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Sunstar Student YouTube Contest Winners
The winners of the ADHA/Sunstar YouTube contest for returning students were recently announced. Students were asked to use a variety of Sunstar products to create a video for patients with severe periodontitis. All entries can be viewed on ADHA’s YouTube channel. The winners are below.
1st place: Salt Lake Community College
2nd Place: Coastal Carolina Community College
3rd place: Truckee Meadows Community College
CODA Accepts Recommendation to Require Needs Assessment to Determine the Feasibility of Proposed Dental Hygiene Programs
ADHA has just issued a press release heralding CODA's new requirement for a needs assessment as part of the accreditation process for new DH programs accreditation. "Evidenced-based documentation of current and local/regional data which verifies an adequate patient population, qualified faculty and administration, and present employment opportunities for graduates" is now required. A link to the attached press release can be found on the ADHA home page, www.adha.org.
From: Harriet Gordon < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. >
To: anyone interested in a human service degree
I maintain http://www.humanservicesdegree.org. I have spent many
years working in the field of human services, and I have always loved my
work. I decided to make a website aimed at helping students find a human
services degree program.
http://www.humanservicesdegree.orgis a project I have dedicated much
time and effort to, and I think it serves as a great resource for anyone
looking to get a human services degree. I would greatly appreciate any
feedback, and hope you will find it useful.
Thanks for taking a look!
Harriet Gordon
June 29, 2011
ADHA/Henry Schein Dental Unveil Dream Center at 88th Annual Session
Henry Schein Dental and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association together launched the ADHA/Henry Schein Dental Dream Center at the 88th Annual Session in Nashville, Tenn. on June 16 - June 18, 2011. Part of the Center for Lifelong Learning portion of the meeting, the ADHA/Henry Schein Dream Center was the ADHA’s first-ever hands-on operatory experience on the exhibit floor of the Annual Session.
The ADHA/Henry Schein Dental Dream Center featured a full operatory with five different product stations for attendees to explore the latest in dental hygiene technology. The five product stations
included: Salivary Diagnostics (OralDNA Labs); Loupes and Infection Control (Orascoptic and Kerr TotalCare); Ultrasonics (DENTSPLY Professional); Spectra and Caries Detection Aid (Air Techniques, Inc.); and Lasers (Ivoclar Vivadent). In the center of the product stations was a full operatory experience sponsored by DentalEZ Group.
Each product station in the ADHA/Henry Schein Dental Dream Center included a five-minute educational interaction with a sponsoring company representative, giving participants the opportunity to receive a one-on-one hands-on experience with
featured products. There was a great deal of interest in the Dream Center with both advanced and on-site appointments leading to a full two-day schedule.
For more information on the ADHA/Henry Schein Dental Dream Center experience keep an eye on upcoming issues of Access magazine in which ADHA will feature an in-depth article.
Congratulations to UTHSC Dental Hygiene Class of 2012
for Submitting the Winning Video in the YouTube Contest
Worlds most powerful man speaks out about importance of oral health and the relationship to total health!
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 3590, the health care overhaul bill passed by the Senate in December, thus ushering in a new era of heath care delivery in the United States. The 219-212 vote closely followed party lines with only Democrats voting in favor of the measure. The bill now awaits President Obama's signature in order to become law. H.R. 3590 contains a number of oral health provisions that will have a significant impact on the oral health care delivery system and the dental hygiene profession. As the leading resource for information about your profession, ADHA offers this update on health reform as part of the series of health reform e-mails that have been sent since August.
The House vote brings closure to more than a year of national debate about whether or not to fundamentally overhaul the national health care system. The new law will extend health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans. While much media attention has been focused on the broad medical provisions contained in H.R. 3590, little has been reported about the significant oral health provisions included in the bill. The following offers an overview of some of the key oral health provisions:
How Dental Care Will Be Changed by Healthcare Reform
Health reform will offer major changes in the arena of dental care; the bill that has been offered by the United States Congress for healthcare reform will have a lasting effect on the field of dentistry and the type of dental care that people receive.
There promises to be a huge expansion of coverage for individuals in need of dental care once health reform is initiated. The healthcare reform bill looks very promising for people who have long awaited adequate coverage for their dental needs.
Children will get greater dental care because the health reform options are seeking to cover all children in the United States today. Funding will possibly be offered for professionals within the industry seeking to further their education in the field of dentistry too; this means more qualified dentists to treat more individuals who receive coverage via the healthcare reform bill.