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Toni Van Horn, RDH
NDHA President 2009-10
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Welcome to the official website of the
Nebraska Dental Hygienists' Association (NDHA).
NDHA is a constituent of ADHA.
ADHA
is the largest professional organization representing the interests of
dental hygienists.
Our members enjoy professional support, educational
programs, and numerous opportunities for participation in association
decision making. With your support, we can carry out our mission to
advance the art and science of dental hygiene, and to promote the
highest standards of education and practice in the profession.
This site strives to
provide you with information relating to everything from
Legislative issues to continuing education programs. Please visit
often to stay informed of current issues and events concerning the
Nebraska Dental Hygienist as this site is updated frequently.
Toni
Van Horn, RDH
NDHA President 2009-10
NDHA Annual Session
April 22-24, 2010
Embassy Suites
Lincoln, NE When
Thursday: April 22, 2010 2:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Friday: April 23, 2010 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Saturday: April 24, 2010 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Schedule of Events
and Speaker Bios
2010 NDHA
Registration Form
and
Wine Tasting Registration Form
or
Online Registration* (Now Open)
Visit the
event website
to register online
*Note: Wine Tasting Registration is not available
online.
Please
print and mail the Wine Tasting registration.
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NDHA HY-PAC
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Enjoy Wines from “Around the World!”
Please join us for a wonderful fund raiser for HY-PAC !
Enjoy wines from around the world while socializing with other
dental professionals from around the state!
This event was a great hit last year and
we expect it to be even better this year!
The HY-PAC fund raiser will be held
Friday April 23rd from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Pre-registering recommended
Wine Tasting Registration Form
Please support LB 1106
NDHA's
Legislative committee has voted to support LB 1106 which was introduced
and prioritized by Senator Jeremy Nordquist, Dist 7,
Omaha.
NDHA
requests that you contact your State Senator as soon as possible and ask
them to support this bill when it reaches the floor of the Legislature.
Introducer's Statement of Intent follows:
The following constitutes
the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be
accomplished thereby:
LB 1106 seeks to cover
school-based health centers under
Nebraska’s managed care contract.
The bill defines
school-based health centers and the services such centers can provide.
The bill
also defines and limits what
facilities can sponsor school-based health centers.
Additionally, LB 1106
directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state
plan amendment to
Nebraska’s
Medicaid plan to cover eligible legal permanent residents under
Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP). Currently, legal permanent residents receive
benefits that are financed
completely out of state general funds. CHIP offers significant matching
federal funds to help finance these funds.
The NDHA
Legislative committee supports this bill for the following reasons:
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NDHA
is committed to eliminating barriers that prevent low income
children from receiving oral health care needed to achieve healthy
mouths and bodies. School based health centers may provide an
avenue for low income children to receive healthcare
services.
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Virtually all dental disease is preventable, and yet dental decay
remains the most common chronic childhood disease.
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Licensed Dental Hygienists are educated and qualified, to provide
services which prevent dental diseases. The school based health
center would increase the settings/ opportunities for dental
hygienists to deliver beneficial preventive services to those who
are not receiving such services.
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The dental hygiene
workforce is an excellent resource for Nebraska to utilize as they seek
to increase and improve the delivery of preventive oral health care.
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Only 42.7 of Medicaid
eligible children received any preventive dental services.
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“The mission of our schools
is to provide children and adolescents with the knowledge and skills to
lead a healthy and productive life. Good oral health is an important
part of that mission. The proposed Healthy People 2020 objective
related to this mission is to increase the proportion of school-based
health centers with an oral health component.” “Integration of Oral
Health into Coordinated School Health “ Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH BS MA,
ADHA Access 2.2010.
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“Direct delivery of dental
sealants to children and adolescents in school-based settings reduces
dental caries among children and adolescents by 60 percent” “Integration
of Oral Health into Coordinated School Health “ Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH
BS MA, ADHA Access 2.2010.
Thank you
in advance for taking the time to contact your state senator to support
this visionary legislation.
Sincerely,
NDHA
Legislative Committee
Jane
Broekemeier
402-380-9008
402-529-6073
ADHA 87th Annual Session
in
Las Vegas
June 23-29, 2010
Don't miss your opportunity to network and have fun with over
1,700 other Dental Hygiene Professionals just like YOU! Attend
the 2010 CLL at the 87th Annual Session in Las Vegas!
Plan to attend the most affordable meeting in 2010!
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SAVE on Main Registration ~ $115 (through
Feb. 19)
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Add courses to fit YOUR budget ~ $30 - $90
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Affordable housing ~ $99/night
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Apply for awards ~ opportunity for all
expenses paid!
A+ Board Review
Small group sessions for National
Board preparation.
Available dates:
March 13, 2010.
Reasonable rates.
Call for availability: (712)
483-2330 J. Hillis, RDH, MA
ADHA is pleased to announce the
Quarterly Payment Plan (QPP)
option is
now available!!!
ADHA members on the winter billing cycle can now log-in at
www.adha.org, select
"Pay Your Dues" and then the "Quarterly Dues" option. Any new,
former or lapsed ADHA members will have to contact ADHA Member Services
by phone to join the QPP (312-440-8900 option 1).
For more information, please visit the QPP Frequently Asked
Questions page on ADHA's website
http://www.adha.org/aboutadha/payments.htm
or contact Sharon Barnett (x221), Julia Mahan (x209) or Bill Termunde
(x207) in Member Services.
2009 Graduates
Transition to Active ADHA Membership
Congratulations on your recent graduation and
Licensure! Now that you’re a licensed registered dental hygienist, you
qualify for active membership at no additional cost. As an active
member, you’ll be able to explore your career options, increase your
professional edge, and get discounts on professional items such as
loupes, books, scrubs, car rentals and insurance, just to name a few.
Transitioning your ADHA membership from Student to
Active is a simple process. If you have already completed the transition
from Student to Active member, Thank You. If not, listed below are 3
simples ways to complete the transition.
Online
Login to your account at ADHA.org and click on
“Convert to Active Member”
Call
(312) 440-8900 and press 1
Email
Your name
ADHA member ID number
License number
State of licensure
Send to us at: member.services@adha.net
LB 542 Layed Over
Thursday, May 21,2009 was a day each of us can be proud of
for dental hygiene!! During Thursday’s debate, LB 542 was laid over on
Select File – (where it presently is in the legislative process) - until
the 2010 session of the Legislature! That gives the three dental
professions the summer and fall to work out a compromise to bring to the
Legislature next year. It will be exciting to see what the 3 professions
can accomplish by working together. It is our hopes that all three
dental associations will agree that the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of our state needs to be placed at the forefront of our
decision making.
Read More.....
Read related articles in Nebraska Newspapers:
Omaha World Herald
The filibuster makes a return in Lincoln
Journal Star
Dental bill stopped by filibuster
You can read the bill here
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=6847
We welcome your comments and
input as we begin moving forward in finding common ground with NDA and
NDAA. Please keep us informed of your ideas and suggestions. Our purpose
is to work for the betterment of dental hygiene and the citizens of
Nebraska...your feedback is important to us, so feel free to contact us
at any time.
NDHA Legislative Committee
Links to:
Find your senator
Call your senator
Email your senator
LOST AND FOUND
If you attended the NDHA
Annual Session during April 2-4, 2009 and you lost an item.
A a jacket was found during the April annual session and
they should contact Annette Byman to identify it.
EXTRA EXTRA...
The
NebraskaLand Explorer
and
Read It On The Web!
March, 2010
available online now!
The Hard copy version of the NebraskaLand Explorer has
been mailed to all members.
Watch your mail boxes for your copy.
ADHA Statement on Allied Membership
Read more...
Infective Endocarditis
New Guidelines
Read more....
ADHA Emphasizes Access to Care Issues
after Recent Tragedy
Read more...
Newsletter Deadlines
Future Newsletter Article
Deadlines: Email your articles and photos to the
Editor,
Heather Hessheimer, by the
due dates below. Articles received after the due dates will be
published in the following issue.
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Deadline for
articles/Pictures
June 15, 2010
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03-08-10
Employment
03-05-10
Continuing Education
Newsletter,
2010 NDHA Annual Session Registration,
Wine Tasting Registration
03-02-10
Employment
02-18-10
Continuing Education
02-02-10
Employment
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LDHA
March 6
Ortho and Invisalign and
Hand Instrument Update
ODHA
March 22
Table Clinics and Awards Presentation
GNDHA
March 22
LET’S GET TO THE HEART OF
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Other
April 9
CCC
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body- Healthy Practice"
and
"Fattening of American- Where Does Dentistry Fit into the Puzzle"
Registration Form
NDHA
April 22-24
NDHA Annual Session
Embassy Suites
Lincoln Nebraska
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June |
ADHA
June 23-29
87th Annual Session
Las Vegas, NV |
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September |
ODHA
September 18
Esther Wilkins, RDH, DM
"Rethinking Dental Caries: Research & Clinical Applications for
Practice" |
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October |
NDHA
NOTE: Date Change
to
Oct. 22-23, 2010
October 1-2
NDHA Fall Session
Holiday Inn Convention Center
Kearney, NE
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NDHA
January 21
Legislative Breakfast
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ADHA
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88th Annual Session
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ADHA
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89th Annual Session
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ADHA
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90th Annual Session
Boston, MA
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