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2021 ODHC Course Descriptions and Speaker BiosKeynote Speaker: Measure What Matters: Understanding and Improving Patient Experience | Friday, November 12, 8:15 am - 9:15 am In an increasingly consumer-centric healthcare environment, patient experience has become a critical metric of success for both health systems and clinicians, However, this concept has largely been misunderstood, or worse, ignored, in oral health. What is the “patient experience” and why should it matter to you? In this keynote address, Dr. Allen will answer these questions and demonstrate why Oregon dental hygienists are primed to be the recognized leader in dental patient experience. Learning Objectives:
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Matt is the CEO and co-founder of DifferentKind, a patient-focused platform that redesigns how patients find, experience, and evaluate their dental care. The leading expert on person-centered care, motivational interviewing, and shared decision making in dentistry, he has given over 100 talks to dental and medical professionals around the globe and has published 8 articles in peer-reviewed journals and other industry publications. He also serves as part-time faculty at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Caries Management is in the Hands of Empowered Hygienists: the History & Future of Oregon | Friday, November 12, 9:30 am - 11:00 am Oregon Dental Hygienists have been using medicines to control tooth decay without a drill in dental clinics, schools, and preschools, since at least 2015. With the World Health Organization’s recent addition of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) to the List of Essential Medicines, the medical management of caries has become the international standard. This approach was pioneered in Oregon, and is well accepted across all socioeconomic and geographic groups. New materials have come into use, including non-staining brush-on treatments for initial caries lesions. The next generation of therapies includes common antimicrobials and designer drugs that rebuild the enamel, in the hands of Dental Hygienists, or even patients themselves. The final frontier is to fix the food problem to empower communities to thrive without the plague of caries and other nutritional diseases like diabetes, fatty liver disease (cirrhosis), obesity, and heart disease. No one is better suited than Dental Hygienists and Therapists to bring patients to the next level of oral and overall health. Learning Objectives:
Meet your Speaker: Jeremy Horst Keeper DDS, PhD is the director of clinical innovation at CareQuest Innovation Partners, an organization whose mission is to improve oral health for all by advancing innovation accelerate oral health access and improve outcomes for underserved populations across the U.S. As a practicing pediatric dentist, biochemist, and educator, Jeremy is known for investigating the strengths and limitations of Silver Fluoride therapy, helping to develop SMART fillings, and accelerating the adoption of maximally effective, minimally invasive caries management techniques. At CareQuest, Jeremy is driving the development of better treatments, preventives, and diagnostics to improve access to person-centered care, integrate oral health into overall health, and stop dental caries. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule A Strong Immune System: The Role of Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrients | Friday, November 12, 11:10 am - 12:10 pm Having a strong immune system has always been important for good health. However, in this day and age it seems even more critical to review what we can do to strengthen our immune system and be prepared to defend our bodies against invaders and pathogens.In this course we will discuss the science regarding the benefits of taking certain supplements. We’ll determine the effects of specific micronutrient deficiencies, and learn how much is too much when taking supplements. In addition, we will discover what foods are the best sources to improve our immune system. Meet your Speaker: Lesley Harbison has been practicing dental hygiene for almost 20 years. In 2016 she returned to school to advance her dental hygiene knowledge and career. She earned her MS at Idaho State University and in 2018 became a faculty member at Pacific University. Lesley’s professional interests include increasing access to care, the geriatric population, ethics and empathy in dental hygiene, and advancing the dental hygiene profession. Lesley is a proud member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. In addition, Lesley loves to encourage her students to be active members of ADHA and serves as the SADHA student advisor at Pacific University. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule The Ergonomics and Importance of Properly Sharpened Instruments | Friday, November 12, 11:10 am - 12:10 pm Group Workshop: Instrumentation Sharpening Workshop - Bring your Instruments | Friday, November 12, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Presented by: Deborah McGlynn, RDH, BS, Chief Education Officer, DH Cubed Come join Deborah in an opportunity to perfect your sharpening skills. She will have the OneTen electronic sharpening guide for you to try on your own instruments. Be sure to bring your Loupes and your instruments so you can assess your skills. She will also bring OneTen devices for you to purchase if you are inspired to do so (Credit cards only please). Goals for Sharpening:
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Meet your Speaker: Deborah McGlynn has been a practicing dental hygienist since 1981. She taught at Shoreline Community College for 13 years, and she has been a dental hygiene tutor & ergonomics consultant since 2001. She is a member of ADHA. Deborah McGlynn has served on three dental hygiene advisory committees. And, she has volunteered for two non-profit organizations. One, Smile Island Style, where she volunteered as a practicing hygienist delivering hygiene services to the people of St. Paul Island in Alaska. The other, as a Dental Hygiene Educator for Smiles Forever in Bolivia. Deborah started her own company, DH Cubed, LLC in 2011. Her mission is to provide education and tools for dental hygiene professions that increase skill and efficiency while lowering pain and injury common to the profession. She and her partners have developed the OneTen Sharpening System. This system trains the hygienist to perfect their sharpening skills such that they are preventing on the job injury to themselves and are providing the absolute best care to their patients. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Faculty Calibration Workshop | Friday, November 12, 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Faculty Calibration is an important step in educating dental hygienists. Students look to faculty for consistent instruction, fair evaluation, and non- biased feedback to enhance their learning experience. Calibration is also challenging. It takes time and a little trial and error to find methods that work in keeping faculty on the same page. Learning Objectives:
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Holly is an active member of the American Dental Hygiene Association and The American Dental Education Association. Holly strives to create a positive learning experience in the classroom and is committed to being a lifelong learner. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching her boys play baseball. MS in Dental Hygiene, The Ohio State University, 2019 Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Profiles of Delivering Preventative Oral Health to those in Need - Exploring Practical Approaches to Various Practice | Friday. November 12 1:30 - 3:00 pm and Saturday, November 13, 8:30 am - 10:30 am Join us in our journeys of developing various practice models. Hear the fundamental building blocks from start-up to living the dream! Speakers will share their stories about creating mobile as well as brick & mortar expanded practice hygiene delivery models. Get the inside scoop on what works and what doesn't. Experience the human face of those who are most vulnerable, and their essential need for dignified care. Learning Objectives:
Meet your Speakers: Collaboration and volunteerism in the dental hygiene profession is paramount to personal and professional development. Ilya, Lori and Tracy volunteer with Compassion Clinics where they provide free dental cleanings at Saturday clinics across the metro area. And they have teamed up to bring you today’s course to share about their combined expertise and experience. Tracy has been practicing dental hygiene for 25 years and has been licensed in Oregon as an RDH since 2016 and securing her EPDH in 2020. She has been an instructor at Mt. Hood Community College since 2016. Tracy’s professional interests include increasing access to care in the geriatric population, and to serve the underserved. She is also an active member of the ODHA Professional Development Committee and is committed to helping in the advancement of the dental hygiene profession. Contact Tracy Ilya has been in Clinical Dental Hygiene since 2007 and secured his Master of Science from Portland State in 2013. He is a full-time faculty member at Mt. Hood Community College and is part-time with Clackamas Community College’s on-line program. Ilya has had a Mobile Independent Practice since 2014 with a focus on Seniors and individuals with special needs. He is also actively involved in Good News Dental - a community health center in east Portland. Contact Ilya Lori has been a practicing RDH since 1980 and began her personal practice Oral Health for Life, LLC Mobile, established in 2010. She is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor MHCC - providing free clinics for the community. Lori collaborates with numerous service providers including ENDS - Exceptional Needs Dental Services Provider for I/DD and is a contracted EPDH mobile provider with Prime Dental. Lori has been an active member of ODHA including as a past president and also is an advisory board member for Mt. Hood Community College Dental Hygiene program. Contact Lori Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule A Case Study in Advocacy: Dental Therapy | Saturday, November 13, 8:30 am - 10:30 am AND Friday, Novemebr 12, 3:15pm - 4:45pm This course will provide an overview of dental therapy and discuss how Oregon became the 12th state to allow dental therapists to be licensed to practice. We will discuss the first dental therapy bill that was proposed in 2011 and how it led to the Oregon Dental Pilot Project Program. The two-year legislative process that led to the passage of the dental therapy bill in Oregon will be reviewed with an emphasis on the advocacy activities of the stakeholder groups. Oregon’s new dental therapy law will be examined in terms of licensure requirements, supervision, collaborative agreement and scope of practice. Finally, we will discuss the role of the Oregon Board of Dentistry in implementing Oregon’s new dental therapy law. Learning Objectives:
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Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Building your Practice Through the Hygiene Operatory | Saturday, November 13, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm This course will focus on strategies to facilitate a healthy practice by creating healthy smiles in the Preventive department of your dental practice. We will learn how use cutting-edge technology to grow the Preventive department and expand offered services. We will discuss how to utilize risk assessment/evidenced based dentistry in treatment recommendations, creating Hypersensitivity protocols, and aligning Periodontal services to best serve patient health along with a healthy practice. Learning Objectives:
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Tiffany is a Preventive Specialist for DentsplySirona, where she represents brands such as Cavitron, Nupro and the Infection Prevention portfolio. She has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for 26 years and with DentsplySirona for 14 years. Tiffany is a graduate of Clark College Dental Hygiene School with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She lives is Jefferson, Oregon with her Husband and 2 children. Tiffany is a native Oregonian and enjoys biking, camping, and fishing with her family. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule SDF and the Latest in Caries Treatment & Prevention | Saturday, November 13, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
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Meet your Speaker: Shannon Walsh is the Preventive Care Consultant for Elevate Oral Care for the states of Oregon & Idaho. She is a member of both the Oregon and Idaho Oral Health Alliance with a focus on improving patient outcomes through prevention. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule DH educators address: Principles of Andragogy – Facilitating Adult Learning | Saturday, November 13, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Andragogy translates to “adult leading”, as opposed to pedagogy, or “child leading”. Adult learners differ from children in many ways. Understanding what motivates adults will allow teachers to better communicate and support learning goals. This discussion outlines the tenets of andragogy and provides examples of how they can be implemented. Learning Objectives:
Meet your Speaker: Dr. Gwen Essex brings a unique combination of skills to her work making her adaptable and widely effective. A registered dental hygienist, she is well-versed in health promotion and disease prevention for individuals and communities. Her graduate work in health science furthered her commitment and ability to positively affect public health and began her formal experiences in developing engaging and authentic learning experiences utilizing principles of andragogy, an approach that sets Dr. Essex's work apart. Completing her formal education with an educational doctorate in learning instruction heavily focused on leveraging andragogical principles through the use of educational technology, Dr. Essex can assess, plan, implement, and evaluate educational interventions devised to meet your goals. In addition to designing educational experiences, this expertise is also available to collaborate or support scholarly and professional writing in many areas. With twenty years of teaching experience Dr. Essex is also an accomplished public speaker and has often been requested to address groups on topics of social equity and inclusion, as well as to discuss alternative educational pathways. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Keeping Your Career Vibrant With Community Dental Hygiene: Keys to Finding Fulfillment Throughout your Career | Saturday, November 13, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Dental hygienists start their career with grand visions of a lifelong profession of improving the health of our patients and being fulfilled in our choice. After a few years of traditional dental hygiene practice many hygienists feel the desire to unlock the potential their profession has to offer beyond the traditional dental office. This course highlights many of the unique settings Community Dental Hygienists in Oregon keep their career exciting and fulfilling. Learning Objectives:
Meet your Speakers: Karen Hall received her B.S. in Dental Hygiene from OHSU in 1985. Since then she has practiced in family practices and community health settings. She has been involved in dental hygiene education as a supervisor for clinical rotations at OHSU and Pacific University. Since 2007, Karen has utilized her expanded practice dental hygiene permit to provide hygiene care to patients with limited access to dental care in many settings. She was employed by Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center from 2007-2015 treating pregnant women and children in the clinics, as well as providing care for children ages 1-21 in school-based health centers. For 6 years, she worked for the Oregon Oral Health Coalition as an oral health educator creating and managing First Tooth, Maternity: Teeth for Two, Oral Health and Chronic Disease and other oral health initiatives. Currently, Karen works as the Oral Health Integration Manager for the outreach team of Capitol Dental Care, as well as Primary Dental Provider at North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City. Kimberly Perlot received her B.S. in Dental Hygiene from OIT in 2016 and earned her M.S in Allied Health from OIT in 2021. She has practiced hygiene in family practices and community health settings. Kim began working for Capitol Dental Care in 2019 and is currently the Integrated Expanded Practice Trainer for the Community Outreach team. As the I-EPDH Trainer, she sets up medical dental colocations, and trains EPDHs to work collaboratively with a multitude of healthcare providers. In July 2021 Kim opened the Madras Gentle Dental I-EPDH office working as the Primary Provider. This is a start of the art location, which uses tele-dentistry to collaborate with the dentist in Bend. Kim was also recently chosen to be a student trainee in the Dental Therapy Pilot (Cohort 2) at Pacific University which began in August 2021. Back to the Top | Return to ODHC Schedule Keynote Speaker: Cultural Humility - Portal to Inclusion | Saturday, November 13, 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Cultural humility takes “competence” to the next level. Applied to patient care, this paradigm acknowledges the shared expertise of the health care provider and the individual seeking care as equally important in achieving positive outcomes of care. While clinicians are the experts regarding dentistry, our expertise is wasted if applied without consideration of the context within which the patient lives. This course will introduce the tenets of cultural humility and invite participants to engage them in a case example involving a non-conforming gender patient. Learning Objectives:
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Holly Erenfeld graduated from Oregon Health and Sciences University in 2002 and has 17 years of clinical experience as a dental hygienist. She completed her master’s degree in dental hygiene from The Ohio State University, focusing on education and leadership. She has been an instructor at Pacific University’s Dental Hygiene clinic for 10 years and joined as a full-time faculty member in 2018.
Lisa J. Rowley, RDH, MS is founding director of the BS degree dental hygiene program at Pacific University in Hillsboro, Oregon. Lisa designed the dental hygiene program at Pacific to prepare dental hygienists to work as independent practitioners in non-traditional health care settings with a focus on expanding access to care for underserved populations. Lisa also designed a dental therapy education program for working dental hygienists that is currently being offered at Pacific as part of a dental workforce pilot project. In addition to her work with Pacific, Lisa is Advocacy Director for the Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she worked with the Oregon Dental Access Campaign to pass legislation that will allow dental therapists to practice in our state.
Monica Monsantofils, BSDH PG Dip is the Region Preventive Specialist for DENTSPLY SIRONA, Portland OR. Monica attended Portland Community College, Eastern Washington University and Kings College London, UK. Monica’s focus is to provide professionals with current concepts, technology and evidence based research to assist in implementing effective and efficient evidence based treatment protocols for clinical practice. Monica has more than 35 years clinical experience in both periodontal and general practices and 20 years dental hygiene education. Monica was Clinical Educator for Dentsply Sirona for over 6 years and currently serves as adjunct faculty at Portland Community College Dental Hygiene program.