To become an ADHA/ODHA member:

Not yet a member?  Apply now!  Click here to apply online.

ADHA Membership Application.

To find your component dues to enter on your application.

New section for the public!

For people who have limited or no access to the private dental office, dental hygienists with a special permit (Limited Access Permit) may provide preventive and dental hygiene services in specified settings.  Click here for a list of these settings.

LAPs currently available in Oregon (March 29, 2008):

Central Oregon

Eastern Oregon

Corvallis, Albany

ODHA Members Acknowledged /Published!

 Kelly Matthews                              

 "Dental Hygienist Volunteers in Nepal",

 Statesman Journal, March 2008

 Registered dental hygienist Kelly Matthews 

 works on a patient with assistant Sushma  

 Nepal in a humanitarian dental clinic in

 Kathmandu, Nepal in late October.

                        DeeAnne Ashcroft

                              "The Dental Hygiene Ramifications of

                               Bisphosphonate Therapy"

                               ADHA Access, February 2007

  Kelli Swanson-Jaecks

  "Smoking the Hookah"

  RDH Magazine, January 2008

  "Learning from the Lost Boys"

   RDH Magazine, June 2007

 Kristen Simmons

 Cara Kao-Young     

 "From Caterpillars to Butterflies"

 RDH Magazine, April 2006

Jonalee Potter

"At Home in a Capitation Office"

RDH Magazine, December 2004

Beth Finnson                       

"Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect:

The Dental Hygienist's Role"

Dental Hygienist News, Vol 8, No. 4, 1996

(Not yet linked)

Local Stories:

Barb Gill  "Egg Experiment a Hit with the Kindergarteners!"

More coming soon!!!!

Information

National Provider Number

Recent Headlines

April 15, 2008 - Yes, today is tax day, but did you hear about the Scientific American Article published in January about "Rethinking Fluoride"?  Click here to get more info!

March 5, 2008 - Minnesota moves ahead with the Advanced Dental Health Practioner. Click here to see pdf of proposed rules.

See video clip

March 3, 2008 - Update on ADA's proposed Community Dental Health Practitioner

March 2, 2008 - Dr. John Kwan announces the new website for the Perioscope. Log onto www.Perioscopyinc.com for info on the perioscope - including CE!

November 17, 2007 - Oregonian (Smile Survey 2007 Results): "Survey finds tooth decay on the rise among Oregon schoolchildren"

October 2007 - Canadian Hygienists Celebrate Independence

April 19, 2007 - American Heart Association announces new guidelines for prevention of infective endocarditis.

The spring issue of the Journal of Dental Hygiene is now available!

Check out the table of contents and then log in to www.adha.org to view the entire issue.

Thank you to the following sponsors:

Thank you to our HOD Banner Sponsor, Tom's of Maine:

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ODHA Classifieds

NewEmployment listings as of March 13!

You'll also find info onVolunteer Opportunties within ODHA

and information on how to list your classified ad(s)

Click Here

Welcome to the Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association website!  For information on your local hygienist's component, click here.  To get licensing information from the Oregon Board of Dentistry, or to update your address click here.  To change your address and component affiliation with ADHA, click here. ODHA gets mailing lists from both of these organizations so keep your address up to date and keep up to date with your state!

               

Viki Points, RDH, MPH

ODHA President

President's Message

     I am fairly new to the ODHA so I am sure that some of you do not know my story.  I began my dental hygiene career as a student and single mother at Mt. Hood Community College in 1988.  I chose dental hygiene because, of the health related careers I explored, it gave me the opportunity to fully support myself and my two small children in a relatively short amount of time.  (Continued.....)

Oregon's 2007 Smile Survey  pdf

Millions of children are silently suffering - unable to eat, to sleep...or to learn.  Your help is critical.  Join the Toothfairy Campaign

Earn up to 6 CE Credits for volunteering!!!

Oregon Board of Dentistry Regulations OAR 818-021-0070

State Dental Sealant Program

Click here for email contact

Medical Teams International

Click here for volunteer info

Isn't it time you helped out......?

Legislation

HB 2867 passed and signed by the Governor -

• Hygienists can diagnose and treatment plan for dental hygiene services.
• Hygienists can determine the need for and apply sealants in designated settings.
• LAP requirement now 2,500 hours (instead of 5000).

Abbreviated Bill History for ODHA 2007

Testimony from Dr. Gary Allen to the Oregon House Health Policy Subcommittee Jan. 18, 2007.

ODHA Testimony regarding HB 3099 fluoridation

DON'T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES!  The beauty of your membership is that - because of your "investment" - you won't have to worry.  You will know that:

• The ODHA will protect and expand your scope of practice. 
• The ODHA will secure your position within the ever-changing health system. 
• The ODHA will ensure that you can be viewed as a professional. 
• The ODHA will provide opportunities to network with your colleagues. 
• The ODHA will speak on your behalf to the Oregon Legislature.
• The ADHA will speak on your behalf nationwide and worldwide.

A good night's sleep comes when, through your dues, you are helping us do it!

To become a member

Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner Resource Center now Live on www.ADHA.org

The ADHP Resource Center will be continually updated as progress on establishing the ADHP continues. Questions about the ADHP can be directed to ADHA’s Governmental Affairs Division at 312-440-8925.

http://adha.org/adhp/index.html

The guide below is abstracted from JADA, Vol. 136, p. 607

Seven-Step guide for improving the chances of detecting ORAL CANCER at an early stage.

THE ODHA UPDATE

Winter 2007

Log into the members section for the latest newsletter.

Awards Corner!

Know somebody who deserves to be recognized for their hard work and dedication?  ADHA, in conjunction with a number of sponsors, is offering you the opportunity to nominate them!  Take a look at seven awards which are currently available and check back later for the many more to come.