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County Dental Hygienists' Association (LCDHA)
Welcome
Note: For Local Continuing Education Classes, please scroll down.
Congratulations to Lane Community College's Dental Hygiene Class of 2011
LCDHA's Bylaws - click to review document
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SAVE THE DATES
Medical Emergancies and Nitrous Update Courses- 5 CEUs
Lane Community College's Center for Meeting and Learning
(Buiding 19, RM 226)
Instructors: TBA for Medical Emergencies (3 credits) John Knappenberger for Nitrous Oxide Update (2 credits)
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Time: 9:00AM to 3:00 PM Lunch will be available to ALL day participants only
Costs: Dental Hygienist, Dental Assistant and Auxiliaries: $100 All Day INCLUDES LUNCH – OR $60 Medical Emergencies NO LUNCH $40 Nitrous Oxide Update NO LUNCH Dentists: $130 All Day INCLUDES LUNCH – OR $80 Medical Emergencies NO LUNCH $50 Nitrous Oxide Update NO LUNCH
Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Dentists, and Auxillary Staff Welcome!
Look for registration info in our Winter Newsletter (Feb. 2012).
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Local Volunteer Opportunties: LCC Sealant Clinic Flyer 2012
Local Volunteer Opportunities, Lane County Annual Sealant Clinic -
Saturday, March 3, 2012. CE opportunity available for volunteers. Speaker Dr. Steve Duffin on Silver Fluoride
- Contact Mary Ellen Volansky for more information.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Local Dental Hygiene Mentorship Program
Remember when you were a student completing your educational program in dental hygiene? Do you think your time as a student would have been made easier if you had had a mentor to talk to outside of your program setting? Do you think you would have transitioned more smoothly from your educational program into the professional world if you had had a working friend to give you first hand insight? If you feel like a mentor would have benefited your dental hygiene educational experience, then maybe you’d like to participate in L.C.D.H.A.’s Virtual Mentoring Program.
The Lane County Dental Hygienists’ Association as well as the O.D.H.A. and A.D.H.A. are committed to excellence both in the advancement of dental hygiene and in the next generation of dental hygienists. To this end, we encourage you to participate in the Virtual Mentoring program as a way to bring dental hygienists and students together, so that students can get the guidance and encouragement they need and so that today's dental hygienists can directly nurture the future of dental hygiene.
We are always looking for hygienists interested in being a mentor!
Our ultimate goal would be to have one hygienist per student for each class (averages about 32 students when including the extended learning programs). If you would be interested in taking on more than one student please indicate that on your application. To enroll in the program and get paired up with an interested student, simply fill out the application found on this webpage and return it to Jamie Christianson, VMP Coordinator, 4805 Spring Meadow Avenue; Eugene, Or 97404. Once you have been assigned a student to mentor, you and the student will both be notified of your pairing via e-mail. From there, it is up to you and the student to grow your relationship.
If you have questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Christianson at jammers97@comcast.net or call her at 541-915-6925. To be a mentor to a DH student in the class of 2012, applications are due no later than November 30, 2011.
Application for Hygienists
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L.C.D.H.A.'s Newsletters: 
One copy mailed to all registered Dental Hygienists in the area twice a year. If you would like to contribute an article or ad, please contact our Editor, Jamie. Note: To link to our newsletters, on pop-up box select "cancel" to open.
Fall 2010 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Winter/Spring 2010 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Fall 2009 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Winter/Spring 2009 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Fall 2008 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Winter/Spring 2008 Newsletter: Tooth- Be-Told
Fall 2007 Newsletter: Tooth-Be-Told
Spring 2006 newsletter
Fall 2005 newsletter
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 L.C.D.H.A's 2011 -2012
Continuing Education Series
Location & Time: The courses will be held at Lane Community College’s main campus building 19 (Center for Meeting and Learning), room 226. They will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on the dates noted below.
Cost: These local classes, worth 2 CE credits each, are offered FREE for all A.D.H.A./A.D.A.A. members & L.C.C. dental hygiene and assisting students. All classes cost $25.00 each for non-members.
Registration: Pre-registration is always appreciated with the use of the form found in the newsletter or participants can pay as they go. $100 deal for all 6 classes, if non-members pay for all classes on or before October 11th. On-site registration is held from 6:15 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. at the door. Both members and non-members must sign in at the door for all classes. Proof of participation will be handed out at the end of each class.
Record Keeping: Fill out a short form for LCC records.
Please do this as a formal record of attendance for LCDHA sponsored classes at Lane Community College.
September 15, 2011: Heidi Jo Grubbs, RDH, ODHA PresidentTopic: Oral Health Trends in 2011: In this course we will take a look at the recent oral health trends across the nation and changes that occurred in Oregon over the past Legislative year. Discuss approval of Pilot Programs for a mid-level therapist, LAP changes which include the name change to Expanded Practice DH and the option to have a Practice Agreement with a Dentist to perform more functions unsupervised. THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT ATTENDED!
October 6, 2011: Lisa Rowley, CDA, RDH, MS, DH Director/Pacific UniversityTopic: Dental Hygiene Care for Diverse Populations: This course will provide an overview of oral health disparities in the United States and the social and cultural issues which affect demand for and access to dental health care. This course will include tips for providing culturally appropriate dental hygiene care for diverse patient populations. THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT ATTENDED!
January 26, 2012: Mike Millard, MS, RPhTopic: Pharmacology
DATE CHANGE - February 16, 2012 : Kelli Swanson-Jaecks, MA, RDHTopic: Test, Don't Guess: Salivary Diagnostics in Dentistry: The field of oral medicine is changing rapidly with the advent of DNA-PCR testing. Extracting DNA from saliva for risk assessment and diagnostic tests in dentistry is cutting edge technology for individualized patient care. Leading research has confirmed that periodontal diseases are complex inflammatory reactions to the presence of specific pathogenic bacteria and that some individuals are genetically more susceptible to periodontal infections. Pathogenic bacteria and host response are both key factors in the etiology and clinical outcomes of periodontal disease treatment.
March 15, 2012: John Compagno, MD, MBA w/host Gretchen WalkerTopic: Oral Cancer and Oral HPV
April 26, 2012: Phoebe Ashley, MD, CardiologistTopic: Women’s Cardiac Health and Current Pre-Med Guidelines
May 2012 ADDITIONAL CE Opportunity brought to the Dental Community by LCDHA.
Nitrous Oxide Update (2 CEU’s) and Medical Office Emergencies (3 CEU’s)Date, Location, Time, and Cost TBA. Costs will apply to ALL Participants. All Dental Personnel are welcome to participate. Details and Registration information will be mailed out closer to this event in May 2012.
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Officers and Committee Chairs for 2011-2012:
Jodi Slye travelingsmilesjrs@yahoo.com 541-343-0101
Nominations: Mary Ellen Volansky siletzrdh@yahoo.com 541-342-8676
LCC Student Mentor Program: Jamie Christianson jammers97@comcast.net 541-349-8967
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