Memphis Dental Hygienists' Association: MDHA's CE Schedule
Continuing Education

Requirements:

Dental Hygienists are all required to fullfill 30 hours of continuing education during the two calendar year cycle (January 1 of an odd year- December 31 of an even year)and keep current C.P.R. card at all times.  A minimum of 2 of the required 30 biennial hours must be obtained in the area of chemical dependancy education. 
 
Only 50% of total CE can be from Web based (online) courses beginning January 2011

 

2012 UTHSC Dental Hygiene Update

This event will be held in conjunction with the MidSouth Dental Congress
Speakers:  Susan Daniel and Sheri Harfst Boyer
When: March 3, 2012
Time: 8:00 am-11:30am and 2:00pm-4:30 pm (times subject to change)
Where:  The Hilton Hotel, Memphis
Room: TBA
How to Register:  You will register through the MidSouth Dental Congress website at http://www.uthsc.edu/midsouthdentalcrongress/
 
For one flat fee you may register for the DH Update and all other MSDC events.
MDHA Meeting Location Information
 
Location: Patterson Dental
                7866 Trinity Suite 101
                Cordova, TN 38018
This is west side of Germantown Parkway, Opposite side of street from Sherwin Williams (paint store)
 
Time:  Registration/Social/Business Meeting: 6-6:30pm
           Program begins promptly: 6:30pm
 
Refreshments provided by Gwen Jones of Proctor and Gamble.  Thank you, Gwen!
 
RSVP to MDHA Meetings to Pat Jacobs at (901)754-0854 or email patricia.jacobs.rdh@gmail.com, if possible at least one week prior to meetings
 
 
The courses are $30 per 2 CE hour class.
Courses are free to ADHA members
 
All DENTISTS, HYGIENISTS AND ASSISTANTS are invited to our meetings
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Spring 2012 Continuing Education and Business Meeting Schedule

January 3, 2012                           “Tennessee Legislative Update”

Presented by Mike Bivens, TDHA Lobbyist

 

February 7, 2012              “Ovarian Cancer” and “Essentials for Healing”                             

                                                    Presented by  Lorraine Naylor, MS, CGC Licensed Genetic Counselor

 and Ovarian Cancer Survivor-Myrna Cohen, RDH

                                                  Aihu Essentials for Healing Consultant-Margo Tucker, RDH

March 6, 2012                 “Antimicrobials in the Dental Hygiene Practice”

                 Presented by Lanita Brooks, RDH and Zila

      First Annual Dental Hygiene Scholarship Application Due!!

 

April 3, 2012            “Jurisprudence Update” and “Chart Writing Protocol”

                                 Presented by Elaine Stegman, RDH, BS, MDH and Schelli Stedke, RDH, BS, MDH

 
May 1, 2012                “Day in the Life of an RDH” and “Graduation Celebration”
 
This presentation is especially for recent graduates!  We will have a panel of hygienists available to answer any questions students may have from a recent graduate, hygienist with 40 years of experience, a dental hygiene instructor, a hygiene product salesperson, and the owner of a dental hygiene temporary service.
 

                                       First Annual Dental Hygiene Scholarship Awarded!!!

 

   Keep up with all the excitement and goings on of TDHA and MDHA, visit www.mdhatn.org
 
 
   MDHA Food Drive – We will be collecting canned goods and dry goods for the Memphis Food Bank throughout the year.  Thank you for your generosity!   
  

 

          6:15-6:30 Lite Dinner
          6:30-8:30 Meeting
          Location: Embassy Suites Memphis
                          1022 South Shady Grove Road
                          Memphis, TN 38120
          Contact to Sign UP: Linda Finn, R.D.H., Director of Education,
                                          LindaF@PerioMem.com, 901-761-3770