Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association (ODHA)
Here are the latest rule changes concerning Dental Hygiene from the Oregon Board of Dentistry(OBD)!
Rule changes Dec 2008 pdf
RDHRuleChanges20105.pdf
The Limited Access Permit
2009/2010 Healthcare Legislation
Accreditation Standards Threatened
Proposed changes
CODA Update - "Hygiene Diagnosis" threatened
ODHA's letter addressing CODA
CODHA letter
Update July 2009 - Results of CODA Meeting - proposed changes were adopted
Alaska Dental Health Aids
Check out the late breaking and Therapists and Other Innovative Programs, in response to the unmet oral health needs in Alaska and other underserved areas. There is also information on the 2006 program, call for abstracts and membership.
An important message from the Oral Health Section- January 2006
Minnesota Oral Health Practitioner
- Story
(2008) - story
) pdf of proposed rules. See video clip
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner(ADHP)
ADHP Fact Sheet
- Report
In an early victory for the creation of an advanced dental hygiene practitioner (ADHP), last week the United States Senate passed H.R. 3010, the fiscal year 2006 spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), by a 94-3 vote. The report accompanying the bill, S. Rpt. 109-103 includes a provision encouraging the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to "explore development of an advanced dental hygiene practitioner who would be a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program and complete an advanced educational curriculum, which prepares the dental hygienist to provide diagnostic, preventive, restorative and therapeutic services directly to the public in rural and underserved areas."
It's important to note that report language does not carry the weight of law nor does it allocate any funding for the ADHP. However, the report language is important encouragement to the HRSA to take steps in furtherance of the ADHP.
"This is a small but critical victory on the road to accomplishing ...continue here
California Dental Hygiene Associaton
CDHA to support new legislation in 2005
Exciting news from the California Dental Hygienists' Association!
California will soon be listed as one of the states recognized by the Western Regional Examination, WREB, increasing portability of dental hygiene license across state and regional jurisdictions. Click here for more info
California Hygienists acheive self regulation. More...
Washington Dental Hygiene Association
ODHA Legislative History
The House Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed HB 2426, as amended, to the floor of the House today. The amendments restore the list of permitted locations that LAPs can practice, but make several important additions to the list: siblings of kids in school
programs; public and community health centers; home bound adults; persons eligible for the WIC program and, most importantly, the bill allows the Board of Dentistry to add other locations and populations who are in need of oral health care services. The prohibition on the BOD
expanding the scope of practice of LAP hygienists will still be repealed, allowing the Board to address new functions by rule in the future. The bill explicitly allows LAP hygienists to apply sealants as well as prescribe fluoride. The sealants issue is a major improvement from what we drafted initially, and it avoids us having to argue this issue in a rulemaking process at the BOD. The bill also will now have an emergency clause, meaning that it is effective immediately upon the Governor's signature (later this summer), rather than on January 1, 2006, the normal legislative effective date. Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Paul S. Cosgrove, Lobbyist 503-226-7677
Information
, go to the Oregon State Legislature web site.
Go to www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr
Phone: 971-673-3200
Fax: 971-673-3202
http://www.oregon.gov/Dentistry/
PO Box 3710
Wilsonville, OR 97070-3710
www.oregondental.org
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