Dental News - American Dental Hygienists’ Association meets in Nashville

Dental Tribune USA

Fri. 19 June 2015

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., USA: With the doors to the exhibit hall thrown open and the educational sessions continuing at a rapid pace, there was no time to rest Friday during the American Dental Hygienists’ Association Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) at the 92nd Annual Session as hygienists from all over the country gathered to celebrate their profession and to catch up on what’s new.

Educational sessions on tap for the day included “Strategies for Improved Patient Engagement: Technology, Products, Soft Skills and More” with Linda Meeuwenberg, RHH, which offered strategies for evidence-based decision making for selection of oral care products and ways to present them to patients for improved adherence, and “Oral Health Policy Research: Unlocking the Power of Data, Understanding Access and Advancing Oral Health” with Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, who was there to describe the field of oral health services research and explore its relevance to oral health and dental hygiene practice and policy.

Sessions continue today and cover a wide variety of topics, including a look at ways to navigate stress in dentistry, educating patients about community water fluoridation and dealing with patients with autism or anxiety. For more details and more courses, check out the on-site program or download the mobile app.

Over in the exhibit hall, the aisles are filled with companies sporting their newest products and technology, all designed to make a hygienist’s job just a little bit easier. Some of the products you should check out include:

Designs for Vision is offering up the Micro 3.5EF Scopes, which reduce the weight of the prismatic telescope by 40 percent while providing an expanded-field, full-oral-cavity view at 3.5x magnification. The scopes are custom manufactured to each person, and the focal length is matched to the individual’s ideal working distance for a true personal experience.
LM Dental has a line of extraction instruments that combine ergonomics, Scandinavian design and functionality for atraumatic tooth extraction. The LM line features comfortable, nonslip ErgoTouch handles and are well-balanced and lightweight..
You can learn about Gumchucks, a unique flossing system that resembles miniature nunchucks. The two-handle system features disposable tips that are connected by a piece of dental floss.
Finally, in the ADHA/Henry Schein Innovation Center, at the end of the 500 aisle, you can get a look new technologies, products and equipment that has been introduced to the market within the last 18 months. Participating companies include Crest + Oral-B P&G Professional Oral Health, Dental EZ Group, Henry Schein Dental, OraPharma and Philips ZOOM!

At the ADHA

For more information on exhibitors, educational sessions and events, pick up the on-site guide or input www.eiseverywhere.com/emobile/mobile/live/101853#17 into your mobile phone browser to download the app.

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