September 2011

The Greater Orlando Dental Hygiene Association would like to acknowledge the following companies and speakers for their very generous contributions to our continuing education and recognition events. We would also like to thank them for introducing their varied products and services to our membership.

Philips Soincare

Emily Hakimipour

Field Sales Representative

407-923-8676

emily.hakimipour@philips.com

Xlear

The Xylitol Experts

Rhoda Kublickis, BASDH

Product Educator, SE Region

954-829-4260

rhoda@xlear.com

www.xlear.com

GlaxoSmithKline

Barbara Northington

Oral Healthcare Executive

Consultant

407-694-3894

barbara.g.northington@gsk.com

Brenda Dreessen

GSK Oral Healthcare Sales

407-247-1456

brenda.c.dreessen@gsk.com

ZILA

Nancy Wimberley

Professional Sales Representative

407-432-6020

nwimberley@zila.com

COLGATE Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Krys Tetterton

Oral Care Consultant

972-888-3538

Krys_Tetterton@copal.com

3M ESPE OMNI Preventive Care

Steve Priola

Preventive Care Consultant

904-537-7930

spriola@mmm.com

Proctor & Gamble

Crest/Oral-B

Julian Ross
Territory Manager

407-353-8035

Ross.j.7@pg.com

Dear Fellow Colleagues:

I hope all of you have had a fun and relaxing summer. Over the past several weeks our Executive Board has been working hard at planning an exciting year for its members. We have some exciting events and speakers scheduled and I look forward to meeting all of you at our meetings.

This upcoming year, we will have meetings taking place on the first Tuesday of every month thru May.We hope you will come, take part in our Continuing Education, learn more about community service opportunities, and our goals in relation to dental hygiene. Our professional future, your future, depends upon everyone's involvement. Again, I look forward to meeting all of you at future meetings. Please have a safe and cool rest of the summer and remember to keep your membership active. Also, please tell any hygiene friends, who are not currently members, of the benefits of joining ADHA (American Dental Hygienists' Association) and choosing GODHA as your component!

Debra Dixon RDH, MS

President

Just a Thought...

"FAITH IS ABOUT DOING. YOU ARE HOW YOU ACT, NOT JUST HOW YOU BELIEVE" -Albert Lewis

Calendar of Events

September 22-25:

Florida Dental Hygiene Association Symposium

Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport

Tues., October 4th:

"Evidence Based Patient Management of Sensitivity and Gingivitis"

Speaker: Judy O'Brien, Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals

VCC West, Library Building 6-202

6:30pm

2 CEs

Members $10, Non-Members $20

Sat. October 29th: Fall Seminar 4 CEUs

Medical Errors- Dr. Thomas Yoon 2 CE

Other CE TBD

Fri. Nov. 4th- Sat. Nov. 5th:

Special Olympics/Special Smiles

If you are interested in participating as an oral health screener for Special Smiles during the state games to be held at ESPN Disney on Friday, November 4-Saturday, November 5, please register asap on the SOFL website:www.SOFL.org. When you enter the web site, on the left side go to Services, then Healthy Athletes, then Special Smiles. You may register for both or one day only.Only RDHs or Dentists may screen.Dental assistants can be recorders of information or give oral health instructions, so encourage your entire practice to be involved! If you have any questions, contact Paula Schad, Area Clinical Director, at pesrdh@aol.com

HYPAC Request

The Hygienists' Political Action Committee (HYPAC) is a group of dental hygienists and citizens of Florida that contribute to the campaigns of candidates for state legislative offices that support the oral health care of the patients that dental hygienists serve. HYPAC is also the only state political action committee that represents the interests of the profession of dental hygiene. This committee is a bipartisan program that does not favor one political party over another.

As you are probably aware, the Florida Dental Hygiene Association in collaboration with the Florida Dental Association was successful in having bills passed in the 2011 legislative year that will expand health access settings for dental hygienists. This legislation will authorize dental hygienists to provide preventive services without the physical presence, prior examination or authorization of a dentist. This will allow us to provide services to more of our state's underserved population.

The HYPAC funds have been utilized. In order to continue our endeavors over the next year, we need contributions from concerned hygienists and other concernedcitizens. If you are attending the Florida Dental Hygiene Association Symposium Sept. 22-25, you may stop by the HYPAC table to give your donation and be entered to win the terrific drawing for those that contribute at the meeting! If you are unable to attend the symposium, you may contribute at any time by contacting either person below to receive a contribution form via email. Every donation counts in a big way! If each Registered Dental Hygienist in the state would give $5 or more, this would make a huge impact for all concerned in this great effort!

Your profession and the citizens of Florida thank you for your contribution to the oral health of Florida's population!

Evelyn Miller, HYPAC President evelyn@erroof.com

Paula E. Schad, HYPAC Treasurer pesrdh@aol.com

Sincerely,

Tricia Bracher, RDH

Newsletter Editor, Greater Orlando Dental Hygiene Association