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• Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, February 21, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Sals Italian Bistro - Edinburg VA

  Northwest 10

  6:00-6:30 Dinner

  7:00 Meeting

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• Annual MDHC CE Course - 2019

  • When
    Friday, February 22, 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Double Tree by Hilton - Charlottesville, VA

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  The Monticello Component of the VDHA presents:

  *6 hours of Continuing Education*

      February 22nd, 2018

  Charlottesville, Virginia

  

  ~ Morning Session ~ 

  Oral Disease: Are we watching a silent killer?
  Guest Speaker: Lisa Maisonet, RDH, PHDHP, EFDA, CDA

  
  This session will enhance attendee’s knowledge on the latest research on the oral systemic link, will review advanced periodontal protocols that can lead to improving oral health, and will challenge dental professionals to create collaborative relationships with the medical community.  Attendees will leave motivated to make a greater impact on the lives of the patients they serve on a daily basis.

  Lisa is the Director of Operations for her current employer and guides 13 separate practices in designing systems that focus on prevention in patient care and training opportunities that allow them to implement new products and technologies in complimenting patient outcomes. Lisa earned her degrees in MD and PA, is currently enrolled in a Master’s Program in Adult Education at Penn State and is serving as President of the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association.

  

  ~ Afternoon Session ~

  The Crisis of Addiction and What Dental Hygienists Can Do to Make it Stop

  Guest Speaker: Carole Pratt, DDS

   

  This session will discuss the evolution, description, and trajectory of the current crisis of addiction in Virginia with a particular focus on opioids, both prescribed and illicit. An interactive session will explore the myriad presentations of the crisis to the dental hygienist, followed by specific strategies for making a difference in this public health emergency. The presentation will end with a hands-on training of how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone (Narcan ®).  

  Dr. Pratt is the Senior Advisor and Confidential Assistant for Policy to Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Commissioner of Health.  Her work is focused particularly on the crisis of addiction and resulting overdose deaths in Virginia.  She practiced general dentistry in rural Virginia for 32 years, is a past president of the American Association of Women Dentists, and served four years as chair of the Virginia Board of Health.  She was vice chair of the Department of Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid) board, chaired Virginia’s Small Business Advisory Board, and served as a member of the Virginia Economic Partnership Board.  She was a National Rural Health Association Fellow, an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow working in the personal office of Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, in Washington. 

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• Communicating with Confidence, Component 02, Greater Richmond

  • When
    Monday, March 04, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Henry Schien, 452 Southlake Blvd Richmond, VA 23236
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    35
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  Course: Communicating with Confidence 
  
  Speaker: Caryn Tierney, RDH, BSDH, MA, Clinical Educator North Central Region, Dentslpy Sirona

  Course Objectives:

  Understanding the importance of relationships and the steps involved in creating an environment of trust and confidence between patient and practitioner are essential factors in helping patients feel comfortable when making dental decisions. But what factors drive the decision making process of dental patients? How does confidence in communication impact patient decisions and contribute to patient retention and treatment acceptance? Why is a comprehensive hygiene examination so critical to treatment acceptance and collectively what role do these dynamics play in building patient trust and practice revenue? This course will review factors that influence dental patient’s decision making and discuss the basic concepts of effective communication and relationship building. The importance of collaboration, co-diagnosis, and communication between the doctor and the hygienist will be highlighted including tips for implementing an efficient, consistent, and productive hygiene examination.

  Date and time:

  March 4th (Monday) at 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

  Location: Henry Schien Building, 452 Southlake Blvd, Richmond, Va, 23236

  CE Credits: 2

  Light dinner will be provided by DENTSPLY SIRONA Prevention Divison.

  
  

  *Please contact herrerahm29@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.*

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• Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, March 21, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Sals Italian Bistro - Edinburg VA

  Northwest 10

  6:00-6:30 Dinner

  7:00 Meeting

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• 2019 Spring Scientific Session

  • Start
    Friday, March 22, 2019
  • End
    Sunday, March 24, 2019
  • Location
    Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, 14750 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151

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  Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association
  

  2019 Spring Scientific Session

  
  

  EVENT FEATURES:

  • 16 Hours of Continuing education
    
  • Exhibits/Marketplace
    
  • Networking
    
  • Weekend package deals
    

  Click here for the PRELIMINARY AGENDA.

  Click here for SESSION DESCRIPTIONS & SPEAKER BIOS.

  REGISTRATION:  First you will choose the base registration fee that corresponds to your membership type, then you will select either a weekend package or a la carte education sessions.

  EXHIBITORS:  Please click here to register.

  CANCELLATION POLICY:  Refunds for meals and courses are possible until March 10, 2019 by 5:00 pm.  Base registration fees are non-refundable.

  HOTEL INFORMATION:  Reserve your guest room at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles by Friday, March 1, 2019 to receive the special rate of $139/night (plus taxes).  

  Click here for hotel reservations or you can call the hotel directly at 1-800-228-9290 or 703-818-0300.

  
  

  VDHA course sponsorship does not imply VDHA endorsement of information or products.  VDHA reserves the right to substitute speakers/courses due to unforeseen circumstances.

  Payments to VDHA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.  They may, however, be deductible under other provisions of the IRS.  Please consult your tax advisor.  Donations to the VDHA Foundation are tax deductible as it is registered with the IRS as a 501 © (3) non-profit organization.

  If your donation is a gift or memorial, please provide the address of the individual and/or family so that a letter may be sent acknowledging your charitable remembrance.  For program recognition, registration must be received by March 1, 2019.

  
  

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• 25th Annual Virginia Dental Hygiene Show - EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION ONLY

  • When
    Saturday, March 23, 2019
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, 14750 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  25th Annual Virginia Dental Hygiene Show

  held during the Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association
  

  2019 Spring Scientific Session

  
  

  THIS FORM IS FOR EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION ONLY.  

  For the Spring Scientific Session attendee registration CLICK HERE.

  
  

  SHOW DETAILS: The registration fee includes lunch and beverage for two exhibitors per booth, one 6 ft table (table top exhibits only, no pipe and drape), two chairs, and electricity (equipment needs only please, no signs).

  Space is limited; reservations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

  We are anticipating our attendance to exceed 200 registered dental hygienists.  The format for this meeting will be similar to past years to enable ample time for participants to attend courses as well as attend the exhibits.  You may begin setting up in the exhibit area at 8:00 am.

  
  

  HOTEL INFORMATION:  Reserve your guest room at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles by Friday, March 1, 2019 to receive the special rate of $139/night (plus taxes).  

  Click here for hotel reservations or you can call the hotel directly at 1-800-228-9290 or 703-818-0300.

  
  

  REGISTRATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

  SPACES ARE RESERVED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
  

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• Back by Popular Demand...HANDS-ON Laser Therapy for the Dental Hygienist - hosted by Tidewater 03

  • When
    Wednesday, March 27, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Organizational Management Group 638 Independence Pkwy, Suite 100, Chesapeake, VA 23320
  • Spaces left
    38
  • Registered
    12 registrants

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  Tidewater Component

  
  

  2 CE Credits

  Hands-on Laser Therapy for the Dental Hygienist

  Presented by Jennifer Strickler RDH, BS
  Ultradent Products, Inc

  Wednesday, March 27, 2019 

  Learning Objectives

  Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

  • Interpret basic laser physics
  • Differentiate the three laser emission modes
  • Apply safety practices required for laser applications
  • Identify which types of lasers are used on hard tissue
  • Implement various dental hygiene treatments, protocols and soft tissue techniques

  
  

   Space is limited. Program will begin at 6:30pm

  Please use the entrance across the field to access the meeting room.

  
  

  
  

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• VDHA Quarterly Reports Deadline

  • When
    Sunday, March 31, 2019
  • Location
    via email

  Quarterly Reports are due two weeks prior to Executive Board Meetings.

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• VDHA Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, April 13, 2019
  • Location
    by Zoom or in Charlottesville

  
  

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• Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, April 18, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Sals Italian Bistro - Edinburg VA

  Northwest 10

  6:00-6:30 Dinner

  7:00 Meeting

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• VDHA Foundation

  • When
    Friday, April 19, 2019
  • Location
    Charlottesville, VA

  N/A

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• Curet Deadline

  • When
    Friday, May 03, 2019
  • Location
    via email

  Curet submissions are due via email to Maureen Thompson two weeks following Executive Board Meetings.

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• Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, May 16, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Sals Italian Bistro - Edinburg VA

  Northwest 10

  6:00-6:30 Dinner

  7:00 Meeting

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• ADHA Center for Lifelong Learning & Annual Session

  • Start
    Wednesday, June 19, 2019
  • End
    Monday, June 24, 2019
  • Location
    Louisville, KY

  
  

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• VDHA Quarterly Reports Deadline

  • When
    Saturday, July 13, 2019
  • Location
    via email

  Quarterly Reports are due two weeks prior to Executive Board Meetings.

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• VDHA Foundation

  • When
    Friday, July 26, 2019
  • Location
    Charlottesville, VA

  N/A

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• VDHA Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, July 27, 2019
  • Location
    Charlottesville, VA

  
  

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• Curet Deadline

  • When
    Friday, August 09, 2019
  • Location
    via email

  Curet submissions are due via email to Maureen Thompson two weeks following Executive Board Meetings.

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• Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, August 15, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Sals Italian Bistro - Edinburg VA

  Northwest 10

  6:00-6:30 Dinner

  7:00 Meeting

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