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January 6, 2010 WIN!!! A $500 Visa Check Card – 1st Ever You Tube CLL/AS Video Contest – SUBMISSIONS DUE THIS FRIDAY, February 19th! Are YOU creative? Have YOU dreamed of being a movie star? Are YOU excited about attending ADHA’s 2010 CLL/AS in Las Vegas next June? Why not spread the word and have FUN while doing so! ADHA would like to invite YOU to participate in the first ever You Tube CLL/AS Video Promotion Contest. All videos will be posted on the ADHA website to be viewed and voted on by YOU and your colleagues, family and friends. TWO winning videos will be chosen: 1 in the RDH Category and 1 in the Student Category. Click here for contest details and rules. Click here to download the video application form. Time is running out…Get creative and have fun!
2010 Center for Lifelong Learning at the 87th Annual Session Registration Information
Not a member of ADHA? Become one today and instantly save $85!!! Continuing Education Courses *Cost Cutting Tip - Purchase 3 or more CE sessions and SAVE 5%, 10% or even 15%! By registering online and purchasing 3 CE sessions or more, you will receive anywhere from 5% up to 15% off these courses. Housing Information IOH Benefit/President’s Reception – NEW DATE! FRIDAY, JUNE 25th View all Networking and Social Events at http://www.adha.org/annualsession2010/networking.htm.
ADHA Awards Corner – APPLY TODAY - DEADLINES EXTENDED! THE DEADLINES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: Crest Clinical Dental Hygienist Award
Interested in Running for an ADHA Office? Also, in 2010, the ADHA House of Delegates will be electing a president-elect, a vice-president, a speaker of the house, finance committee members and ethics committee members from Regions A and C. For more information on running for office, please refer to the Guidelines for Election Campaigns on page DM-II-A-15-18 of the Standing Rules or call Karen Caspers at Central Office. To run for office or to be considered for a council position, submit your bio-data form to ADHA’s Central Office by Feb. 1, 2010.
Vacancies on National Board Test Construction Committees for 2011 Applicants need not be nominated. An interested individual must meet the Selection Criteria and submit a PDF to be considered for appointment. Please note that curriculum vitae are not acceptable. All application materials, including the Selection Criteria for National Board Dental Test Constructors and Personal Data Form, are available on the ADA web site at http://www.ada.org/goto/testconstructor. The PDFs must be submitted by Jan. 29, 2010. The Committee on Examination Development or the Committee on Dental Hygiene will review the qualifications of all applicants. Based on the committee’s recommendations, the JCNDE will approve the appointments during its meeting on April 14, 2010. Applicants will be informed of the status of their applications in late April.
The Academy for Academic Leadership (AAL) is Now Accepting Registrations The IAHE is a professional, online development program designed to prepare faculty in allied health professions education for successful academic careers. Over the past three years, with the assistance of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, 97 allied health educators have participated in the IAHE. The 2009 class on Teaching Foundations was the first to experience the Institute entirely online, with four synchronous sessions and three self-study modules. The new approach gave participants maximum flexibility and convenience and garnered very positive evaluations, including the following: A very approachable form of distance learning. Very knowledgeable faculty. Excellent program for new as well as experienced educators. Has allowed me to better assess and further develop my teaching skills. An OUTSTANDING course. Extremely well-organized with expert instructors, relevant and applicable material and engaging open forums which allow you to provide and hear useful feedback. To give even more allied dental educators the chance to experience this program, the Teaching Foundations sessions will be provided again in January 2010, and the all-new Advances in Educational Methods for Allied Health Educators will be offered in June 2010. Educators enrolled in the IAHE, whether new to academia or seasoned faculty in need of a mid-career boost, will gain experience with key classroom and clinical teaching practices. Phase two will be open for registration until May 31, 2010. Each session will be archived, so if registrants miss a session, they can view a podcast that features all of the slides, video and audio. They also can correspond with the instructors between sessions to clarify any lessons they wish. The 2009 class reported great satisfaction with these features. Information about the 2010 programs and registration forms for both phases is available at the AAL website: http://www.academicleaders.org/iahe.html. For more information about the IAHE, contact AAL Chief Operating Officer George Weinstein at gweinstein@academicleaders.org or (404) 350-2098.
Tobacco Atlas Now Available Additional information about tobacco cessation is available at www.AskAdviseRefer.org, that website operated as part of ADHA’s Tobacco Intervention Initiative (TII). The website contains information and resources for dental hygienists who stage tobacco interventions or assist patients with tobacco cessation efforts. Information and resources can be accessed for free and are tailored specifically to dental hygiene professionals. Visit www.AskAdviseRefer.org today for more details!
Miles of Smiles Dental Hygiene Students Provide Vital Community Care Students enrolled in the UMKC dental hygiene program use portable dental equipment to provide comprehensive preventive care at elementary schools throughout the community. Since the beginning of the 2009 school year, the Miles of Smiles program successfully provided critical oral health services including prophylaxis, fluoride varnish, x-rays, sealants, and education to 155 children, 99 of whom had decay. The UMKC dental hygiene program is just one of five programs that recently joined the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy® (NCOHF) Affiliate Network through a generous grant from the ADHA Institute/NCOHF Toothfairy Grant Fund. Visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org to learn more about the smile-saving work NCOHF Affiliates perform each day and how to get involved. Gifting your tax deductible donation to the ADHA Institute/NCOHF Toothfairy Grant Fund at http://www.adha.org/institute/Donate will give deserving dental hygiene programs and their students the enriching opportunity to serve a greater number of vulnerable children in their area by joining the NCOHF Affiliate network!
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