Continuing Education:

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If you are a non-member wanting to attend our courses, you are always welcome.  But if you become a member of ADHA today, you will enjoy significant fee reductions for our offered courses.

MEMBERS ONLY will also have the opportunity through Thursday, September 16th, 2010 (first meeting of the 2010-2011 line-up) to pay for 5 dinner meetings and get the 6th one free!

Only $225! A savings of $45!
(Members who choose this option will be automatically registered for all dinner meetings
and February Bonus meeting – No need to register again!)

MEMBER appreciation BONUS…Our February 17th, 2011 meeting (a coffee/dessert 7th CE event) is a MEMBERS ONLY FREE 2CEU as a thank you for supporting your professional organization!

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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.

This course will offer a brief review of the physiology of Sleep and some of the common pathological conditions affecting sleep with an emphasis on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Current treatment modalities will be reviewed and a detailed discussion of the role of the Dentistry in the treatment of this medical condition will be outlined. 

Alexander H. Malick, DMD, FAGD, is a 1982 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He subsequently completed a one-year General Practice Residency at Reynolds Army Community Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. He served three years as a Dental Officer (Rank of Major) in the US Army Dental Corps before moving to San Jose, CA where he was an associate in a small group practice and Adjunct Clinical professor at UCSF Dental School. He opened his first private practice in 1989. In 2002, he relocated to Arkansas to take a position as VP of Operations for a small Bio-Medical Company. In 2003, he opened his current practice in Roseville, CA. Dr Malick held an Adjunct Faculty position at the University of Pacific Dental School's Advanced General Dentistry Residency program in Union City and is currently adjunct faculty at Sacramento City College's Dental Hygiene Program.

Dr. Malick is a frequent speaker at various groups and organizations. He has published 2 peer reviewed journal articles, was a spokesman for Smokeless Tobacco with the Santa Clara Dental Society, and has given lectures on sleep apnea to physicians and lay public.

Office Medical Emergencies
By Dr. Michael R. Dunne, DDS

This course offers a review of specific medical emergencies that may occur in the dental office as well as a review of the drugs and materials needed for a typical office emergency drug kit.

Dr. Michael R. Dunne, D.D.S. has been a fixture in the local dental hygiene scene for many years. After working as a dentist in the U.S. Navy and in private practice, he served as the Director of the Dental Health Programs at Sacramento City College from 1974 until 2007. He continues to serve as a part-time instructor there and in the Continuing Education Department. He has been a member of the ADHA since 1974 and has served as the Executive Director of the California Dental Hygiene Educators’ Association since 1993.

Oral Cancer
By Nicki Hakimi, DDS, MSD

Despite the mouth’s accessibility, many tumors are not detected until they are advanced with a consequent negative impact on morbidity and mortality. Dr. Hakimi will review existing and emerging technologies and compare their efficacy and value in the diagnosis of the oral cancer patient. Dr. Hakimi will also discuss the role of the dental hygienist in the screening of oral cancer with an emphasis on its management.  

Dr. Hakimi has been a periodontal and dental implant specialist providing care for the Roseville and the Sacramento Metropolitan areas for the past sixteen years. She has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements in periodontology, as well as her Masters' thesis research regarding periodontal chemotherapy. Dr. Hakimi is one of only a handful of dentists who have completed the oral implantology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry. Through this one-of-a-kind program she obtained extensive, comprehensive surgical and prosthetic training in all aspects of implant dentistry. She currently serves as the Director of the California Society of Periodontists and acts as the liaison to the Dental Board of California as their advocacy chairperson. Dr. Hakimi is also a Fellow Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantology and provides continuing education courses for the dental community at large. She has lectured on implant dentistry for various university post-graduate programs and has been chairman of the second largest continuing education convention in California. In addition to Dr. Hakimi's strong commitment to her patients and periodontology, she enjoys spending time with her family, and an active lifestyle that includes skiing, biking, running and traveling.

Do You Speak Gobbledygook?
Caring for Low Health Literacy (LHL) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patients
By Toni S. Adams, RDH, MA

We in dentistry speak gobbledygook*, or at least that’s what our language sounds like to many patients. Almost half of United States residents struggle with low literacy skills, and one in five are functionally illiterate. Literacy predicts health more strongly than age, income, education, employment, race, or ethnicity (Ask Me 3 website). LHL people sit in our chairs every day, but we may not recognize them because they represent all races, ages, and socioeconomic levels, often speak articulate English as their first language, and work hard to hide their limited reading ability. People who speak English poorly or not at all are more easily recognized, and, while they may be literate in their own languages, face even greater challenges when trying to access health care in North America. This course explores the ramifications of low health literacy and limited English proficiency in dentistry, including poor oral health and limited access to care, and offers practical strategies that can be used right away to address the issues. Many people need our help more than we know. Learn how to lead them to higher levels of health literacy—and health. 
*Gobbledygook: the inflated, incoherent, incomprehensible jargon of professionals 

Learning Outcomes for Do You Speak Gobbledygook?:
• To identify the issues of Low Health Literacy & Limited English Proficiency in dentistry
• To recognize LHL patients 
• To understand Plain Language principles
• To acquire practical strategies for communicating with LHL and LEP patients
• To enhance ability to identify/create appropriate literature for LHL and LEP patients 
• To learn how to work with both ad hoc (friends and family) and trained interpreters
• To know where to find resources for LHL and LEP patients

Writer and speaker Toni S. Adams, RDH, MA, combines 26 years of clinical dental hygiene experience with her bachelor and masters degree education in Communication Studies to specialize in communication issues in dentistry. Some of her favorite topics include intercultural communication, nonverbal communication, listening, health literacy, caring for Limited English Proficient people, and working with interpreters.

Toni has won awards for writing, speaking, scholarship, leadership, and mentorship, including being honored as the 2009 Sonicare RDH Mentor of the Year; has written for various publications; has taught college-level public speaking courses; has presented scholarly papers at communication conventions; and has completed original research into the role of culture in dental hygiene care. She currently serves on the editorial boards of the California Dental Hygiene Association Journal and DentalLearning.net, is the Continuing Education Chairperson and Co-VP of SVDHA, and is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi national academic honor society. She also wrote a communication handbook for dental professionals and is in the process of finding a publisher.

Toni’s interactive courses employ a combination of PowerPoint guided lecture, individual and group activities, handouts, and favors. She welcomes questions and comments at tonisadamsrdh@earthlink.net or at toniadams.com

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Course Description:
Would you recognize the obvious?  Dental hygienists routinely perform intra oral and extra oral exams.  We are educated to recognize suspicious lesions in and around the oral cavity.  Yet as close in proximity as we are to our patient, we seldom notice lesions of concern on the face, head and neck.  Better serve you patient.  Broaden your awareness of potentially worrisome skin lesions.  This course will enhance the dental hygienists’ knowledge about common benign and malignant skin lesions of the face, head and neck. 

Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify common benign skin lesions in the face, head, and neck regions
2. Identify common malignant skin lesions in the face, head, and neck regions
3. Recognize when to make appropriate referrals for skin lesions

April W. Armstrong, MD is a board-certified, academic dermatologist with expertise in clinical and outcomes research. She is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Co-Director of the Dermatology Clinical Research Unit, and Director of Teledermatology at University of California Davis. 

Dr. Armstrong graduated high honors with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biochemistry and Communication from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.  She obtained her M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School, where she was also awarded the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship to study tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in melanoma.  After medical school, she served as an intern in internal medicine at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Armstrong completed her dermatology residency at the Harvard Dermatology Residency Program. During residency, Dr. Armstrong also completed a Clinical Research Fellowship and the Clinical Effectiveness Program at the Harvard School of Public Health. She was twice the recipient of the American Telemedicine Association Teledermatology Resident Research Award, a national award for innovative research in health technology. Read More.

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Earn 7 CE units
March 19, 2011, 8:30-4:30
Holiday Inn Northeast (Hwy 80 at Madison)
Lunch and free parking included
Sponsored by The Sacramento Valley Dental Hygienists’ Association

Commonly Prescribed Medications and Managing the Oral Side Effects of Medication Use*

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this course is to review the 20 most commonly prescribed medications taken by patients treated in the oral health care environment.  A comprehensive review of drugs and dental care products used to manage the oral side effects of medications will be presented.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

Women and Medications: Health Issues and Related Pharmacotherapies*
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: Current national health objectives have targeted women’s health as a major initiative for research study and applications for clinical practice.  Women comprise the significant majority of patients treated in all health settings, including the oral care environment.  This course is an introduction to major topics of interest in women’s health and associated medication use. Topics addressed include adolescent health, pregnancy, menopause, thyroid disorders, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.  Depression and anxiety will also be discussed.  Commonly prescribed medications used for the management of these conditions will be discussed.  Special oral care considerations for the management of women taking these medications will be reviewed, with an emphasis on drug-  and disease-induced oral manifestations, drug interactions and risk assessment for the prevention of related medical emergencies in the dental office.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this continuing education course, the course participant will be able to:

*This material may not be reproduced without the written permission of the author.

Ann Eshenaur Spolarich RDH, PhD is an internationally recognized author and speaker on pharmacology and the care of medically complex patients. She has presented over 800 lectures and has over 75 professional publications. She is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California; an Adjunct Associate Professor and Course Director of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, and a Clinical Instructor on the Dean’s Faculty at the University of Maryland Dental School. Ann is also an independent educational and research consult, and practices dental hygiene part-time, specializing in geriatrics.

The course description:
Xylitol is one of the hottest dental products to come down the pike. Nearly everyone in dentistry has heard of it, but few understand the far reaching benefits of this five carbon sugar and how it can impact dental disease in the next decade.
Follow along with Shirley Gutkowski as she brings you up to speed on caries management, treating yeast infections, and more using xylitol in various configurations, not just gum. Find out how it’s made, where to find it in nature, and how to use it in this fun and informative scientifically based program.

Course Objectives:
The clinician will be able to:
1. Understand the mechanism of action of xylitol with respect to cariogenic bacteria
2. Be able to understand the other benefits of xylitol in overall health
3. Feel comfortable recommending xylitol on a case by case basis
4. Develop caries protocols that incorporate xylitol in their practice
5. Know how to find products with xylitol in them
6. Be able to understand how to dispense therapeutic amounts of xylitol

Course Outline
A. What is Xylitol
B. Producing Xylitol
C. Metabolism
D. Infection
E. Xylitol and other sugars
F. Streptococcus pneumoniae
G. Otitis Media
H. Infusion therapy
I. Practical us in dental hygiene practice
J. Candida
K. Using Xylitol in dependant populations
L. Adverse affects of Xylitol

Shirley Gutkowski is a dental hygienist who practiced full time general dental hygiene in Madison, WI from 1986 to 2003.  She received her RDH from Madison Area Technical College and earned her Baccalaureate Degree in Dental Hygiene from Marquette University in 1999.   

Gutkowski, president of the Wisconsin Dental Hygienists' Association year 2006 - 07, continues to stretch her own boundaries.   Her wit and ability to find comfort outside of the box makes her a favorite of free thinkers across the nation.  Ms. Gutkowski draws on her experience as a seasoned dental hygienist as well as living her adult life in a testosterone factory (wife of over 25 years and mother of five sons).

In 2003 Shirley gave up her clinical career to focus on her company Cross Link Presentations, consulting, writing and speaking.  Her passion in educating dentistry and medicine in the links between the health of the oral cavity with the rest of the body drove this decision.  She believes in Integrating Oral Health with Systemic Health.

July 2004 marked the debut of her column, "Connectivity", in peer reviewed Contemporary Oral Hygiene.  Gutkowski became nationally known in the dental community through her monthly column "Thinking Sharply", in the most widely read dental hygiene magazine, RDH, from September 2001 to June 2004. 

Gutkowski has had numerous feature articles in RDH and Contemporary Oral Hygiene.  The Purple Guide: Developing Your Clinical Dental Hygiene Career is Ms. Gutkowski's first foray into the world of book publishing.  The book is co-authored with Amy Nieves RDH and is geared toward new and newly graduated dental hygienists.  In 2003 she won the APEX award for writing her series of articles on dental care in Diabetes Self-Management magazine.  Gutkowski is a member of Toastmasters International, Sjogren's Foundation, Wisconsin Regional Writers Association, and International Woman Writers Guild, and is active on many Internet lists.  Shirley's desire to teach nurses and medical staff about the importance of oral health has prompted her to develop courses for them as well.

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Please note that everyone who attends Continuing Education courses must register.

To register for a course, please fill out a registration form that includes instructions for payment. After you complete the form, you may pay via PayPal (link is on the form) or make a check out to "CDHA-SVC" and mail it to:

CDHA-SVC
c/o Dorothy Wheatley, RDH
205 Keehner Avenue
Roseville, CA 95678
Email: svdhamembership@comcast.net

SVDHA Dinner Meeting Costs:

Members: $45
Nonmembers: $110
Students w/ Dinner: $15

Students who do not wish to purchase a dinner should also complete a registration form and just check the appropriate boxes.

We’ll see you at the courses!

All dinner meetings take place at

Dante Club of Sacramento
2330 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95825

Check-in 5:45 p.m., Dinner 6:00-7:00, Speaker 7:00-9:00

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State Continuing Education Requirements

The minimum requirement for each renewal period is 25 hours of continuing education, including: * Basic Life Support. Licensees renewing for the first time are exempt from this requirement.
* 2 hours of California Infection Control
* 2 hours of California Dental Practice Act

Note: Infection Control and California Dental Practice Act may be taken online at any of the registered continuing education web sites (below).

CE requirements changed as of April 8, 2010

• For specific info about courses required and accepted see Title 16, Division 10, Chapter 1, Article 4, #1016
• For general information see #1017
• Both are at http://www.dbc.ca.gov/lawsregs/regulations/ch1_article4.shtml

Category I and Category II are no more, but there are topics that can be taken without limit, some topics that are limited to 20% of the units, and some that are not accepted at all. Only 50% of units can be “correspondence” (see 1017.h)

Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternate Practice
35 CE's for relicensure.
17 CE's can be home-study.
For more information: Click Here

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