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Welcome to Regency Dental Hygiene Academy

Welcome to Regency Dental Hygiene Academy. Leadership Team. Roxanne Bartel President and CEO May Diakoloukas Program Director Kathryn Phillips Communications Director Havovi Mehta Office Manager/Admissions Coordinator. Founder/Advisor Dr. Malcolm Yasny - 2004 Orthodontist

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Welcome to Regency Dental Hygiene Academy

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  1. Welcome to RegencyDental Hygiene Academy

  2. Leadership Team Roxanne Bartel President and CEO May Diakoloukas Program Director Kathryn Phillips Communications Director Havovi Mehta Office Manager/Admissions Coordinator

  3. Founder/Advisor Dr. Malcolm Yasny - 2004 • Orthodontist • Dean of Dentistry at the University of Toronto • Articles and journals

  4. Regency – Why Us? • Our Vision • Our Approach • Our Accreditation

  5. What is a RDH?Registered Dental Hygienist RDH • Registered health care professional • Focus on techniques in oral hygiene • Preventative care – dealing with pre-natal to elderly long term health care • New Legislation

  6. What is a RDH? (continued) Common Procedures • Scaling • Root planning • Radiography • Dental sealants • Oral Hygiene educators

  7. The Profession A Day in the life of a Registered Dental Hygienist… Current Student - Featuring Tina Hayes

  8. Organizations & Associations • NDHCE – National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination • CDAC – Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada • CDHO – Colleges of Dental Hygienists of Ontario • ODHA – Ontario Dental Hygienists Association • CDHA – Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

  9. CDHO The CDHO is the governing body of the dental hygiene profession. Its mission is to protect the public through the regulation of dental hygiene in order to bring about safe, effective and ethical dental hygiene care in: Ontario. The College will: • Register practitioners • Develop guidelines for practice • Enforce standards of practice and conduct • Monitor quality assurance

  10. ODHA The ODHA is the professional association of the dental hygiene profession. Its purpose is to represent and promote the interests of dental hygienists in Ontario. The Association aims to: • Increase the public profile of the dental hygienist. • Address employment concerns of dental hygienists. • Provide professional development. • Present the interests of dental hygienists to outside agencies.

  11. Benefits of Membership PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE (MALPRACTICE) LEGAL DEFENCE INSURANCE ($10) INFORMATION SERVICES • Professional issues • Employment issues SURVEYS • Salary levels • Terms of employment • Membership needs

  12. Benefits of Membership OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY • Provides updates GOVERNMENT RELATIONS • Proactive approach to influence the direction of trends and legislation that will have an impact on the profession of dental hygiene RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER GROUPS • CDHO • Allied dental organizations • Allied health groups

  13. Benefits of Membership CONTINUING EDUCATION • Professional development series • Annual conferences • Workshops PUBLICATIONS CDHA: • Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene (formerly called Probe) • Explorer ODHA: • Focus • News Bulletins

  14. Benefits of Membership PROMOTING HEALTH AND THE PROFESSION • Advertising in newspapers, magazines • Promotion advertising on TV • Promotional brochures • Posters

  15. Five Areas of Responsibility Clinical Therapy • preventative and therapeutic services to achieve optimal oral and body health Health Promotion • Providing education to members of the public Education • Teaching and learning in different environments such as private practice in dental hygiene schools as instructors

  16. Five Areas of Responsibility(continued) Administration • Policy development and management processes that can occur in private practice Research • Refers to formal and informal scientific inquiry • Hands on experience • Explore the full scope of dental hygiene

  17. Admission Requirements • Interview • RDHA Entrance Exam ($125.00) • Official Secondary School Transcripts • Post-Secondary Documentation • Reference Letter(s) • Resume • 200 Word Essay Note: There is no advanced standing

  18. Learning Outcomes Generic Diploma Learning Outcomes: • Demonstrate ability to manage self through ethical, responsible and flexible behavior; • Demonstrate ability to critically think and problem solve; • Demonstrate ability to communicate in writing, orally and through technology; • Demonstrate ability to work with others; • Demonstrate ability to facilitate change; and, • Demonstrate ability to learn to learn independently.

  19. Learning Outcomes (continued) Further to the above generic outcomes, the Regency graduate is required to reliably demonstrate the ability to: • Practice in a professional and competent manner, consistent with relevant legislation and current practice standards; • Contribute to a safe, ethical and professional practice environment within health care settings and the community; • Produce clear and accurate written, oral and visual communications for clients and other professionals regarding oral health issues; • Work collaboratively as a member of a team to provide oral health services; • Gather information from valid and credible sources to support evidence-based and theory based dental hygiene decisions; • Integrate basic theoretical knowledge from the humanities and sciences into dental hygiene practice; • Use the dental hygiene process in the provision of client-centered oral health services for individual and communities; and, • Provide clinical, educational, and oral health promotion services for individuals and communities.

  20. Learning Outcomes (continued) Career Preparedness--While diploma graduates will be assessed to the above abilities, they will also have had experience with the following elements that will be further developed at the baccalaureate level: • Working in diverse practice settings. • Working collaboratively within inter-disciplinary health care teams. • Exploring leadership approaches. • Describing the economics of dental hygiene practice. • Describing the research process. • Investigating the role of volunteerism and social responsibility in health care.

  21. Curriculum Semester 1 Pre-Clinical Practice Anatomy and Physiology Computer Skills and Application Dental Hygiene Principles I Dental Office Procedures Dental Radiography English and Communication Microbiology Oral and Dental Anatomy Oral Embryology and Histology Pharmacology Prevention and Nutrition I Professionalism I

  22. Curriculum Semester 2 Clinic 2 – Clinical Practice Dental Hygiene Principles II Dental Materials Health Promotion and Community Health Oral Ecology Oral Pathology Pathophysiology Periodontology Prevention and Nutrition II Psychology of Dental Care Radiographic Interpretation

  23. Curriculum Semester 3 Clinic 3 – Clinical Practice Community Placement Dental Hygiene Principles III Dental Specialties Multiculturalism in Health Care Professionalism II Research in Dental Hygiene

  24. Microbiology for the Dental Hygienist Knowledge of microbiology is essential for effective infection control protocols. Hygienists can be at risk to contract diseases such as : • Hepatitis • AIDS • Tuberculosis and respiratory tract infections • Viral infections

  25. Oral Ecology

  26. Actinomyces

  27. Spirochetes

  28. Fulcruming

  29. Correct working end

  30. Incorrect working end

  31. Cup Polishing

  32. Healthy Gingiva

  33. Healthy Gingiva

  34. Unhealthy Gingiva

  35. Calculus

  36. Attrition

  37. Oral Pathology -Vesicle

  38. Tetracycline Stain

  39. Drug-Induced Gingival Hyperplasia

  40. Career Opportunities Traditional model • Dental office New Legislation • Independent Hygiene Clinic Education • Post Secondary Education in dentistry and such • Teach at various colleges and universities both public and private • Clinical instruction Sales and R&D • Various corporations: • Colgate • Crest • Oral - B Public Health & Government Departments • Schools • Long term care facilities • Department of Defense & Government Administration

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