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NEW Supporting Implant Therapy: Protocols for the Prevention of Peri-Implant Disease

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We’re kicking off 2020 with more NEW online PD – Supporting Implant Therapy: Protocols for the Prevention of Peri-Implant Disease presented by Anna Louise Tolan, RDH, FADIA. This course tackles challenges and uses evidence-based protocols to build confidence and skills to support and protect clients in the prevention of peri-implant disease. The new Classifications of […]

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NEW Gen Z: Choices and Challenges

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NEW to the ODHA online learning platform – Gen Z: Choices and Challenges sponsored by Philips. The current and sometimes shocking health behaviours and trends in the teen generation can influence their oral and systemic health. Dental professionals have a clinical opportunity to identify risky behaviours. Encouraging Gen Z to make positive health decisions could […]

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NEW Drug Addiction: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

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Just released – Drug Addiction: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times presented by Dr. Jose Lança, MD, PhD includes research on the brain reward circuitry and clinical relevance on oral health from e-cigarettes/vaping, tobacco smoking, cannabis and opioids. Get the course here.

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Advocacy in action

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ODHA meeting with MPP – November 22, 2019 On Friday, November 22, 2019, Margaret Carter, ODHA Executive Director met with Jane McKenna, MPP for Burlington, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, to review key issues important to Ontario dental hygienists and discuss steps to progressively keep them before the Ontario Legislative […]

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Spousal Exception

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The Ontario Dental Hygienists’ Association (ODHA) supports member dental hygienists in Ontario. ODHA has and continues to advocate with the Government of Ontario to change the law as outlined in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) by passing a “spousal exception” regulation under the Dental Hygiene Act. Until the Government of Ontario agrees to this […]

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