July 7, 2010

Call for Candidates to Serve as Delegate to the IFDH

In September 2010, the ADHA Board of Trustees will appoint an individual to serve a six-year term as International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) delegate.  Anyone interested in serving the association in this capacity should submit a letter of intent and a bio-data form to ADHA Executive Office no later than August 1, 2010.

Candidates will be determined according to the following criteria:

• Experience in the IFDH
• Experience in international oral health organizations/agencies
• Commitment to international health endeavors
• Support of the policies of IFDH
• Served as a member of the ADHA Board of Trustees. This will ensure familiarity with ADHA policy, goals and activities.
• Time commitment to the term of office                                 

The delegate will perform the following duties:

• Attend the IFDH meeting and submit a liaison report
• Submit an annual report to ADHA for review at the fall board of trustees meeting using the ADHA liaison form
• Prepare articles for publication in the appropriate ADHA publications

Children with Special Needs Receive Special Care through NCOHF

Brushing your teeth in the morning should come natural, but for the Palmerin girls, it can be a painful and debilitating experience.  Diana, 8, and her little sister Brenda, 6, have Epidermolysis bullosa (Eb), a severe skin condition that causes blistering and bruising throughout the body from simple rubbing sensations.  By just brushing their teeth, they can develop aching sores in their mouths, the bristles from the toothbrush abrading their delicate inner mouth tissues. 

Both children are able to receive specialized oral health services from California’s Healthy Smiles of Orange County, a non-profit oral health Affiliate program of National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s ToothfairyÒ (NCOHF).

“We use care when brushing now,” says Maria Palmerin about her kids’ teeth.  “The Healthy Smiles staff and dentists answered all of my questions and made our family feel really good!”

Visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org or www.ADHA.org/IOH to find out how you can help NCOHF nonprofit Affiliate centers across the country provide compassionate, comprehensive care for children from vulnerable populations – just like the Palmerin girls.  

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