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April 2015
San Diego County Dental Hygienists’ Society
Bulletin!
Inside this issue:
Continuing Education Seminar - Saturday, April 25, 2015
Red, White and Blue, what does that mean to
you? & Nutrition and the Dental Office
April CE Course
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May General
Meeting
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President’s
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Rady Children’s Hospital - 3030 Children’s
Way San Diego, CA 92123
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Room MOB113
With Amber D. Riley, RDH, MS & Dr. Mary O’Connor DDS
Brought to you by: Scripps Oral Pathology
Time: 7:30 am - 1pm
Message
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Executive Board
*Continental breakfast will be provided*
Sealant Clinic
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Community Event
BOT Report
CEUs: 4
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SCRIPPS ORAL
PATHOLOGY SERVICE
Course Description:
Oral lesions are a common finding in dental hygiene practice. During this course
attendees will receive not only a “refresher” program on the topic of oral pathology, but will also be brought up to date with the most current, relevant discussions
of widespread oral pathologies including their origins, treatments and outcomes.
The audience will learn valuable insights and techniques that can be immediately
introduced into their clinical practice to improve patient care.
General Meeting - Tuesday, May 26, 2015
“Hypnodontics - Because Words Matter”
With Juan Acosta
Registration Begins at 5:45pm
CEUs: 2
Patterson Educational Center - 4030 Sorrento Valley Blvd.
San Diego CA 92121
Course Description:
This course will help attendees learn the language of ethical influence to help make their patients more
comfortable and their practices more profitable. Attendees will be able to enhance their communication
skills in any area of life, and particularly when it comes to patient and team member interactions.
Bulletin!
 Saturday, April 25, 2015 Breakfast CE Meeting
Red, White and Blue, what does that mean to you?
& Nutrition and the Dental Office
With Amber D. Riley, RDH, MS & Dr. Mary O’Connor DDS
Registration Begins at 7:30am CEUs: 4
Rady Children’s Hospital
3030 Children’s Way San Diego, CA 92123
Room MOB113
SCRIPPS ORAL
PATHOLOGY SERVICE
Course Description:
Oral lesions are a common finding in dental hygiene practice. During this course attendees will receive not only a “refresher” program on the topic of oral pathology, but will also be brought up to date
with the most current, relevant discussions of widespread oral pathologies including their origins, treatments and outcomes. The audience will learn valuable insights and techniques that can be immediately
introduced into their clinical practice to improve patient care.
The dental profession is uniquely positioned to draw the connection between oral health, nutrition
and overall health. This course will provide the tools needed to help your patients understand the role
eating habits and food choices play in preventing caries and optimizing health, with a special focus on
the importance of nutrition for pregnant women and their children
Learning Objectives:
• Fundamental overview of the histology and pathogenesis of common and frequently encountered oral
lesions, pathologies and the oral manifestations of systemic disease encountered in dental hygiene
practice.
• Recognition and differentiation of Red, White and Pigmented oral lesions and the scientifically supported protocol for evaluation and treatment.
• Recognition of tissue alteration due to physical trauma or habit, localized disease and systemic illness.
• Learn and implement a succinct yet thorough extra/intra oral examination process into routine dental
practice.
You can now register online using PayPal! Visit www.sdcdhs.net for more info!
For more information contact Ashley Quezada at [email protected] or (703) 477-9886
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About the speakers: Amber D. Riley, RDH, MS & Dr. Mary O’Connor
Amber began clinical practice in 1998 as a graduate of Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio. She completed her Baccalaureate from Wright State University and
Masters from Boston University. In addition to private practice in San Diego,
CA, Amber is a dental board examiner for 19 states and the forensic dental autopsy technician for the San Diego County Office of the Medical Examiner. She
is a member of the ADHA, American Society of Forensic Odontology (ASFO),
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Academy of Clinical Technology, and Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) Region 10. She lectures professionally on the topics of oral pathology, laser-assisted periodontal therapies and
forensic odontology.
Mary O'Connor, DDS received her undergraduate degree from The University
of San Diego and her DDS and specialty degree from Loyola University in
Chicago. She is a board certified Pediatric Dentist who has practiced in San
Diego for 25 years. She treats children, adolescents and people of all ages
with special needs. She is married and has 3 children.
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 Tuesday, May 26, 2015 General Dinner Meeting
“Hypnodontics - Because Words Matter”
With Juan Acosta
Registration Begins at 5:45pm
Patterson Educational Center
4030 Sorrento Valley Blvd.
San Diego CA 92121
Course Description
This course will help attendees learn the language of ethical influence to help make their patients
more comfortable and their practices more profitable. Attendees will be able to enhance their communication skills in any area of life, and particularly when it comes to patient and team member interactions.
Upon completing this course, participants will:
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Have experience being hypnotic
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Understand the principles of persuasion and influence
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Be able to effectively increase patients’ comfort with their words
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Know how to properly set patients’ expectations for success
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Know specific strategies to increase case acceptance
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Know specific patterns to increase patient adherence to instructions
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Recognize at least five signs a hypnotherapy referral is indicated
CEUs: 2
You can now register online using PayPal!
Visit www.sdcdhs.net for more info!
For more information contact Ashley Quezada at [email protected] or (703) 477-9886
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About the speaker:
Juan P. Acosta is a dental hypnosis specialist and author of the
best selling hypnotherapy book HYPNODONTICS. He works with
elite dental practices to offer their patients added comfort and value, by combining his experience in practice management with the
language skills of hypnosis. Juan speaks at hypnosis conferences
and dental events throughout the year in his quest to build the
bridge between professional hypnosis practitioners and dental
professionals everywhere. For more information please visit Hypnodontist.com
During each General Meeting and Saturday seminar, we will be collecting donated toiletries. If you have any of these items lying around
the house, your donations would be greatly appreciated! These
items will be collected and distributed to the women’s shelter .
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President’s Message
Our spring season of continuing education seminars is almost over. Take advantage of
getting your units now, before it is too late. We are excited about our upcoming April
seminar taking place at Rady’s Childrens Hospital, thanks to Elisabeth Lohse, RDA,
who offered to serve as our host.
We also want to give a huge thank you to Jack Grimsley from Scripps Oral Pathology
for sponsoring one of our speakers. Amber Riley, RDH, will be reminding us of our oral
pathology and what we should be aware of.
This upcoming May, we will be inaugurating our new group of officers. Brad Cushman, incoming president has been an active board member since his graduation from SWC. This event will be taking place at
Patterson’s in Sorrento Valley and will feature a lecture on hypnosis and ways to talk and relax our patients.
I would also like to thank all those who volunteered last month at the five different sealant clinics held
throughout San Diego. Part of our mission as health care providers is to offer our services to those in
need. Community service and outreach is paramount to our educating our community and improving the
overall health of our population.
Finally, I would like to invite all those hygienists who have not been able to see first hand how decisions
are made in our profession to visit us at the annual House of Delegates being held this year at Harrah’s
Casino in San Diego. More information on this will appear in our next Bulletin.
Darcie E. Bell, RDH.BS
President SDCDHS
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Your Newly Elected Executive Board for 2015-2016!
Congratulations to Your Newly Elected Executive Board for the 2015-2016 season.
Please join us at the Patterson Education Center in Sorrento Valley, on Tuesday,
May 26th at 5:30pm when they will be installed.
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GIVE KIDS A SMILE
On Saturday, February 28th 2015, the San Diego County Dental Hygiene Society volunteered at
the "Give Kids a Smile" event. The American Dental Association along with First 5 San Diego and
Share the Care, put together this event to provide oral health screenings, treatment and education to children in our community and they were able to see about 300 kids! This countywide
event was held at 6 different locations. SDCDHS’s President, Darcie Bell, RDH, BS and Community Chair, Krystlelyn Paras, RDH participated by providing sealants and fluoride varnish to underprivileged kids at the Chula Vista location. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this
event successful!
Remember wonderful volunteers are always an important asset at these community events to
make it possible to provide the much-needed health services in the community and address public health issues. We hope you will volunteer your time at the next community service event!
-Krystlelyn Paras, RDH, SDCDHS Community Chair
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The California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) Board of Trustees and
the ‘Voice of Dental Hygiene’
The CDHA Board of Trustees met on Saturday March 21 and Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Los
Angeles, CA. The weekend started with a Membership/Leadership Workshop which focused on
the perception of members, potential members and future colleagues. The workshop, led by
Laura Birchett, Chair of the CDHA Membership Taskforce included discussion and work regarding CDHA’s brand – the question posed and for further research “What does CDHA mean to our
stakeholders?” Trustees, officers and council members were fully engaged and excited to move
CDHA in a direction that meets future needs and opportunities.
The board convened their meeting in the afternoon and made recommendations to the House of
Delegates on one proposed by-law amendment and six proposed resolutions, which includes a
proposed balanced budget. Members can access information regarding the upcoming House of
Delegates business through their component trustees and in the www.cdha.org Members Only
Section.
Additionally, the Board voted to support the following legislation:
AB 768 (Thurmond, Bloom, Senator Leno) – Tobacco Free Baseball Act.
SB 203 (Monning) – Sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels.
AB 648 (Low) - Virtual Dental Home.
To follow this and other dental profession related legislation, visit www.cdha.org for the latest updates. The CDHA Board also voted to endorse Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D) Dist.7 in a
runoff election for state Senate to be held May 19, 2015.
The board also received updates from the Membership Taskforce as well as the Infrastructure
Taskforce, both of which also met during the busy weekend. Membership Taskforce has been
appointed for an additional year to continue their research regarding CDHA branding, increased
component support, educator relationships, dental hygiene program support, CDHA community
outreach opportunities and member benefits. Infrastructure Taskforce has provided a new Strategic Direction document intended to support and guide CDHA and CDHA programs. Infrastructure Taskforce will
host this year’s HOD issues forum providing an overview of survey and collected information regarding CDHA structure and possible future directions. Delegates will be requested to engage
and provide feedback.
Nominations are open for President-Elect, Vice President of Membership and Professional Development, Secretary/Treasurer, Speaker of the House and ADHA Delegates. Please contact Immediate Past President, Nadine Lavell, RDH, MS at [email protected] for more information.
This terrific opportunity is open to all CDHA members.
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