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Sacramento Valley Dental Hygienist.

SVDHA needs volunteers to sell scarves. Your commitment would be to sit at the table, at our dinner meetings, and collect the money from those purchasing the scarves.

The board has decided that the income from the sale of scarves will be used to help pay for students dinners and help fund those attending SHORE. A raffle ticket will be given to each attending student and the winner can join us for dinner.

Volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others or a particular cause without payment for their time and services. Its generally intended to promote good or improve humanity, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons…..so volunteer for your own reasons!

Monday, September 13th Franklin Elementary School needs volunteers for screening.
Hours 7:45AM-1:00PM.
Contact Tami Silvera TSilvera@egusd.net, from the Student Support and Health Service Program of Elk Grove Unified School District or Lisa Greenshields lgreenshields@comcast.net. 

The Tzu Chi organization needs volunteers. (Some of you might remember that Sac Valley Dental Hygiene Association donated the funds from one of our raffle tickets to this organization).

Sept 12, 2010 (Sun)  9AM–3PM in Stockton, Tzu Chi Office, 1212 W Robinhood Dr., Stockton, CA 95207.  If you can volunteer or have questions, contact Steven at steven_voon@us.tzuchi.org

Sept 26, 2010 (Sun)   9AM–2PM Woodland High School (21 N West St, Woodland, CA 95695. Contact Florence Gin at florencegin@gmail.com; website: TIMA woodland clinic.

Oct 3, 2010 (Sun)        9AM–3PM Modesto - Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School - 1725 Las Vegas St., Modesto, CA 95358.  If you can volunteer or have questions, contact Steven at steven_voon@us.tzuchi.org

A BIG THANK YOU! to all of those who buy raffle tickets. This money is used for community outreach and the $232 received from our last meeting was donated to RAM. Remote Area Medical. They held their event of offering free medical/dental/optometric care in the Los Angeles Arena.

Did you read the July issue of ADHA “Access”? http://guesteditorial.html Ann Spolarich is their guest editor AND she will be speaking at our all day course on March 19, 2011. view course. The guest article includes information on Diabetes, Bisphosphonates, electronic prescriptions written, smoking cessation, osteoporosis, probiotics and so much more!

Next CE course.

Conservative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Mandibular Advancement Oral Devices
By Alexander H Malick, DMD, FAGD

Sleep is one of the most complex and essential aspects of health in all living organisms. Obstructive Sleep Apnea affects the quality and efficiency of sleep and leads to more complex and life threatening sequela if left untreated. The most effective Treatment for this condition is the use of CPAP machines, however, since many patients are not able to tolerate and comply with this treatment modality, the use of oral devices has gained significant popularity.

More info.

Hiwassee College, a Methodist church supported college in MADISONVILLE (east) TN, was notified on August 9, 2010 that the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) granted initial accreditation to their new Dental Hygiene Program. “This exciting news from CODA clears the path for Hiwassee to begin taking students this fall in our new Associate of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene Program,” stated Shelley Waters, Director of the program.  www.hiwassee.edu.That makes 7 Dental hygiene programs to date!

University Of Maryland Dental School participates in Jaw Pain Study

The seven-year, $19 million study of more than 3,400 people is aimed at finally defining the causes and effects of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) and ultimately leading to cures and new treatments, says Joel Greenspan, PhD, MS, professor and chair of the Department of Neural and Pain Sciences at the Dental School.

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Are You Ready for National Dental Hygiene Month?
This Year it’s Better than Ever!

ADHA is excited to announce that this year we are partnering with Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, manufacturer of Orbit gum, to celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) in October!

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Oral Health Provisions and DH

The nations new health reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – was signed into law in March, but work on implementing the many provisions of the new law are just getting underway.  Efforts related to the oral health provisions contained in PPACA are at the forefront of ADHA's federal advocacy efforts right now, and state leaders are aware of the issue and how it impacts the dental hygiene profession.

To review the significant oral health provisions that were included in PPACA, you can view the chart that ADHA developed to highlight them here.

STROKE: Remember the 1st Four Letters.... S. T. R. T

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Remember the '4' steps, STRT

S- SMILE -Ask the individual to.
T- TALK-ask them to talk/say something simple: It is sunny out today
R- RAISE- ask them to raise both arms
T- TONGUE- Stick out Your Tongue - If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

CoQ10 can help people with a variety of conditions

Recent studies suggest CoQ10 can help people with a variety of conditions. The following are some examples.

Dental health: According to Medline Plus, preliminary studies suggest possible benefits of CoQ10 taken by mouth or placed on the skin or gums to treat gum disease.

Alzheimer’s disease: According to Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, preliminary evidence suggests that CoQ10 supplements may slow down dementia in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Allergic Reactions to Masks
Do you have a problem with allergies and masks? Try these brands: Maytex & Crosstex extra Sensitive white masks; they have no dyes.

Free Local Anesthesia DVDs from Dentsply
Call 1-800-989-8826 to order them. The website is http://dentsplypharma.com You must call them to get the DVD; sending an email won't get you them.