State Registration Competition Results Are in!

West Virginia

 Congratulations for having the highest percentage of registrations!

Illinois came in a close second!

Congrats to the two top spots!

The 2023 Annual Conference was a great success!!

Thank you to all our volunteers and all who attended

A ROUND OF APPLAUSE

Four IDHA members became IFLOSS Coalition Board members at their June election:

Laura Baus, RDH, BS, MDH, PHDH, FADHA

Tomika Flowers, RDH, BSDH, MPH, PHDH

Megan Reutter, RDH, BS, MEd, DHSc

Debra Viger, RDH, BHS, FADHA

CONGRATULATIONS to 6 IDHA Members that Became Inaugural 2023 ADHA Fellows!

Laura Baus, RDH, EMT, BS, MDH, PHDH, FADHA

Kimberly K. Benkert, RDH, BSDH, MPH, COM, FADHA

Christina Emmert, RDH, FADHA

Donna Marie Grzegorek, BS, RDH, PHDH, FADHA

Angela Kay Heathman, RDH, FADHA

Debra A. Viger, RDH, FADHA

44 More RDHs can use IDHA’s PHDH Certification Grant to become PHDH certified! 

Over 30 RDHs have already used this grant. Don’t miss out! There are only 2 PHDH classes left in 2023!

Find the Eligibility Form on the PHDH section of IDHA’s website. Complete this form with CE courses you select from the Approved PHDH CE Courses list, also found on the PHDH section of IDHA’s website. Most CE courses are FREE or inexpensive! Click HERE for more info.

IDHA received a $20,000 grant to help Illinois RDHs complete PHDH certification!

This grant makes PHDH certification FREE for IDHA members*

and discounted for non-members.

*ADHA membership dues must be paid through the end of 2023.

Public Health Dental Hygienist Certification Course

(PHDH Review and Exam Course)

Next Course: Sept 9, 2023

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

ZOOM Webinar

8 Live CEUs

Registration fee: $200 for IDHA Members / $600 for Non-Members

($200 reimbursed after completion for both members and non-members)

To make sure you qualify to take the PHDH Certification course; visit IDHA.net/PHDH

For more information and registration contact publichealth.idha@gmail.com

Save the Date

IDHA ANNUAL SESSION

November 3-4, 2023

LOCATION:

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

IDHA welcomes Dr. Joy Void-Holmes as our Friday keynote speaker

Dr. Joy D. Void-Holmes is a registered dental hygienist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She holds a Master of Health Science with a concentration in Forensic Investigative Science and Doctor of Health Science degree from Nova Southeastern University. She is founder of Dr. Joy, RDH and co-founder of JELL-ED. Dr. Joy

has presented continuing education courses nationally and internationally on a variety of topics including her signature keynotes "Confidence & Courage" and "Self-First".

She serves as a Consultant Examiner for the CDCA-WREB-CITA examining board, board member for the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners and is on the editorial advisory board for Inside Dental Hygiene, clinical advisory board for vTail and will serve on the 2023 RDH editorial advisory board. Dr. Joy is an active member of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and the Maryland Dental Action Coalition.

Courses to look forward to:

The Paradigm Shift – Reimagining Your Dental

Hygiene Appointment

You’re Biased: Now What! Implicit Bias Training

for the Dental Professional

When: September 16th, 2023

Where: Prairie State College

An interactive intergalactic workshop for the new RDH on September 16th 2023, at Prairie State College.

Our Mission: Provide dental hygienists with the tools to level up and thrive in the workplace.

3. Out-of-This-World Pain Relief

 Lecture and hands-on experience using electronic

        dental anesthesia. 

2. The Outer Limits of Communication,  

     being clear is being kind. 

Lecture and panel discussion

1. Stellar Collaborative Treatment Planning

Lecture and activity

IDHA's House Bill Passed! 

IDHA's HB2267 passed the Illinois House and Senate and will take effect immediately after Governor Pritzker signs it into law. This Bill cleans up errors and updates language in the Illinois Dental Practice Act. It provides that a dentist may enter into a collaborative supervision agreement with four (rather than two) public health dental hygienists. This new law will increase access to oral care in Illinois

* Starting January 2023, Dental Assistants (DAs) must have a (2023) 32-hour Coronal Scaling certificate to perform coronal scaling on children up to 17 years.

* DAs with a 16-hour Scaling Certificate were NOT "grandfathered in" and may NOT continue providing coronal scaling.

* If you see a DA scaling that does not have a 2023 scaling certificate, inform your dentist this is illegal and the DA is no longer certified to scale.

* If the dentist continues to delegate illegal DA services, document the circumstances and report the dentist to the Board of Dentistry.

* To discuss questions or concerns on DA scaling, contact IDHA leaders at the email address on the Fact Sheet, below.



* All Dental Assisting Scaling certificates become invalid on January, 1 2026.

HRSA Health Workforce

Oral Health Workforce Projections, 2017-2030

Dentists and Dental Hygienists

The factsheet linked below presents national-level supply and demand projections for

dentists and dental hygienists from 2017 through 2030 using HRSA’s

Health Workforce Simulation Model (HWSM).