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ODHA President, Angela Demko

Angela Pavicic-Demko, ODHA President ODHA's Summer quarterly newsletter has been published. Enjoy reading the latest news from ODHA President, Angie Demko, in addition to highlights and photos of ODHA's most recent activities. You may access current and previous issues of ODONTIA by following the link to the ODHA members' only page located at the top of the ODHA.net homepage.

Pending Ohio Laws and Rules Impacting Dental Hygiene

The Ohio State Dental Board is seeking to promulgate rules that deal with administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide by dental hygienists and monitoring of nitrous oxide by dental assistants. ODHA representatives are serving on the Nitrous Oxide Task Force, providing valuable input. It is anticipated that the rules will move forward through the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) process after the Board hears from the Task Force in September, 2010. May 12, 2010, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed House Bill 190. May 19th, the House of Representatives unanimously concurred on Senate amendments to House Bill 190, including amendments submitted by ODHA. After receiving the Governor’s signature, the bill will take effect in 90 days. The Ohio State Dental Board will be given an additional 6 months to prepare for the creation of the Oral Health Access Supervision Program, which could begin operations as early as March 2011. ODHA, ODA, the Ohio Department of Health, and legislators successfully collaborated to integrate several issues within House Bill 190. House bill 190 may be read in its' entirety here. Of particular importance to the practice of Dental Hygiene: Biennium continuing education requirements for RDHs are increased to 24 hours Establishes a “Temporary Retirement” category for dental hygiene licensure Specifies required training for employees of, and volunteers for, public and nonpublic schools regarding the proper means of administering fluoride mouth rinse to students. Also, outlines student consent form requirements. Provides reciprocity for RDH seeking to administer local anesthesia in Ohio after being authorized to practice in other states. Creates the Oral Health Access Supervision Program—allowing RDH to provide specific services- following the protocol of supervising DDS, when not present at site. Learn more about active Ohio legislation and activities of the Ohio State Dental Board which may impact to the profession of Dental Hygiene as ODHA's legislative page. Biennium continuing education requirements for RDHs are increased to 24 hours.

ODHA Celebrates Statewide Impact!

(front left) Angie Demko, ODHA President (front right) Anne Missig-Henry, ODHA Government Relations (back left) Jeanne Huber, ODHA Immediate Past President (back right) Sandra Wise, ODHA Government Relations On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 the Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association hosted a Legislative Reception in the Columbus Statehouse atrium. Many Ohio counties were represented by hygienists who, personally, met with their legislator. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages were shared while discussing Ohio's oral health care issues, including House Bill 190. ODHA extends sincere appreciation to Governmental Policy Group for facilitation of the reception. (left) Anne Missig Henry, RDH (center) Ohio Rep. Peter Beck, District #67 (right) Clifford Jones, RDH Preceding the reception, a two-hour continuing education course, Periodontal Medicine: Know it. Communicate it. was provided by Jane Durocher-Jones, RDH, BS, MSHed of Cuyahoga Community College. Attendees received the course free of charge due to generous sponsorship provided by Ivoclar Vivadent, Oral DNA Labs, and Philips Sonicare. Congratulations to ODHA's Government Relations Committee leadership who worked diligently as event coordinators; Anne Missig Henry, Sandra Wise, Jeanne Huber, and ODHA President Angie Demko. More Reception Photos!

Columbus Athletic Club Reception

Jeanne Huber with Governor Strickland On November 11, 2009, Governmental Policy Group --lobbying firm for ODHA-- sponsored a reception at the Columbus Athletic Club. ODHA President, Jeanne Huber, was able to speak directly to Governor Strickland and convey to him the concerns of Ohio Dental Hygienists. Issues included access to care for the underserved and simultaneous job creation for immediately available hygienists. The economic value of preventive oral health as well as total body health was also stressed.

ODHA Annual Session

From left, ODHA President Elect, Angie Pavicic-Demko, ODA President, Dr. Steven Simpson, ODHA President, Jeanne Huber, OSDB Exec. Director, Lili Reitz and ODHA VP, Debby Fulks ODHA'S 86th Annual Session was held November 6–8 at The Cherry Valley Lodge in Newark, OH. President, Jeanne Huber, and the Executive Council, began this year's Annual Session by dancing through the aisles of the First House of Delegates to the funky rhythms of the Black Eyed Peas' smash hit song "I Gotta Feeling"! ODHA awards and scholarships were also presented during the opening ceremonies. For the full list of recipients and the accolades they received, please refer to the Scholarship/Awards page, found on the left taskbar of this page. Saturday's Luncheon included two continuing education credits as Katie Powell and other ADHA staff members presented important information about the American Dental Hygienists' Association Brand and reviewed their core principles. Premier Dental presented 'The Leaders in Prevention,' a multimedia presentation educating clinicians and empowering dental patients to take their healthcare into their own hands. Sunday included important decisions by the ODHA House of Delegates, followed by installation of ODHA's 2010 officers. 2009 Annual Session highlights and photos.

Minnesota Passes Legislation Allowing Mid-level Oral Health Provider

History was made on May 13, 2009, as Minnesota became the first state to pass legislation allowing a “mid-level” oral health provider into state statute. Minnesota licensed dental hygienists who have met admission requirements are entering the Masters program offered by Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. These students will obtain the competencies needed to practice as Advanced Dental Therapists in Minnesota. The Advanced Dental Therapists will focus their practice on care for underserved populations in the state and will administer educational, preventive, palliative, therapeutic, and restorative services. Full details here.

Employment Opportunities within our industry and geography

Our new Career Center/Jobs, link located in the navigation tab above, is the perfect place to begin searching for your next employment opportunity. Dentists and Dental Hygienists will benefit from our streamlined process focusing on our specific industry and geographic area. The Career Center/Jobs is easy to use and unique in its ability to: Connect job seekers with prospective employers Offer anonymous resume posting and job application Deliver an advanced Job Alert system that notifies candidates of new opportunities matching your own pre-selected criteria Provide access to industry-specific jobs often not seen on other career/job sites Provide a highly targeted focus on employment opportunities Click on the Career Center/Jobs link now, even if you are not currently looking to employ or gain employment, familiarize yourself with this future opportunity.

ODHA Collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health

The Ohio Dental Safety Net Information Center (ODSNIC) is a comprehensive on-line portal to the tools and information necessary to start and maintain the operations and delivery of health care services in safety net dental clinics in Ohio. Their ohiodentalclinics.com site was developed with support from the Anthem Foundation of Ohio and is maintained with support from the Delta Dental Foundation of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Currently, four distance learning curricula are available for the education and training of clinic staff. The curriculum on clinical care offers FREE continuing education credits to dentists and dental hygienists licensed in Ohio. (Complete course(s), now) Oral Health Care for Young Children

Ongoing Local Anesthesia courses in Ohio

Many courses have been approved by the Ohio State Dental Board to provide continuing education training to currently licensed dental hygienists. The schools in Ohio that have been approved for offering these ongoing programs are; Sinclair, The Ohio State University, Lakeland Community College, Cuyahoga Community College and Stark State College of Technology. Links to the continuing education sections for the schools are listed in following. Find links to all the dental hygiene programs on our Ohio Hygiene Schools page. Sinclair, For additional information call Judy Fronsoe (937) 512-2779 The Ohio State University Cuyahoga Community College Stark State College of Technology Contact Nicole Oocumma (330) 966-5458 ext. 4707 University of Cincinnati & Raymond Walters College Contact Suzi Grgas or Pat Frese Owens State Community College Rhodes State College