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HYGIENE TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition JUNE 2017 — Vol. 10, No. 2 www.dental-tribune.com American Dental Hygienists’ Association hosting its 94th annual conference June 14–17, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The American Dental Hygienists’ Asso- ciation (ADHA) will host North America’s premier gathering of dental hygienists at its 94th annual conference. The confer- ence features 30 hands-on workshops and 26 unique seminars led by the top educators and practitioners in the ield. The four-day event, running June 14-17, will be held at the Prime Osborn Con- vention Center in Jacksonville, Fla., with more than 1,500 dental hygienists from all parts of the U.S. participating. ADHA’s annual conference offers op- portunities for all dental hygienists to learn, engage and advance professional and personal skills through continu- ing education, exhibits, networking and social events. Sessions will be held for clinical practitioners, public health pro- fessionals, students, emerging profes- sionals, educators and researchers. Some of the workshop topics include: “Periodontal Instrumentation,” “Individ- ual Career Power Sessions and Garnering the Respect You Deserve,” “Digital Imag- ing,” “Cardiovascular Disease and Dental Considerations,” “New Gingivitis Cod- Based on area, Jacksonville, Fla., (Jax) is the largest city in the continental U.S., at more than 840 square miles. Pictured is the John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge (Main Street Bridge) and part of the downtown skyline viewed from across the St. Johns River. Photo/ Ryan Ketterman for Visit Jacksonville ing,” “Oral Cancer Clinical Guidelines,” “Teledentistry and Addressing the State of Decay in Older Adults” and “The Im- portance of Trauma Informed Care.” The conference features a keynote ad- dress by Olympic Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez, with the core educational sessions led by top industry speakers, in- cluding Tom Viola, RPh, CCP; Patti DiGan- gi, RDH; Kristine Hodsdon, RDH, MSEC; Michelle Noblet-Vacha, RDH; Jasmin Hal- ey, RDH, BSDH, CDA; JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD; Cathy Draper, RDH, MS; Cyn- thia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD; and Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH. In addition to a full educational agen- da, the event features a packed exhibit hall, a 5K Fun Run/Walk and lots of give- aways, contests and awards. Additional conference program infor- mation, registration instructions and other details are available online at the ADHA website, www.ADHA.org/annual- conference. (Source: American Dental Hygienists’ Association) ‘In Motion: 5K Run-Walk-Fun’ event returns to ADHA gathering The American Dental Hygienists’ Asso- ciation is bringing back the “In Motion: 5K Run-Walk-Fun” on Thursday, June 15, as part of its 94th Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Fla. ADHA also is launching a virtual fun run so people from across the U.S. can help raise funds for the Institute for Oral Health (IOH), ADHA’s foundation that serves to support, empower and ad- vance dental hygiene professionals. Thanks to support from platinum spon- sors Colgate and Sunstar; gold sponsors Dentsply Sirona, Crest+Oral B and Henry Schein Dental; and bronze sponsor Hu- Friedy, the event will help fund scholar- ships for dental hygiene students, provide research grants for those expanding the ield of dental hygiene, and support den- tal hygienists who donate their services to improve access to oral health care and education in their communities. “The level of participation, enthusiasm and camaraderie we had last year at the inaugural Run-Walk-Fun and After Glow Party was through the roof,” said IOH Chair Jill Rethman, RDH. “In fact, not only did we raise more than $50,000 for schol- arships, research grants and community service but we had dental hygienists from across the country ask how they could be involved and support this event.” This year, dental hygienists who are un- able to attend the ADHA Annual Confer- ence can pick any time from June 14–19 to run or walk a 5K in their community, join an existing team or create their own. For a $15 registration fee, virtual participants will receive a T-shirt and a race medal. For all information, on both on-site and virtual registration, you can visit www. crowdrise.com/ADHARUNWALK2017. You can follow the ADHA on Facebook, Linke- dIn and Twitter at @YourADHA and use the hashtag #IOH5K. Founded in 1957, the IOH is the associa- tion’s philanthropic foundation advanc- ing professional excellence in dental hy- giene education, community service and research. Working for the dental hygiene community, the IOH provides opportuni- ties for academic achievement through scholarships and fellowships, resources to advance the professional ield through research grants, and support for dental hygienists to improve the public’s health through community service grants. For more information, visit www.adha.org/ institute-for-oral-health. (Source: ADHA) Teledentistry and seniors’ oral health are among topics at ADHA conference Among the featured speakers at this year’s American Dental Hygienists’ As- sociation’s 94th Annual Conference is Michelle Noblet-Vacha, RDH, who will present “Teledentistry and Addressing the State of Decay in Older Adults.” Noblet-Vacha is the founder and execu- tive director of Senior Mobile Dental, a nonproit organization serving the oral health care needs of individuals, with a focus on the elderly. Earlier in her career, Noblet-Vacha saw how many seniors liv- ing in assisted care facilities were strug- gling with performing their daily oral care, which was impacting their overall health. Senior Mobile Dental, which pro- vides oral care regardless of income or in- surance, solves this problem by going di- rectly to the patients in their care setting. Noblet-Vacha has been recognized for her work by the American Dental Associa- tion (ADA), American Red Cross Commu- nity Service, Sunstar Americas, Colgate and Crest. ADHA honored her with the Hu-Friedy/ ADHA Master Clinician Award at its 2010 annual conference as well as the ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene. The meeting will be at the Prime Os- born Convention Center in Jacksonville, Fla., from June 14 to 17. For details, visit www.adha.org/annual-conference and follow ADHA on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter at @YourADHA. (Source: ADHA)