dental Clinic – Lancaster Welsh Mountain Center – New Holland Westmoreland County Community
College – Youngwood York Co. Career & Tech Ctr. – York
THANK YOU
TO…
Jaclyn Gleber, RDH, EdD,
PDHA Immediate Past
President, for her
organizational efforts in
spearheading PDHA’s
Sealant Saturday event.
THANK YOU…
The PDHA would like to ‘thank’ the Temple
Dental Hygiene colleagues for their generous
financial support they provided for the Sealant
Saturday programs held earlier this year. The
funds were distributed to all 24 clinical sites
through your PDHA component Trustee.
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THANK YOU
TO…
DENTSPLY Professional
for donating our Sealant
materials used for the
Sealant Saturday initiative.
More Sealant Saturday photos...
MOUTH CANCER FOUNDATION
The Mouth Cancer Foundation (MCF) Website (http://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/) aims to help patients and
health professionals find free information on mouth cancers easily. It provides direct links to the relevant sections of
existing cancer sites and includes patient experiences as well as an online support group.
CANCER can occur in any part of the mouth, tongue, lips, throat, salivary glands, pharynx, larynx, sinus, and other
sites located in the head and neck area. These "Mouth Cancers" have a higher proportion of deaths per number of
cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer or skin melanoma. (Copy the below chart to hand out to your patients.)
In its very early stages, mouth cancers can be almost invisible making it easy to ignore. You can
improve your chances of survival if the cancer is
detected early and rapidly treated.
8. A chronic sore throat or hoarseness that persists
more than six weeks, particularly smokers over 50
years old and heavy drinkers
It is important to have a self-awareness and to
perform regular self-examinations to help in the
early identification of these symptoms:
10. Neck swelling present for more than three weeks
9. Swelling of the jaw that causes dentures to fit poorly
or become uncomfortable
11. Unexplained tooth mobility persisting for more
1. A sore or ulcer in the mouth that does not heal within
than three weeks - see a dentist urgently
three weeks
12. Unilateral nasal mass / ulceration / obstruction,
2. A lump or overgrowth of tissue anywhere in the
particularly associated with purulent or bloody
mouth
discharge
3. A white or red patch on the gums, tongue, or lining
Reduce your chances of getting these cancers by:
of the mouth
4. Difficulty in swallowing
1. Not smoking or chewing tobacco
5. Difficulty in chewing or moving the jaw or tongue
2. Limiting alcohol consumption
6. Numbness of the tongue or other area of the mouth
3. Having a healthier "low meat, low fat" diet, rich in
vegetables and fruit with servings of bread, cereals or
7. A feeling that something is caught in the throat
beans everyday
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SUE SMITH
AWARDED HONORARY
SIGMA PHI ALPHA MEMBERSHIP
At the Temple University Dental Hygiene Alumni Club luncheon
on April 4, 2009, the Kappa Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha awarded
Honorary Membership to Susann Ide Smith. Sue, a past president
of the PDHA and currently Speaker of the House of Delegates, has
dedicated her life to her profession of dental hygiene and its
professional organizations, serving in many, many roles over the
years since her graduation in 1963 from Temple.
Although Temple’s school of dental hygiene closed in 1988, the
Kappa Chapter of Sigma Phi Alpha, one of the first chapters to form in the nation after the Dental
Hygiene Honor Society was created in 1958, continues to function by providing scholarships to dental
hygiene students in the Philadelphia area and donations to dental hygiene related activities throughout the
state. By special sanction of the Supreme Chapter, Kappa Chapter is permitted to continue to award Honorary Membership to one dental hygienist each year who exemplifies the characteristics of service,
scholarship and character.
The Kappa Chapter is pleased to welcome such a distinguished dental hygiene colleague into its
membership. Congratulations, Sue!
PDHA ANNUAL SESSION
INFORMATION…
PDHA Annual Session dates for 2009 are:
October 21-25. Note the date change.
The meeting will be held at Split Rock in the Poconos
with the Lehigh Valley Component hosting.
Mark it on your calendar.
See page 5 for tentative schedule
Penn Hy-PAC Silent
Auction!
As part of the annual fund raising for
the Political Action Committee of the
PDHA (Penn Hy-PAC), donated
items will be up for bid at a silent
auction to be held during the PDHA
Annual Session. Contact Betty Zumpano at:
[email protected] if you have any items you would like to
donate.
The auctions will be held Friday, October 23rd. More
details in the next Journal or on the PDHA website at:
www.PDHAonline.org/annualsession.
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PDHA President’s Dinner
at the 2009
PDHA Annual Session...
Help us up honor PDHA President Christine
Bennett on Friday, October 23rd, during the
President’s Dinner.
This year’s theme will be a Masquerade Ball.
So, find your most unique costume and mask
and plan on having a good time.
More information in the Summer Journal or
on the PDHA website at:
www.PDHAonline.org/annualsession
Social Responsibility and the Health Home
Submitted by: Judy Gelinas, RDH, BS
Public Health Council, Co-Chair
The “big discussion” at the April National Oral Health Conference was the idea of a Health Home. Held in
Portland, Oregon, this year, public health dentists, hygienists, physicians and advocates expanded their viewpoint from the former idea of a “dental home” to a more inclusive “health home.” Breaking out of the
“dental silo,” we now promote the value of an integrated delivery system that provides total health care and
wellness for the consumer. By sharing information, both physicians and mid-level practitioners could deliver
oral preventive therapies and education, saving “surgical treatment” for the dentists. In an age when the dental
workforce is changing and the population needs are more complex, the idea of medicine and dentistry as two
separate entities is no longer in the best interest of the public.
Public Health Dentistry embraces the mid-level practitioner as an essential piece of the health care
delivery system. There is no doubt that the Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner will be welcome in this
part of the dental community. Many states are providing, or will soon provide, reimbursement for the Primary
Care Provider delivering fluoride varnish treatment. Everyone is encouraged by the idea that preventive
services may not be impeded by restricted scope of practice, fee-for-service or what insurance benefits a
provider accepts.
Deamonte Driver’s tragic story (the 12 year old Maryland boy on Medicaid who died from a brain infection
due to a dental abscess) was re-visited as a thought-provoking lead in to the idea of health as a personal versus
social responsibility. From the 2007 Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the question arose: “Whose job is it to
ensure that we lead a healthy life? Who should help us not to eat or drink too much, to take exercise, and to
protect our children and ourselves against disease?” For people living in poverty or in rural areas, are unhealthy behaviors freely chosen? Are those consumers with poor health literacy, able to make good choices
for behavior and diet? Do we “blame the victim” without consideration of context, lack of knowledge or
other barriers to health care?
I often see North Philadelphia school children toting their “breakfast” to school: soda and Cheese
Doodles. It is easy to be judgmental and blame parents for not providing a nutritious meal or children for not
selecting healthy choices at the corner convenience store. It is more difficult for me to understand that a
parent may be doing a double shift just to get by and that fatigue or no kitchen resources prevent breakfast at
home. I reluctantly realize that with limited money a hungry child is going to select the cheapest, most
satisfying and portable things to eat on the way to school. An orange is not going to fill that bill.
So whose responsibility is it to fix a health care system that allows a young child to die from a tooth
infection? The balance between personal freedom and societal interventions is necessary. But as the one
speaker, a lawyer, noted, if we could provide the consumer with health literacy, reward the agricultural system
for providing healthy foods and promote policies that provide everyone with a health home that includes
accessible dental services, the healthy outcomes would follow.
2008 Community Fluoridation Award Recipients
Congratulations to Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, PA-American Water Company
Kittanning District, New Kensington Municipal Authority and North East Municipal Authority for
celebrating 50 years of community water fluoridation. Water fluoridation has had a significant impact on the
reduction of dental caries and listed as one of the ten best practices for preventing disease by the Center for
Disease Control. Pennsylvania has not had any community fluoridation startups in the last year. Several states
have experienced reversal on policy to fluoridate community water and have struggled to reinstate it. As
prevention specialists, we have work to do: promoting community fluoridation in areas without it and
reaffirming areas that do.
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PDHA-SPONSORED CONTINUING EDUCATION BY COMPONENT
Berks-Schuylkill
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6:00PM - 8:30 PM 2 CEUs with light refreshments. “Implant Design for Success and
Computer Guided Implant Surgery” By: Alex Balaci, DMD. Location: Toscani Restaurant, www.toscanigrill.com,
West Lawn, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy $30, PDHA Member $35, Nonmember $40. Contact: Maureen
Sychterz, RDH at: [email protected] or 610-670-0627.
Friday, October 16, 2009, 8:30 AM - 3:30PM (Registration 8 AM) 6 CEUs with continental breakfast and lunch
included. “Commonly Prescribed Medications and Managing the Oral Side Effects of Medication Use; Fluoride Update;
Premedication Update” By: Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD. Location: Toscani Restaurant,
www.toscanigrill.com, West Lawn, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy Member $50, Member $70, Nonmember
$90. Contact: Maureen Sychterz, RDH at: [email protected] or 610-670-0627.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:00PM - 8:30PM 2 CEs with light refreshments. “Enamel Therapy: The Next
Generation of Care” By: Lil Caperila, RDH, MSEd. Location: Toscani Restaurant. www.toscanigrill.com, West
Lawn, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy $30, PDHA Member $35, Nonmember $40. Contact: Maureen
Sychterz, RDH at: [email protected] or 610-670-0627.
Lehigh Valley
Save the Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8:00AM – 12:00 Noon 4 CEUs with breakfast included. By: Thomas
Viola, RPh. Location: Green Pond Country Club, Bethlehem, PA.
Montgomery-Bucks
Friday, October 2, 2009, 8:30AM - 3:30PM (Registration 7:30AM) 6 CEUs “Teenagers - What Their Mouths are Telling
You But They’re Not: Practical Information on Teen Health Issues” and “Just Because They Need It Doesn’t Mean They’ll Want
It: Strategies for Oral Health and Patient Compliance” By: Linda Blackiston, RDH, BS. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Valley Forge (near movie theatre & Bally’s) King of Pussia, PA. Course Fee: Post marked by August 1,
PDHA Academy Member $75, ADHA/PDHA Member $85, Dentist/Nonmember Hygienist/Staff $115. Post
marked by September 1, PDHA Academy Member $85. ADHA/PDHA Member $95. Dentist/Nonmember
Hygienist/Staff $125. Postmarked by September 25, PDHA Academy Member $95. ADHA/PDHA Member
$105. Dentist/Nonmember Hygienist/Staff $135. (Luncheon included.) Contact: Angela McDougal, RDH at:
215-368-8980 or [email protected].
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8:30AM - 3:30PM (Registration 7:30AM) 6 CEUs “Screamers, Whiners, and Fussers:
Providing the Best for Patients and Parents” and “Gimme That Ding-Dong!: Tooth-Friendly Nutrition for Kids and Parents”
By: Cathy Seckman, RDH. Location: Holiday Inn Select, Trevose, PA. Course Fee: Postmarked by August
1, PDHA Academy Member $75. ADHA/PDHA Member $85. Dentist/Nonmember Hygienist/Staff $115.
Postmarked by September 1, PDHA Academy Member $85. ADHA/PDHA Member $95. Dentist/
Nonmember Hygienist/Staff $125. Postmarked by September 25, PDHA Academy Member $95. ADHA/
PDHA Member $105. Dentist/Nonmember Hygienist/Staff $135. (Luncheon included.) Contact: Angela
McDougal, RDH at 215-368-8980 or [email protected].
Northwestern
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 9:00AM - 4:00pm 6 CEUs " Meth Mouth and DentallConsideration" by Noel Brandon
Kelsch, RDH. Location: Days Inn, Meadville, PA. Course Fee: PDHA Academy Member $65, PDHA
Member $75, Nonmember $105. Lunch is included. Pre-registration is mandatory. For more information
contact Leeann Easley, RDH, BS, at 814-333-8688 or [email protected]
Western
Friday, September 25, 2009, 8:30AM - 4:00PM 6 CEUs with lunch included. “Meth Mouth and Dental Considerations”
By: Noel Brandon Kelsch, RDH. Location: Westmoreland County Community College/Commissioners Hall.
Course Fee: If postmarked by July 20, Dentist/nonmember Hygienist/Staff $90, ADHA/PDHA
Member $75, PDHA Academy Member $65. Postmarked by September 12, 2009 Dentist/Nonmember
Hygienist/Staff-$100, ADHA/PDHA Member $85, PDHA Academy Member $75. Contact: Chris Hauser,
RDH, at: [email protected] or 412-831-8700. (Flyer will be mailed in May to all registered dental
hygienists in the Western Component.)
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PDHA Board of Trustees: The administrative body of PDHA which meets periodically to conduct Association
business; consists of PDHA Officers and one Trustee from each local component; meets in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
Pictured above are the members of your PDHA Board of Trustees. Included in the picture are the Chairs for the
PDHA Councils: Administration; Annual Session; Finance; Governmental Relations; Member Services; Practice,
Education and Research; Public Health; and Public Relations.
All of these members work tirelessly for this Association. These dedicated dental hygienists are working together
to protect, improve and grow the profession of dental hygiene and to insure access to care for all persons in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They deserve a huge THANK YOU and our support.
PA COLLEGES CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
Temple University
Friday, October 23, 2009, 9:00AM – 4:00PM 6 CEUs “Hitting the Mark: Anatomy of Maxillary/Mandibular
Local Anesthesia” By: Patricia L. Blanton, DDS, PhD. Location: Renaissance Hotel (near Philadelphia
Airport) Philadelphia, PA. Course Fee: Dentist $295, Hygienist $195. Contact: Nicole Carreño at:
215-707-7541 or [email protected].
Friday, November 20, 2009, 9:00AM – 4:00PM 6 CEUs “Women’s Health: Medical and Dental Considerations,
A Team Approach to Treating the Dental Patient with Medical Problems” By Barbara J. Steinberg, DDS.
Location: Renaissance Hotel (near Philadelphia Airport) Philadelphia, PA. Course Fee: Dentist $295,
Hygienist $125. Contact Nicole Carreño at: 215-707-7541 or [email protected].
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Restock the Lines in 2009 Update
Lehigh Valley Dental Hygienists’ Association (LVDHA,) Northampton CC Student Dental
Hygienists’ Association and Northampton County Community Dental Hygienists’ Alumni
Association are pleased to report they have collected approximately three thousand items to
date for the local Second Harvest Food Bank. These organizations collected non-perishable
food items and sundries at dedicated public events and continuing education courses.
All the organizations will continue with the drive as an ongoing project to restock the
food pantry in our area.
LVDHA continues to welcome other components to partner with their local components
and Dental Hygiene schools to collect in there own areas. Food pantries continue to be
stressed with the increased demand from those in need. Please help and join us in our quest to
“Restock the Lines in 2009” in your own area. It is a great community service project
that can reward many in need.
Don’t just sit there...
Bring Your Can to the Poconos!
LVDHA would like announce that the food drive will be in effect for our hosting of the
Annual Session for 2009. Please help us start our Fall Food Drive by bringing an item or
two for the food bank when you join us on October 21-24. The food pantry also accepts
sundry and pet products as well; please help us help others and…
Bring your can to the Poconos!
LVDHA’s “Hygienists Helping Hand Pin”
LVDHA would like thank you for the pre-orders on the
“Hygienists Helping Hand” pin. Checks for pin cost of $48.00
will be received for pre-orders with name, address and phone
number will be accepted payable to:
LVDHA
C/o Debbie Gschrey, RDH
5085 Wagner Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18020
*Limited Quantities will be Available at Annual Session
Many of you have approached us, requesting the meaning of the pin. The pin represents that
the Dental Hygienist is more than a “Tooth Fairy.” LVDHA serves the public as oral health
care professionals. LVDHA provides educational, clinical and therapeutic services supporting
total health through the promotion of optimal oral health. But the heart of LVDHA’s voluntary
community service extends like the floss on the fingers of their hands. LVDHA supports
solutions to access to care issues that face our population. Responding to dwindling food bank
supplies, LVDHA aspires to replenish nutrition to those in need. Proceeds benefit
“Back Pack Buddies,” back packs of nutritious food and snacks given from
The Second Harvest Food Bank to school age children to cover weekend meal deficits.
Liz Tech® Galleries and LVDHA partnered in the design and will
donate fifty percent of the pin cost to this initiative.
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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 course work 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 summer of the current year.
ACADEMY OF DENTAL HYGIENE STUDIES NEW MEMBER APPLICATION
FORM—DUE MAY 31, 2009
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 AWARDS
Each year during the PDHA Annual Session awards are presented to deserving individuals. Below is a list of
previous award winners for your review. You will find the application on page 15 of this Journal for the
awards that will be presented in November. If you know of a deserving individual who fits into one of the
named categories, simply fill out the nomination form and return it to Monica Konig. (see page 15 for
awards application)
Academic Effort Award
1980 Linda L. Powell
1981 Catherine Crutchfield Schifter
1983 Sherri Y. Dunbar
1984 Joan Scranton
1985 Jean M. Byrnes
1986 Linda G. Kraemer
1988 Lindsey Sherwood
1990 Sue Giorgio
1991 Karen Flickinger
1992 Dr. Jaclyn Gleber
1993 Beverly Bizup Hawkins
1994 Angie Riccelli
1995 Kathleen Morr
1996 Jenny Shaffer
1997 Lillian J. Caperila
1998 Joan McClintock
1999 Maureen Savner
2000 Jean Byrnes-Ziegler
2001 Phyllis Dickert and Nancy Cuttic
2002 Deborah Levin-Goldstein
2004 Joan McClintock and
Jenny Sheaffer
2005 Sue Giorgio and Joan Gluch
2008 Kathy Schlotthauer
Certificate of
Recognition
1980 Richard W. Miller
1983 Dr. Robert Shute
1984 Dr. Samuel Marcus
1985 Representative Roy C.
Afflerbach
1986 Arthur Lionel Horting
1988 Angelina Riccelli
1990 Mr. Joseph Ternyik, Jr.
1991 Kevin Shields
1992 Dr. Francis Miklos
1993 Margie Wilkins
1994 Curt Barr
1995 Dr. Roy S. Feldman
1996 Cynthia Hoffman
1997 Mark Jarocki
1998 Helen Heidelbaugh
1999 June Barner
2000 Bethlehem Partnership
2001 Selina Zygmunt
2004 Cheryl Janssen
2007 Senator Pat Vance
2008 Morgan Plant
Community Dental
Health Award
1976 Nancy O'Conner &
Zaya Sammataro
1979 Karen S. Buterbaugh
1981 Helen Pearce
1984 Arlene Neff
1985 Mary Lou Hanratty
1986 Jane Skellshock
1987 Julie Klaczany
1988 Myra Nemeroff
1989 Philadelphia &
Chester/Delaware Components
1990 Bridget Dorsey
1991 Mildred Wescoe
1992 Dr. Joan Gluch Scranton
1993 LynnAnn Pencek-Romeril
1994 Janet Weber
1998 Janet Marra
1999 Patricia Bieski
2000 Jane Balavage &
Terry Sigal Greene
2001 Kathy Capitan
2003 Dr. Jaclyn Gleber
2004 Carol Martin
2005 Mariellen Brickley-Raab
2006 Alberta Landis
2008 Angie Yorina
PLEASE NOTE…Below is an excerpt from a note sent by Lisa Burns from the State
Board of Dentistry regarding the Board’s newsletter.
April 15, 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
In the past, the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry has mailed to you its newsletter publications. At this time, the
mailing of Board newsletters has been discontinued. The Board’s newsletters were typically published approximately
once per year and mailed to active licensees, state licensing boards and interested parties. The Department of State has
recently made a change to that process and will no longer publish paper newsletters to the professional boards under
the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, which does include the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.
Beginning in March, the Department began publishing new bi-monthly electronic newsletters. This will allow licensees
and other interested parties to receive current and frequent information from the Board. Under the new electronic publication, health-related board newsletters, including the State Board of Dentistry, would be posted during February,
April, June, August, October and December.
The State Board of Dentistry’s first electronic newsletter is posted and currently available on the Board’s website at:
www.dos.state.pa.us/dent. You will be able to access all future board newsletters through the Board’s website.
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PDHA Awards
The PDHA Board of Trustees is seeking nominations for awards that will be presented to deserving
members at the PDHA Annual Session. The awards to be presented are:
Academic Effort Award
Community Dental Health Award
(presented annually)
1. An active PDHA member
2. Academic effort through:
a. developing an educational program
b. conducting research and publishing results
c. publication of original material which
contributes to:
1.) the knowledge of the dental hygiene
profession
2.) the dental health knowledge of the public
and/or PDHA
(presented annually)
1. An active member of PDHA
2. Community dental health involvement demonstrated
by:
a. volunteer or public health employee demonstrating
exceptional involvement in public health
b. a member who has initiated, developed, and
established the most innovative community dental
health project.
Certificate of Recognition Award
1.
2.
(presented annually)
A member of the general public (not a member
of the dental or dental hygiene profession)
Contribution to further the interest of the
dental hygiene profession
A certificate will be presented to the award recipients at the PDHA Annual Session in the Poconos
October 21-25, 2009.
If you know of any deserving individuals, please fill out the award application and mail it to Monica Konig
(see below)
PDHA AWARD APPLICATION
Name of Candidate ___________________________________PDHA Component___________________________
Address __________________________________________ Email______________________________________
City _____________________________________________ State________________ Zip___________________
Nominating for: (Circle one award)
Academic Effort Award
Certificate of Recognition Award
Community Dental Health Award
Please submit this application form with a letter of recommendation that includes information on what the candidate has done to be
considered for the award. Include any pertinent information, i.e. offices held, activities, other awards/recognition. Also, please include a curriculum vita, resume or a brief biography (school attended, year of graduation, employment history, etc.)
Endorsed by:_____________________________________________________________________
(Name)
(Component)
Phone number: _______________________Email address:________________________________
Mail to: Monica Konig, RDH
56 Macintosh Road
Levittown, PA 19056
Phone: 215-806-9026
e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for nominations is September 1, 2009.
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PDHA DIRECTORY
PRESIDENT
Christine Bennett, RDH, BS
[email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Megan Brightbill, RDH, BS
IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT
Jaclyn Gleber, RDH, EdD
ADHA
444 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-243-ADHA
www.adha.org
PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
www.legis.state.pa.us or
www.state.pa.us
PDHA WEBSITE MANAGER
Helen Hawkey, RDH
[email protected]
CENTRAL OFFICE
Margie Mengle
P.O. Box 606
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
1-717-766-0334
1-717-766-4452 (Fax)
[email protected]
www.PDHAonline.org
JOURNAL EDITOR
Carol Martin, CDA, RDH
22 Laurie Lane
Lititz, PA 17543
1-717-627-0811 (H & Fax)
[email protected]
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
1-717-783-7162
1-717-787-7769 (Fax)
[email protected]
www.dos.state.pa.us/dent
CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR
ADDRESS REMINDER
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
FUTURE JOURNAL
Summer Issue—July 20, 2009
Fall Issue—November 6, 2009
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, advertisements, 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.
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