WDHA April 2020 Newsletter

NEWSLETTER Q2 2020

Issue No. 185

A Whole New World

Inside this Edition:

As I sat down at the beginning of March to work on this article, I had just returned from a beautiful vacation with friends in Puerto Vallarta; the topic for this edition was one I was excited to share and was looking forward to writing. If you know me well, writing is not my favorite activity and one that I try to delegate as much as possible; little did I realize what life would look like a mere two weeks later.

1 - Message from our President 3 - Dental Therapy 4 - Membership Services 5- Welcome New Members and Member Spotlight 6 - Executive Director’s Corner 7 - Institute for Oral Health 8 - ADHA District XII Trustee 9 - Mentor Program 10 - Seattle King County Clinic 11 - Online Discussions 12 - Continuing Education 14 - COVID-19 Resources 15 - Greater Seattle/ Snohomish County Meeting 17 - Component News

Save These Dates June 12-14, 2020 ADHA Annnual Conference October 9-11, 2020 House of Delegates January 25, 2021 Legislative Day

This week marks for many, the fourth week of not working; the fourth week of watching the numbers here in Washington and across the country rise, sharply in some areas, with no end in sight. Now with the lengthened “stay at home” order and the added restrictions on outside activities, creating further concerns about what lies ahead, this has us asking the big questions. How we will survive professionally, financially, emotionally, and spiritually? #whatsnext

I addressed you during a Facebook live session in March. It seems more like a year ago and not three weeks. During that announcement, I spoke about WDHA starting small group sessions that would meet three times a day, every day through the Governor’s mandate of May 18, 2020. These sessions were designed to give you, our members, the opportunity to stay connected during the downtime; to share your concerns, support one another, and help fill the void of not being with your work families. What these sessions have morphed and grown into is more than I could have hoped for. They are full of laughter, discussions about the future, supposition on how dentistry will look when this is over, a safe place to share our fears, agonize about unemployment, and a sanctuary of TLC and support. And those who are homeschooling (bless you!), it gives you adult conversations and a little break from the kiddos.

There are now CE sessions being offered every week to help you meet your licensing requirements. These are FREE to our members, many of them being provided by fellow members. Each course includes a post test in order for the credit to be utilized towards licensing requirements. The topics are varied, interesting, and thought provoking. I am excited to learn from my friends and keep my brain happy while we wait out this pandemic in the safety of our homes.

I am also incredibly proud of the caliber of speakers we have within our midst. Please take the opportunity to join us and see for yourselves what amazing colleagues we have across the state.

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Painting by Elizabeth Kessler

Here is the registration link >> https://bit.ly/2VfyrW9

I know the future is uncertain. I know that I do not have all the answers to the many questions we, as a profession, are facing. What I do know is that we have the support of ADHA working at the national level for us. They are having the tough conversations with federal agencies, sitting at the table with other associations, and working to protect us and what we do. Please watch for “Calls to Action” from ADHA as they will continue to need our support as they work on our behalf.

I also know that your WDHA leadership team is working hard to keep you informed and up-to-date on orders, mandates, and recommendations that affect hygiene, our patients, dental teams, and our communities. Please utilize the resource page on the website. We have Melissa Johnson, our lobbyist, in Olympia keeping us abreast of potential changes so WDHA can continue to take a more proactive approach. Reach out if you have questions you cannot find the answers to or if you want to clarify what you are seeing. Every day brings new information about the virus, but also about federal help, unemployment, and from the Department of Health. WDHA is here for you and we are better together.

Now I would like to take this opportunity to celebrate five of our own:

Dr. Sharon Golightly, EdD, MS - Author, Jacqueline Juhl, RDH, BS, MS – Author and Editor, Sandy Kemper, RDH - Author, Elise Tanner, RDH, BS Author and Kellie Whitcomb, RDH, BSDH, MSDH(c) - Author.

These outstanding professionals are some of the many authors and contributors to the new text SMART Oral Health – The Medical Management of Caries. Published 2019 by Oral Health Outreach, LLC. These women are trailblazers in our profession, mentors to many, and friends to all. I heard about this incredible treatment model and the upcoming text while attending a class at the Dental Therapy Convening in November. I received my copy the first part of January. It has been a joy working my way through the history of dentistry and cariology, and jumping down every rabbit hole of reference material that is listed (I can’t help it. I’m a nerd at heart). The layout of the material is easy to follow and if you are not a regular SDF user, you will be adding it to your arsenal before you finish the book.

Another co-author, Dr. Young, will be presenting on this treatment mode during our collaborative continuing education course with the University of Washington, School of Dentistry in November. He is a big proponent of using Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) with SDF application. Watch for the registration information and plan to attend.

To everyone who is a trailblazer in their professional community, to the educational powerhouses of Washington, and to each member of our association, THANK YOU for what you do! You are the shining lights of our profession. We are better together; and together we will navigate the next steps for the future of dental hygiene. #StayHomeStayHealthy #SaveLives #whatsnext #championsofthemouth #oralhealthmatters In service with gratitude,

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2020 WDHA OFFICERS President:

President-Elect: Vice President:

Jennifer Zbaraschuk Lori Angdahl Kate Garcia

Secretary:

Elizabeth Klaas

Speaker:

Carol Roberton

Treasurer:

Linda Konishi

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Jennifer Zbaraschuk, RDH, BSDH, EFDA WDHA President

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From our WDHA Lobbyist, Melissa Johnson Dental Therapy: Next Steps

Going into the 2020 legislative session, WDHA, along with our partners in the Washington Dental Access Campaign (WDAC), capitalized on momentum from new coalition members and new funding to make a strong push for HB 1317, the bill authorizing dental therapy. We had quick action at the start of session, with HB 1317 being pulled from the House Rules Committee on the second day of session.

We worked for the next five weeks to gain the votes to pass HB 1317 in the House. Ultimately, we were not successful. However, we achieved several key elements to help us prepare for next session.

WDAC was able to have meaningful conversations about the bill with lawmakers as we were preparing for a potential House floor vote. These conversations allowed us to learn about concerns still remaining with legislators. And we were able to contemplate ways to address their concerns without compromising the policy of the bill. No longer were legislators able to avoid HB 1317.

The most important outcome from this session was protecting the policy of the bill. We did not fall into the trap of negotiating key parts of the bill away in order to gain votes. Other states have taken that path, and they have found that implementing their bill is significantly harder as a result.

WDAC delivered on what lawmakers had been asking from us: a diverse stakeholder foundation; more visibility on the issue of dental therapy; and a “hit-the-ground-running� attitude from the first day of the legislative session.

As we get closer to passing the dental therapy bill, we can expect the opposition to work even harder to defeat it.

That’s why, immediately after the close of the 2020 session, WDAC will debrief the session and begin strategizing for the 2021 session.

We know that dental therapy is the right policy to help address the lack of access to quality, affordable oral health care. With our lessons learned from this session, we will come back stronger in 2021.

Legislative Day 2020

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Since the January 2020 Winter Newsletter, the Membership Committee has been working hard on many things including end-of-year renewal cycles, a District XII membership workshop, member spotlights, and different fundraisers. The Membership Committee also attended many events including Legislative Day on January 27th, the annual Student Dinner at Shoreline Community College, and many meetings with Shoreline regarding . With dental hygiene in a complete standstill due to the Coronavirus, ADHA and WDHA has been hard at work to meet the needs of its members. On the Membership Services side of things the quarterly dues that are normally due on April 1st have been extended until May 27th. The more members the Association has the louder our collective voice is, it is now more important than ever to retain our membership numbers during this time to support the WDHA and ADHA in this time while they work to advocate for our safety and inclusion with federal relief bills.

Throughout January and early February Committee Co-Chairs, Component Trustees and Component Membership Chairs launched an intense campaign to try to help retain membership and recruit recent graduates into Active membership. This consisted of a combination of strategies including phone calls, emails, text messaging and membership efforts at local component meetings. The majority of those contacted got the message in more than one type of strategy (IE phone call and email, etc.).

The Membership Committee attended the WDHA 2020 Legislative Day on January 27th. It was fabulous to see so many passionate hygienists and hygiene students gathering to advocate for the creation of Dental Therapy, the protection of hygiene scope, and for Shoreline Community Colleges Dental Hygiene program to remain open.

WDHA has been intricately involved with the evolution of the Dental Hygiene program at Shoreline Community College.

Evelyn Hobbs has been working as a consultant with SCC to provide assistance with program planning and the production of the accreditation reports that need to be filed in April and June.

The Membership Committee attended the dinner and co-sponsored CE that included component members, students and faculty from Pima, Seattle Central and SCC. We distributed ADHA membership benefit information and had a membership table where everyone could get more information. Evelyn and Danielle presented at this meeting to help encourage students to become Active members once they graduate.

In light of the Coronavirus, the April Symposium event has been postponed for now but we are still looking for volunteers to help with the Membership table when the event is re-scheduled. Please be on the lookout for updated information and requests.

Stay Healthy! - Evelyn Hobbs & Danielle Mora

Above: Danielle Mora & Evelyn Hobbs (Membership CoChairs) Right: Kara Lea Tupling (Nominations Chair), Danielle Mora, & Evelyn Hobbs

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Graduating Seniors: Don’t forget to update your info (address, phone number , and e-mail other than your school email) on your profile on the ADHA website www.ADHA.org 5

The Executive Director’s Corner Pamela An

We decided to postpone our annual Symposium before the government mandate limiting social gatherings for everyone’s safety. We hope to be able to announce new dates soon. Thank you to all of our speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors who are just as anxious as we are to put on another great event for the dental community. We will post information on our website and social media channels once the details have been confirmed.

It has been amazing to witness the online hygiene community growth over the last few weeks. Not only have we all had to embrace a new normal, but we’ve had to adapt and adjust to new forms of communication (social media, web conferencing, etc). Every day brings its challenges as new information is announced. We will figure this out together and we will get through this together.

Join us for one of our daily small group sessions! https://bit.ly/2VfyrW9 6

Message from your ADHA DXII Trustee Annette Lincicome, RDH, BS

Greetings Washington Dental Hygienists!

My final year as the ADHA District XII Trustee is flying by! Election of the new District XII Trustee will take place in New Orleans during the ADHA Annual Conference (Please register and come join us in NOLA June 12-14!). I want to take this opportunity to let you all know what an important experience being the ADHA District XII Trustee these last four years has been to me, both personally and professionally.

Some people seem to have a laser focus on the future. They seem to know from the starting line exactly where they want to go. Well, that’s never been me! While I knew I wanted to do something to contribute to the world around me, and I knew I wanted to challenge my potential, the rest of my future was hazy at best.

I spent a lot of time in college, studying a variety of different subjects – medical technology, ballet/modern dance, speech pathology (my BS degree), and finally, dental hygiene. It was when I got fired from a dental hygiene job that I think I finally decided it was up to me to carve a place out of my career where I could make a difference. I realized it was up to me to drive my life and my contribution to the world, not just let my life happen to me.

I had been a member of my professional association from the time I was a student; I knew it was important. I had participated in a relaxed way as the secretary of my local component and as a representative of my local component to my state House of Delegates, but when I got fired from a private practice dental hygiene job and subsequently found a public health position that allowed me more autonomy, I realized I was meant to do more! I realized that position in public health where I worked in an alternative practice setting without the supervision of a dentist, where I felt so needed, and where what I did made a difference for my patients, was all made possible by members of my professional association, and suddenly, I wanted more! I could see dental hygienists can truly affect the world, and I wanted to help my chosen profession move forward and be as effective as possible!

I began to take on more challenging leadership positions, working my way up the chain, from president of my local component, to state membership chair, to treasurer of the state, to president elect, and then president of my state! The funny thing is, though, that with each step, I questioned whether or not I could make that step. I didn’t feel any sort of special talent for leadership, or really any need to lead, but when I looked at my patients at the public health clinic, and I looked at what my professional association was advocating for, I couldn’t stop!

I was growing on a personal level, too! I noticed that with my progression through leadership in our professional association, I was growing more confident and able to advocate for myself as well as my patients. I was able to speak up for myself, voice my needs, and demand that my voice and my needs be heard, instead of just letting my life and my job happen to me.

Through all those years I saw and admired leaders at the national level in ADHA. I could see their passion and their hard work, and I was humbled and supported by their friendship, but I still felt intimidated by national level leadership, and I certainly had never thought of myself as worthy of a seat on the Board of Trustees of ADHA! The national level is where changes are really made for my profession, not just my state, or my town, or my office, but for all hygienists, for our profession! Wait! Isn’t that what my hazy little dream of wanting to challenge my potential and make a contribution to the world around me was?! Had I just stumbled onto what I wanted to do?! Perhaps, yes!

So, I ran for ADHA District Trustee. I was nervous, and I knew I would have to really put my best foot forward to meet the needs of the position, but I knew I wanted to try! I wanted to grow some more, to help, to contribute, to make dental hygiene even better!

It has been an incredible four years. I can hardly begin to tell you how much I have grown, or how many mistakes I have made, or how many triumphs I have seen, or how many new friends I have made. My dental hygiene career has been rich and rewarding because of the support and growth I have had in my professional association, and I can see progress that has been made by my profession, too. So, maybe I helped a bit with that! I’m ready now, to take a step back from the lead, and help support the new, emerging leaders, to take our profession into their vision of the future. I can’t wait to see where dental hygiene goes from here!

Thank you very much for your support and your friendship these past four years. It has been my greatest honor to be the District XII Trustee. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if I can be of service in any way in these final months of my term.

Now, it’s your turn!

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WDHA MENTOR PROGRAM In this time of uncertainty, our student members should be preparing for upcoming dental hygiene boards. Instead they are facing delayed board exams and possible delayed graduations. Our student members are seeking support from peers and colleagues to encourage them through these trials. Your WDHA leadership and Mentor Committee Members are bridging the gap but WE NEED YOUR HELP. We currently have 70+ unmatched mentees.

The position of a mentor is flexible around a full time job. Frequency of communication and meeting in person is determined by the mentor and mentee. What you make of the mentoring relationship is entirely up to you. Our student members are already busy with school, a “hello, I’m checking in to see how you are doing?” text is all they need to start a conversation. Utilize Video chats, phone calls and texting, be creative with your interactions.

Sign up to be a Mentor or Mentee by filling a form on Mentor Program Tab under Members Only on www.wsdha.com.

We will contact you back shortly on your new mentee.

Sincerely,

The Mentor Program

mentorprogram@wsdha.com

The Brady Bunch of Mentor Committee: Kara Lee Tupling, Kate Garcia, Misty Hanger, Jennifer Zbarachuk, Lori Angdahl, Danielle Mora

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Cozy “Shelter in Place� at home with WDHA

These are definitely hard times for all of us in dentistry. I have been thankful for the work our President is doing in keeping us all connected through Zoom meetings. Hang in there everyone.

Stay home, and stay healthy!

- Kate Garcia, Vice President

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- Jennifer Frame, Past President

Thank you to all the volunteers at the Seattle/King County Clinic. The Clinic occurred February 13 – 16, 2020 at Seattle Center and served over 3,300 patients. The four-day volunteer-driven clinic provides free dental, vision and medical care to anyone in the region who struggles to access and/or afford healthcare. Below are some photos taken by Auston James.

Learn more about the volunteer event: https://seattlecenter.org/skcclinic/ 10

Join us for one of our daily online discussions!

We are excited to offer our members an opportunity to meet during this time of change in dentistry. We created small online group sessions to give our members the chance to socialize with their peers and to discuss relevant topics/issues. These small groups started Sunday, March 22nd, and are meeting up to three times a day. These sessions will continue through Sunday, May 17th. The weekday (M-F) sessions are for our professional members and the weekend (Sat & Sun) sessions are reserved for student members.

Please watch our social media channels and the WDHA website for schedule updates. We will continue to add new session components such as guest hosts, CE sessions and other fun segments for you to enjoy and learn from.

You can access the registration link on the members section of our website or visiting: https://bit.ly/2VfyrW9 Below is our current schedule: Sundays (Students only) – facilitated by Jennifer Zbaraschuk, RDH and co-hosted by students from different hygiene programs. If you are interested in representing your program, please contact Jennifer at rzbar@olypen.com. We would love to have a different program represented each week. During the noon sessions, we will have the honor of having ADHA leaders joining to share about their leadership journey, member benefits, and what ADHA is working on at the national level.

Mondays – facilitated by Mercy Crisostomo, RDH CE offered at 12PM Session

Tuesdays – facilitated by Rich Gibson, RDH and Danielle Mora, RDH

Wednesdays – facilitated by Lori Angdahl, RDH CE offered at 12PM Session

Thursdays – facilitated by Beverly Frye, RDH, BSDH and Christi Hasbrook, RDH

Fridays – 8AM session facilitated by Marta Card, RDH. 12PM “The Chew” featuring WDHA Past Presidents and Q&A moderated by Jennifer Zbaraschuk, RDH, BSDH, EFDA. Saturdays (Students only) – facilitated by Danielle Mora, RDH. Danielle will facilitate “Windows into the Real World” - a look at dental hygiene practice after graduation.

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Continuing Education Clarification Notice Due to cancellations of local CE courses and the WDHA Symposium, dental hygienists are concerned about how to meet our licensure continuing education requirements. If you have a renewal date coming up soon, WDHA is working to provide additional online CE to help you.

A quick review of your annual requirements: • 15 clock hours each year (license renewal year) • Maintain a current basic life support (BLS) for health care providers certification

o Online available for now – this may change in the future • Sign a declaration attesting to the completion of the required number of hours for annual renewal • Suicide prevention education

o One-time DOH approved training for dental hygienists’ of at least three hours in length

o Not required until first renewal after August 1, 2020 ALL CE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE MET WITH ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION In these times of social distancing, it is important to remember that continuing education may include, but is not limited to: (WAC 246-815-140 and -155, WAC 246-817-720) • Self-study

o Maximum 5 hours per year

o Documentation requires a summary of what was learned, the source, length of time spent – keep all information • Distance learning

o Online, webinar, tele-conferencing, etc.

o Must include an assessment tool (post-test) and certificate upon completion • Serve as an educator or lecture in CE courses

o May accumulate hours for course preparation

o Maximum 10 hours per year – documentation of course outline for each course required • Provision of clinical dental hygiene services in a documented volunteer capacity

o Must be preceded by educational training

o Without compensation and under appropriate supervision

o Maximum 5 hours per year – certificate of participation for records • Serve as a public health official or employee, contractor for health agency, or work in prevention activities in public health dentistry

o May accumulate hours for content preparation

o Maximum 5 hours per year – documentation required ADHA and WDHA – hard at work for you!

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Upcoming CE Opportunities June 6, 2020, Seattle, WA 8:00AM-5:00PM University of Washington School of Dentistry and Washington Dental Hygienists’ Association present: ”Beam Me Up”- Laser Certification Training, 8 CEUs Laser is changing the way traditional Dental Hygiene is viewed and practiced. This program will explore the value and benefit of Hygiene Laser assisted therapy that maximizes clinical end-point and the healing effect of the Laser. You will learn how laser debridement meets the demands in treating both Biofilm infection and inflammatory side of the periodontal infections through the absorption of light energy. Expand the adjunctive use of your diode laser as an essential key element not limited to periodontal therapy but for optimum risk management recall. In this hands-on clinical simulation program you will learn the specifics of laser fiber optic delivery and discover the delicate nature of using a laser device. Working with simulation exercises, this workshop is designed to build confidence and clinical skill sets ideal for successful implementation of the Diode Laser. Join in as we take this journey of scientific discovery that will shift your skills to another level of dependable and predictable healing through technologically advanced levels of patient care.

June 26, 2020, Vancouver, WA 1:00PM-4:00PM Join us for a 3 hour CE course on Suicide Screening & Referral, with Special Emphasis on Imminent Harm Via Lethal Means The course meets the Washington State DOH suicide prevention training requirement for dental hygienists and dentists.

Register online at www.wsdha.com

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American Dental Hygienists’ Association As a national association, ADHA does not have the authority to close a dental office or any place of business. Rest assured that they are raising your concerns with federal agencies as they consider the best course of action to maintain the health and safety of you and your patients, while addressing critical oral health needs. In Washington State, Govenor Inslee has prohnited non-emergy and elective produres until at least May 18, 2020.

To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, ADHA strongly recommends:

* dental practices nationwide postpone non-emergency and elective procedures * dental practices remain available for patients with urgent needs

ADHA has committed to providing the latest information to the profession in a useful and timely manner, and we will update recommendations on an ongoing basis as new information becomes available.

Be sure to check out WDHA’s COVID-19 Online Resource Page http://bit.ly/2QtSAWZ Unemployment Benefits The Employment Security Department filed emergency rules in order to provide support to employees and employers impacted by the COVID-19 virus across the state.

The Department is issuing an additional emergency rule extending standby status from four or eight weeks to twelve weeks in an effort to support the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Temporary extension of health profession licenses The Secretary of Health has extended health profession license expiration dates for licenses up for renewal between April 1 and September 30, 2020.

This extension will allow health professionals to focus on patient care and promote continued patient safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. Because renewal payment won’t be required until September 30, 2020, it will also reduce the economic burden on those providers not able to work during this emergency.

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The Greater Seattle and Snohomish County Components of the Washington Dental Hygienists’ Association held a joint component meeting honoring the 2020 graduating dental hygiene classes from PIMA Medical Institute, Shoreline Community College and Seattle Central College on February 27th, 2020 at Shoreline Community College. The dinner was catered

by Olive Garden and enjoyed by all. Many local dental related vendors were on site to visit with at this event, including our Membership Co-chairs, Evelyn Hobbs and Danielle Mora. Evelyn and Danielle spoke to our attendees about the importance of ADHA membership and what it can do for you. Kara Lea Tupling, your Nominations chair, was on hand as well. She helped coordinate the vendors and announced the winners of the amazing door prizes that were provided by our vendors and sponsors. Prizes included 3 Crest Oral B electric toothbrushes, a Waterpik, 2 Curaprox Charcoal toothpastes, a $100 Amazon Gift card, and lots of Colgate toothpaste and brushes just to name a few items. Attendees each got a “goodie bag” from Colgate with samples to use and each school was given toothpaste and toothbrushes to hand out to their patients as well. With 13 vendors on site, it was a great opportunity to learn about new products and local dental services available in the Greater Seattle area!

Our one hour CE presentation, “Sink your teeth into job search”, presented by Sharon Afforde, from WorkSource Business Services, was held immediately following dinner. Our speaker gave an inside look at resumes, interviews and job search strategy. Sharon answered our questions on what an employer can ask in an interview and what they cannot. She went over the current dos and don’ts for resumes. She gave insight to our attendees on how to prepare for interviews and gave examples of questions to ask to determine if the job opportunity is best for you. It was very enlightening and motivating!

We want to thank our speaker, Sharon Afforde, for such a great presentation along with Evelyn Hobbs and Danielle Mora for their thoughts as well. We want to thank Adam Raley for all his help throughout the night, especially with the food.

We would like to thank our dinner sponsors who helped us provide such a yummy dinner for all who attended and allowed us to give away left overs to the students as well. And we want to give a shout out to our vendors who attended for their time and knowledge of their products.

Gold Level Dinner Sponsors:

Silver Level Dinner Sponsor:

Vendor Event Sponsors: Young Innovations

FidaLab

Willamette Dental

Crest/Oral B

Lumadent

BURST

GSK

Curaprox/Forward Science

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Waterpik

Photos from the Greater Seattle and Snohomish County February 27th Meeting

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Spring Component News

Greater Seattle DHC Georgene McCarty, Trustee

Eastern Washington DHC Barbi Lynch, Trustee

Greetings from GSDHC!

Over on this side of the state we are embracing the arrival of spring and all the beautiful flowers that will pop their blossoms out towards the sun.

On February 27th, the Greater Seatle and Snohomish County Component Joint meeting was held at Shoreline PUB. We hosted the 2020 graduates from Seattle Central College, Shoreline Community College and Pima Medical Institute. The evening began with the opportunity for our guests to visit sponsors followed by a meal catered from The Olive Garden. Evelyn Hobbs and Danielle Mora discussed the benefits of association membership. Sharon Afforde gave an informative presentation on resumes and job interviews. Thank you to all of our guests, sponsors and presenters. Thank you to our hardworking committee for developing this energetic evening: Andrea Higgins, Kaitlin Clancy, Kara Lea Tupling, Lauren Acheson, Gail Arshon, Clydene Evans-Wenzel, Roberta Byrd-Wright, Mercy Crisostomo and Georgene McCarty. And, a big thanks to our volunteer, Adam, who helped in many ways!

The component has been quiet since our last component meeting in January. We had a FULL house. The topic was Vaping presented by Jamie Collins.

Sarah Jackson, Lisa Bilich and myself made the journey over to Olympia with a couple of students from EWU in January. We met with all of our senators and representatives. It was a far better day weather wise than last year when it snowed.

We have one meeting before we take a rest for the summer. Please join us on May 4th for our annual senior graduation dinner at David’s Pizza.

We will announce a date later this spring for our summer business meeting to review our calendar, budget, delegates and action plans.

Our March 10th component meeting was cancelled.

The venue, Pima Medical Institute, was temporarily closed due to COVID-19 precautions.

If you have any questions please email me at smile4babs@yahoo.com.

In April, GSDHC has no meetings scheduled. We encourage you to attend Symposium when it is rescheduled.

Please note change of day and date: On Thursday, May 7th, 7PM, Kathy Forbes will be giving us information on codes and descriptions of cleaning treatments. This meeting will be at Pacific Health Tower, Health Education Center, Room 204, 1200 12th Ave. S. Free street parking is available. There is also a paid parking garage west of the venue.

Check for updates on our Greater Seattle Component Facebook Group and contact us at greaterseattledentalhygienists@gmail.com.

Eastern WA Component at Legislative Day 17

Mt. Rainier DHC Esther Smith, Trustee

The address is 605 Barnes St. Vancouver, WA 98661.

Snacks will be provided. Last time I received requests for coffee, so I am working on that!

Spring is here but what a different season this is! At this reading, we are all hunkered down in our homes, chillin’, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.

Our speaker, Randi Jensen, Founder/Director of Jensen Suicide Prevention, Inc is a fantastic speaker. This 3 Credit hour class satisfies the requirement criteria for licensed dental professionals. If you still need this class, please go to WDHA’s home page and register or email info@wsdha. com. This will be the final Suicide Prevention for our area.

Mt. Rainier Component cancelled our last meeting as did most organizations, but rest assured, our leadership is working tirelessly for you. Informative data is coming in daily, if not more often. We are a resilient group and we will soon return to work, caring for our patients and their dental needs.

On Monday, March 20th the senior table clinics were open to our dental community. Our seniors did a beautiful job and the attendees gained knowledge as they moved through the presentations.

We must adapt to a new social distancing norm. How do we utilize our expertise in preventive dentistry clinically in light of the transmissibility of this virus? Now, more than ever, let us communicate with our leaders in dental hygiene as we navigate the changes which will be inevitable. Safety of our families and the community is our focus at this time. Flatten the curve!

We would love, if in the future, there’s a specific C.E. topic that our membership would like to have presented, please email one of the officers with a topic.

Our component still needs a secretary. Please let one of us know if you are interested in serving in this capacity.

Thank you to our leadership, especially Jen Zbaraschuk and our Executive Director, Pamela An, for keeping us all informed.

“Component Secretary: The Secretary of the component shall serve as recording officer of the Board of Trustees and custodian of its records and shall provide a transcript (minutes) of the proceedings of each meeting as review when necessary. Said secretary will also assist with notification of constituents prior to component functions and meetings.”

We would like to thank Tower Lanes Entertainment Center in Tacoma. We look forward to utilizing their meeting facilities in the future.

If you are interested in getting more involved in your professional association, there are openings for Social Media/Facebook committee chair and component Secretary.

Our vision is to inspire Mt. Rainier hygienists from the greater Pierce County area, through technology, to grow professionally.

Here’s to Spring and a productive year!

Please contact any of the officers listed below for more information.

Officers are:

Michelle Vincent, President: kevinmichellevincent@ hotmail.com

If you have any questions about our component or are ready to join our community, please e-mail me at mtrainiergmwhspr@gmail.com.

Kristi Taylor, Vice-President: bktaylor@comcast.net Kelly Pfeifer, Treasurer: KCsmile@juno.com

Yakima Valley DHC

Sheryl Armstrong, Trustee: sherylrdh@hotmail.com

Visit us on our Facebook Group for the latest component news! www.facebook.com/groups/wdha.yakimavalley

Greater SW Washington DHC Sheryl Armstrong, Trustee Hello to everyone from Greater Southwest Washington!

As we head into Spring, our thoughts transition from the Winter’s cold breezes to some sunshine and warmer days. Our Spring C.E., “Suicide Prevention,” in conjunction with WDHA, is scheduled for Friday, June 26th from 1-4PM in the Red Cross Building at the historic Ft. Vancouver.

Mt. Baker DHC Visit us on our Facebook Group for the latest component news! www.facebook.com/groups/wdha.mountbaker 18

Snohomish County DHC Misty Hanger, Trustee

Columbia Basin DHC Connie Distefano, Trustee

Snohomish County component meetings are held the second week of the month on a rolling schedule, beginning at 6:15 pm with social time to talk with fellow hygienists. A short business meeting begins at 6:30 pm to update members on current events and happenings of the association and a CE course follows at 7:30 pm. Meetings are held at Bob’s Burgers and Brew in Everett, WA. Don’t forget that if you are not currently a member of the ADHA, that you can stop by and try out a meeting and get an hour of CE for $10. What a bargain! Spread the word!

Welcome to spring from CBDHS!

In January our component hosted Lindsey Werremyer Young Dental representative from American Eagle With XP instruments. She awarded 10 new XP instruments to attendees!

On March 19th, Dr. Jarrod Bloxham presented Oral facial pain and Oral medicine.

Join us on May 15th from 2-5pm for a WA DOH approved Suicide Prevention class by Mark Niezgoda, MSW. The course will be held at the Uptown Theater. The address is 1300 Jadwin, Richland, WA. The course is worth 3 CE hours. The registration fee for ADHA Members and students is $50. Non-ADHA members and DDS is $75. The course is open to all dental, medical and mental health professionals.

Mark your calendar! Upcoming component meeting are:

May 13th – Dental Trauma by Dr. Nester Cohenca, Endodontist We are working on setting up some great speakers for our 2020-21 meetings. So, stay tuned to our Facebook page and look for our emails for details!

All component meetings are held at 512 N Young Street in Kennewick. 1 CE hour is given for your participation.

Free for ADHA members, $20 for non-ADHA members. All are welcome.!

Make sure to attend Symposium when it is rescheduled!

Don’t forget House of Delegates is October 9th to 11th in Lynnwood at Embassy Suites. Please save this weekend to serve as a Delegate. The theme for the President’s Dinner is Harvest. We will be electing delegates at our meeting in September. Start planning your costume now!

Visit our Facebook page for latest component news. www.facebook.com/groups/wdha.columia

If you have any questions, comments, or CE suggestions, please send us an email at scdhs7@gmail.com. Remember to stop by the component Facebook page and become a “Friend”. It’s a great place to connect with your fellow hygienists. (www.facebook.com/snohomishcountydentalhygienesociety)

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members” – Coretta Scott King

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Kitsap DHC Heather Schumacher, Trustee

Olympic Peninsula DHC Visit us on our Facebook Group for the latest component news! www.facebook.com/groups/wdha.olympicpeninsula

Hello members! Welcome to spring! I hope everyone is staying healthy through the COVD-19 outbreak.

Special thanks to Beverley Frye for hosting an impromptu legislative CE for Kitsap Peninsula and informing us on what to expect with this years legislative session. She presented excellent information and addressed a lot of really good questions and concerns. Thank you for the many efforts put in fighting for the dental therapy bill.

Capitol DHC Sheila Norton, Trustee With the wonderful leadership of Elizabeth Kessler, the Capitol component has been busy this Winter! In February the Capitol Component had an informative presentation, dinner and CE sponsored by Biolase with 29 RDH’s in attendance. As special thanks to Camille Luke for planning and Anja Shirley and Ashley Berg, representatives from Biolase for the presentation. Next up was our 3rd suicide prevention course on February 22nd, given by Allen Bulger, certified Safetalk speaker from DOH. We had 41 attendees! A special thanks to Chair Elizabeth Kessler, Barb Thompson and Pam Ditzhazy for their help planning, and putting on this course!! Way to Go!

Unfortunately, Kitsap Peninsula will not be hosting our annual Primrose CE event due to extreme difficulty in coordinating speaker and venue spaces as well as working around other local CE events. We are already planning and looking forward to hosting one next year.

We continue to hold meetings every month with a CE event hosted by KOMS every other month on the third Thursday.

Upcoming meetings/events for Kitsap Peninsula Dental Hygienists Component:

Our first Spring meeting scheduled originally for March 16th has been postponed. Featured speaker Annie Denning RDH and Myofunctional Therapist from Olympia. will be speaking on “Assessment of Airway and Myofunctional Disorders” at a later date.

• May 21- KPDHC meeting

Please continue to watch the Kitsap Peninsula Facebook page for continued updates. If there are any questions or ideas, we would love to hear them!

We have rescheduled our April CE guest, Olympia’s newest Periodontist, Dr Najib Ghadri DDS, MDS from Premier Periodontics to June. He will have a presentation on “The Soft Tissue is Still the Issue”. Welcome Dr Ghadri!

You can contact:

Judy Marks, Facebook Manager @ jramarks@yahoo. com

In May we look forward to having Kathy Forbes return to Washington and speak with our component on May 5th!

Happy Cinco De Mayo! We will be having the meeting from 6-8:30 pm at Mercato’s Italian restaurant though!

Heather Schumacher, Secretary & KPDHC Trustee @ heather.rdh14@gmail.com Wishing everyone a wonderful Spring!

Stay in touch with your component happenings with our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ wdha.capitol/ Please RSVP via Facebook for any of the meetings.

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”

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South King County DHC Paula Kingsley, Trustee

Lake Washington DHA Jo Moore, Trustee

On February 20th, l presented: Airway-how it has become the Silent Crisis in America. I shared my training and VIVOS Therapeutics’ clinical patient education presentation so, we hygienists, can begin to connect our airway as being a root cause of many medical conditions. Thank you to all who attended this CE.

Lake Washington Component has been busy!

What a new world with this COVID-19 virus here with us. The roads are less traveled, our days have cancellations, our patients have connections that we are concerned with. We are striving to be safe,

Danielle Mora suggested having YOUNG DENTAL do a CE CLASS in our component this summer. She has done an amazing amount of groundwork but she needs help! As with the Suicide Prevention Class we organized in December 2018, many hands were involved; now we need a show of yours, to move this forward.

Healthy, and protect our patients. We have decided to postpone our CE with Barb Bancorf 50 Ways to Love Your Liver. I believe we have done the right thing.

We had a great speaker, Ram, at our component meetings in January and in February. He taught us about mental flossing. How it is important to intentionally breathe during our day. Focus on our breath and receive more energy and a peace filled attitude. He had a fun sense of humor that we all enjoyed.

As you know, my term will be ending this year. This is a great opportunity for someone to step in and continue our active participation in WDHA. A contingent plan will be to ask one of our members active in WDHA in other positions to act as a contact person for our component until a TRUSTEE is elected. The component also needs a CHAIR, so lots of opportunities TO SERVE -no experience is required!

We have some incredible hygienist’s in our mist. Elizabeth Klaas is our amazing state secretary and

Linda Konishi is our state treasurer. Natalya Baker – Trotter is on our state membership committee and has worked hard to increase membership this year. Marilynn Rothen hosted the King County Clinic.

Please attend Symposium when it is rescheduled to get all your CE’s for the year!! Visit the WDHA website for registration info.

Respectfully Submitted by your Trustee, Paula Kingsley 253-797-5176. Our component email address is: southkingcounty@wsdha.com.

Thank you all for all of the time that you give to our state!

We have a full slate of HOD nominations and Officers to be voted on soon.

North Central DHC

Come to our next component meeting and vote!

April 16 - Certified Aston Patterning and Craniosacral Therapist - Carol Flexer, LMT (via Zoom)

Visit us on our Facebook Group for the latest component news! www.facebook.com/groups/wdha.northcentral

May 21 - Silver Diamine Fluoride - Marilynn Rothen, RDH, MS Be Healthy, Be Well and enjoy your Spring…..Go outdoors and breath in the fresh air!

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Save the Date for our 2020 House of Delegates October 9-11, 2020 Embassy Suites Lynnwood Details to follow on WDHA website

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