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August 31, 2011
A Crowd of Nearly 200 Attend CODA Open Hearing in Nashville
In recent months, ADHA has worked to communicate to our members the steps we are taking to address issues facing the profession nationwide. One of the foremost issues that we have addressed during this time has been the proliferation of dental hygiene programs that is occurring all across the country. Last spring, ADHA asked its members to get directly involved by participating in a letter writing campaign to the Commission on Dental Accreditation or CODA, the body that accredits new education programs. As part of this campaign ADHA urged members, local chapters and state components to send CODA letters urging the Commission to include a comprehensive needs assessment as a part of its application process for all new dental hygiene education programs seeking accreditation.
The results of these efforts are still being measured, but we can share that the links to the letter templates hosted at www.adha.org were hit thousands of times during the campaign and that CODA did receive many letters as a result of the campaign. Another positive development resulting from ADHA’s efforts was that during ADHA’s recent Center for Lifelong Learning at the 88th Annual Session, nearly 200 dental hygienists crowded into a meeting room for an open CODA hearing. These meetings typically are not very well attended, but many visitors at the meeting held in June offered CODA written and verbal testimony urging the inclusion of a comprehensive needs assessment in the application process. Hygienists also shared with the Commission, accounts of ways in which the growth of new educational programs and the resulting influx of new hygienists have impacted the employment situation for dental hygienists in many areas of the country.
CODA is currently evaluating the testimony received during the June hearing, as well as tabulating the letters they received, and will be issuing a report at its January 2012 meeting. ADHA will keep you abreast of any developments and we thank all who participated in these efforts to communicate our position to the Commission.
Dear Sheila,
As ADHA President, I have the distinct honor to work with each and every one of you as a collective voice for the dental hygiene profession. Your leadership plays a vital role in furthering the goals and professional interests of hygienists nationwide, and without your dedication, ADHA would not be where it is today.
I recognize that these are challenging economic times for the country, and our community is not insulated from these hardships, either. As leaders of this profession, our membership looks to us for guidance and support in times of uncertainty. We need your help in preparing our fellow hygienists to anticipate these changes and arm themselves with the knowledge and resources to take their careers to the next level in a variety of emerging professional roles.
One way ADHA is supporting all of you is through a one-day workshop held in Chicago on Saturday, February 25 from 8:00am-5:00pm. This workshop - Dental Hygiene in a Changing World: Leading and Developing Your Career - has been developed to empower dental hygienists to understand the changing landscape of the profession and the different career paths available. The low-cost fee of $99 provides hygienists with 8 CE hours as well as breakfast and lunch.
Some of the highlights of the workshop include:
- Staying Relevant in a Changing Profession; looking at ADHA's Environmental Scan
- Creating Value in your practice
- How to become the hygienist you want to be
- A look at new skill sets for an RDH
- Roles of the Dental Hygiene Professional: Career Pathways and Opportunities
- Designing Your Career Path Roadmap
Please help me get the word out to your members about this important event hosted on the last day of the Chicago Mid-Winter meeting at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile. Our meetings team at ADHA is able to provide you with additional information in regards to this event as well as provide you with flyers, talking points, and PowerPoint slides for you to utilize during any of your upcoming local meetings. You can reach the meetings team at:
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Thank you again for your continued dedication to ADHA and hygienists everywhere!
With Regards,
Pamela Quinones, RDH, BS, ADHA President
Meeting and Registration Information: www.adha.org/professionals
Win $500 to use at ADHA 2012 Phoenix!
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2012 CLL at the 89th Annual Session will take place in Phoenix, AZ
June 13-19, 2012 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
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Registration opens Mid-January 2012
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August 1 - 3, 2012
Las Vegas, NV
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