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OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 19 6-10pm
CPR Re-certification at STATION 6 (next to LMH Emergency Room Entrance). The cost is $45/person - paid to LDCFM upon arrival at the class. This recertification is for 2 years and includes all the requirements for Health Professionals, so... $45 for 4 CEU's and 2 years' CPR certification!
September 29,30
Join us at the KDHA Annual Session in Wichita! We strongly encourage each of you to attend your Annual Session the weekend of September 29-30! There will be the opportunity to attend CE and have "play time" on Friday and Saturday. There will be reduced room rates for the Session and there's lots of good shopping in Wichita! Bring a "potential member" friend and get your name in a drawing for a cool prize! You should have received registration information via the HyLine, but if you didn't, you can contact me and I'll email you the forms! I hope to have it uploaded to our site here tomorrow...
October 24 6:30pm (Tuesday evening)
Janis Keating from Philips will be speaking. CANCELLED!!! THIS IS BEING RESCEDULED TO A DIFFERENT TIME - SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION!!
October 27 - JCCC Dental Hygiene Program's Annual Meeting.
November 11 - 8:30-11:45 (registration at 8am) -
JCDHA/DCDHA Joint Meeting"Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: Expectations and Limitations" with Dr. Charles Cobb, UMKC
Location: Holiday Inn Express in Village West (Behind Nebraska Furniture Mart at the Legends in Kansas City, KS)
Fee: Pre-registration $25 for Members, $40 for Guests (prior to November 3rd). After November 3rd the cost is $35 and $50 respectively.
February 17 - We will be doing our NEW service project in February to coincide with Children's Dental Health Month.
February 21 - Please join KDHA together with Oral Health Kansas (OHK) for our join Advocacy Day (also known as "Lobby Day"). There will be details to come, but for now just save the date and plan to meet with us in Topeka at the Capitol for a great day to advocate for Oral Health! There is will be training by your KDHA lobbyist so you don't have to go in "cold"!!! And, there is usually some type of nourishment offered (food!).
March 3 - KDHA Annual Spring Meeting
Topic: AM-"Infection Control with a Twist: Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings: An Overview
Background and Occupational Exposure"
PM-"Eliminating Boxed Thinking: Becoming A Change Agent in the Dental Office"
Look for details and registration in the upcoming Hy-Line!
March 15-18 - 2007 Midwest Dental Conference
Hyatt Regency Crown Center and Westin Crown Center Hotels
Kansas City, Missouri
May 5 9am - noon PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM APRIL 21st
There will be three topics on Developmental Disabilities 101, Senior Care and Tooth Care for Teens. These classes will be able to be counted towards your CE for obtaining or retaining your Extended Care Permit! Our population is changing and these classes will address things you don't have much time to learn in Dental Hygiene school! It will be in Lawrence and we'll be inviting other allied health professionals to join us. The MIGHT be a slight fee for DCDHA members, but we're trying to avoid that - we're still figuring out the details, but SAVE THE DATE!
There will be other meetings added as we get the info - like the Johnson County CC meeting and the UMKC Meeting... if you know of other meetings, email us at douglascountydha@yahoo.com. You can also check out the KDHA.org website under CE if you would like to coordinate some CE in other cities (and maybe help write-off a trip!).