ODHA - Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association on the web
Wednesday March 10, 2010

 

LAP ALLIANCE

 

Calling all LAP Hygienists…………..Join the Oregon LAP Alliance!!!!

December 16, 2009:  W.K. Kellogg Foundation - "Training New Dental Health Providers in the U.S." - Click here for Full Report

Page 5: "One particularly expansive example of direct access dental hygiene that requires enhanced training but no expansion in scope of services is Oregon’s Limited Access Permit Dental Hygienist (LAP).  The LAP, upon educational and experiential qualification and possession of professional liability insurance, is allowed to practice preventive services and placement of temporary restorations without supervision in designated sites.  Required are 40 hours of specified classroom instruction and...."

Published March 2008 - A Study about Oregon LAPs by ADHA Exec. Director, Ann Battrell

"A Qualitative Study of Limited Access Permit Dental Hygienists in Oregon"
Ann M. Battrell, R.D.H., M.S.; Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, B.S.D.H., Ed.D.; Pamela R. Overman, B.S.D.H., Ed.D.

LAP Alliance Email Distribution List

To participate in the LAP Alliance Email Distribution List, email Laurie Johnson and specify "Add my email address to LAP Alliance Email list."  This email list is to share information.  You may discontinue at any time.  Thank you to those of you who have already made that connection! 

ODHA LAP Survey

Results of the ODHA LAP Survey (September 2007) were distributed to participants.  To receive results, please fill out a SURVEY and mail it in.  Survey results are also available to all ODHA members on the "Members" page.

Grant Opportunities

Grant Opportunities for organizations and individuals

LAP Chat Room!!!

This is an online community designed to provide a place where LAP’s can share with each other their experiences, frustrations, ideas, questions, or anything pertinent to what we are doing. The site is managed for free by Yahoo Groups, making posting very easy. Come join this great group of providers by clicking on this link http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ORLAPAlliance

LAP hygienists give hope to the dentally forgotten.


 

Further Information will be coming soon!  Keep checking back