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April 30, 2008
ADHP Legislation in Minnesota-Update On April 17, 2008, the Minnesota State Senate overwhelming passed an amended Omnibus Higher Education Bill that contained a provision to put language in statute that creates the Oral Health Practitioner (OHP)—formerly the Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)—and convenes a workgroup to make recommendations and propose legislation to define the scope, supervision, and education of the provider. The amendment codifies that the OHP will be a licensed, educated provider who works under the supervision of a dentist via a collaborative management agreement. The amendment stipulates that OHPs must practice in underserved areas and cannot begin lawful practice prior to 2011. The workgroup will design the scope of practice for the provider based on the following oral health services:
The workgroup will be populated by the various stakeholders including representatives from Metropolitan State University, the University of Minnesota, MDHA, MDA, the state board of dentistry, Safety Net Coalition, and several other dentists representing various public health and special interest groups as well as two state agency representatives. In sum, the workgroup will be populated by 13 people—6 of which must be dentists, 2 of which must be dental hygienists, 2 of which will be state government employees, and the remaining 3 are at the discretion of the groups assigned to appoint them. The majority of dentists within the workgroup will be required to have specific public health experience. The workgroup is charged with completing its work by December 15, 2008, and draft legislation to enact specific recommendations will be required by January 15, 2009. Since introduction of the ADHP legislation in February, it has under gone several changes necessary for the bill to remain active. One significant variation of the original ADHP bill was amendment to become a pilot project in which 15 mid-level practitioners would enter into practice in 2011 and an additional 15 in 2012. In addition, the name of the provider changed from ADHP to Oral Health Practitioner (OHP). Late last week, the sponsors of the bill met with the various stakeholders and devised a compromise proposal that would establish an Oral Health Practitioner in statute and convene a workgroup to make recommendations defining the scope, supervision, and education of the provider. Senate passage of the OHP amendment is a big step, but it is only part of the lengthy process. The Minnesota House of Representatives must now consider companion legislation before the bill can move forward. ADHA will continue to provide updates on the progress of the legislative effort. For more information on the OHP efforts in Minnesota contact the ADHA Governmental Affairs Department at (312) 440-8925 or by email at gov.affairs@adha.net. Additional information is also available on the Minnesota Dental Hygienists’ Association website: http://www.mndha.com.
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we don't know? As a preventive oral health care professional, you have a unique insight into your patients' oral health needs. In addition to the services you provide in the practice setting, the patient education and product recommendations you send patients home with form the foundation for their oral health attitudes and behaviors. How do you help your patients attain and maintain periodontal health between appointments? What products do you match to different periodontal case types? Let us know in an email message to JeanM@ADHA.net. Put Home Periodontal Products in the subject line, and Access may contact you for an interview. ADHA's brand is approaching its first anniversary, and Access is planning a special feature to celebrate. If you are an ADHA member, please tell us how membership has enhanced your professional life. Send an email message to JeanM@ADHA.net and put Membership Stories in the subject line. Depending on the number of responses and topic areas covered, we may contact you for an interview. Some of the hottest oral health innovations right now involve the technology used to detect oral cancer. Do you work in a practice that goes beyond the traditional head-and-neck examination to incorporate high-tech oral cancer detection? Access might like to interview you about the type of product(s) you use, what it takes to learn to use them effectively, how patients react to them, and any other observations you have to share with Access readers. Email JeanM@ADHA.net and title your email Oral Cancer Detection. Access’ “Infection Control” column premiered in the August 2006 issue with an article on avian influenza by Louis DePaola, DDS. Since then, he and coauthor Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS, have written columns on face masks, handwashing and microbial resistance. What other infection control topics would you like to see covered in this column? Do you have any questions about infection control that you would like our experts to address? Let us know by emailing JeanM@adha.net, and title your email message Infection Control Inquiries. As a reminder, previous columns appeared in Access in August 2006; May-June and November 2007; and March 2008. Access’ “Profile” column is a question & answer about your professional life, your goals and influences, and your attitudes about the changing world of dental hygiene. Any ADHA member not currently serving on the board of trustees is welcome to participate. Email JeanM@adha.net, and title your email message Profile Column [your last name]. If you are selected, you will receive a list of questions to answer and we will ask for a print-quality headshot to accompany the column. Answers will be edited for space.
The spring issue of the Journal of Dental Hygiene is now available! Spring 2008 Vol. 82 No. 2 Editorial Upfront Book Reviews Linking Research to Clinical Practice Research Articles Effects of Stannous Fluoride-Impregnated Dental
Floss on in vivo Salivary Fluoride Levels Survey of Oral Health Practices among Adults in
a North Carolina Hispanic Population Short Reports Moving Research Knowledge into Dental Hygiene Practice Advanced Caries in a Patient with a History of
Bariatric Surgery To access the Journal, go to www.adha.org and click on the members link. Your login is your member number and the password is the first three letters of your last name followed by your member number. Once logged in to the Members section, click on the member resources link (left column), which will take you to a page with several links. Clicking on the Access the Journal link will take you to a page with all the available issues listed. After selecting an issue and article, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the viewing format--html or pdf (beige-colored boxes). For help accessing the Journal please contact Katie Barge at KatieB@adha.net.
Genome-wide Scan Finds Suggestive
Caries Loci Fluoride Uptake by Plaque from Water and
from Dentifrice Ca Pre-rinse Greatly Increases Plaque and
Plaque Fluid F Salivary Lysozyme and Prevalent Hypertension Oral Symptoms Predict Mortality: a Prospective
Study in Japan Can Caries Fissures be Sealed as
Adequately as Sound Fissures? Dietary Supplements: Clinical Implications
for Dentistry Diane Rigassio Radler Colorado Dental Practitioners’
Attitudes and Practices Regarding Tobacco-Use Prevention Activities for
8- Through 12-Year-Old Patients Moving Beyond Customer Service Effects of a Stannous Fluoride-Impregnated
Dental Floss on in vivo Salivary Fluoride Levels Moving Research Knowledge into Dental
Hygiene Practice
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