SCDHA
Note: A $20.00 fee will be assessed for all potential members per 1 CEU, unless indicated otherwise. Free for all members and students.
SCDHA Events for 2021-22
Welcome!
Hello SCDHA members and welcome to the start of our new calendar year! Your leadership team is planning a great year for our membership, which includes plans for social and networking
events (great for members and students!), continuing education offerings, and opportunities for community engagement.
However, the most recent COVID-19 Delta variant surge is requiring us to monitor the situation and adjust plans in the interest of keeping our attendees safe and healthy. We thank you in
advance for your patience and we encourage you to keep checking the SCDHA website and SCDHA Facebook pages for updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact scdhapresident@gmail.com
August 2021
Celebrating DH Graduating Classes of
2020 & 2021!
Please mark your calendars and join us as we congratulate and celebrate the achievements of the graduates from the Stark State College Dental Hygiene classes of 2020 & 2021! This celebration event is open to all SCDHA members and 2020 & 2021 Stark State College Dental Hygiene Graduates.
When: August 29, 2021
Location: Walther’s Twin Tavern (Outdoor Patio)
430 Applegrove St NW
North Canton, OH 44720
Time: 4:30-6:30 PM
*Refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP to Theresa Burkhart @ tlburkhart60@yahoo.com
September 2021
SCDHA “Welcome Back”
Social Event and CE
Date: Thursday, September 16
Time: 6:00 – 6:45 PM: Social (refreshments available)
6:45 - 8:00 PM: Program and Q & A
Where: The Barrel Room
7901 Cleveland Ave NW
North Canton, OH 44720
Program:
RAP (Relax Anxious Patients) with therapeutic laughter (1 CE).
Spend one hour with “laughology” expert Chrissy Traina and learn more about this alternative communication technique to relax anxious
patients in your office.
Note: Due to the substantial/high transmission level of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Stark County, SCDHA will be following CDC guidelines for mask wearing for this event. All attendees, regardless of vaccination status, are expected to wear a mask indoors for this event. For more information on this CDC recommendation see: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html
RSVP to Sandy Brado by September 12: scdhacereg@aol.com
~ BONUS ~
SCDHA Community Connection Kick-off
SCDHA is supporting ComfyKits Stark County - an organization that provides backpacks filled with age-appropriate items to help ease the pain of transition into foster care. Bring items for ComfyKits to our September 16 meeting and be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.
A complete list of needed items (infant to teen) can be found on My Comfy Kits Stark County (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/mycomfykitsstark/ (can access the list without a Facebook account).
Questions? Contact Theresa Burkhart at tlburkhart60@yahoo.com
October 2021
SCDHA attends SSC SADHA Meeting
SCDHA officers will present SSC SADHA student members with information about Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association (ODHA) Annual Session, including what can be expected on the Delegate Floor.
Who should attend? SCDHA Delegates and anyone wanting to know more about what happens at Annual Session.
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Time: 6:00 - 8:30pm
Location: Stark State College, Room M101
For more information, contact Trustee, Nancy Stanwick: nstanwick@gmail.com
November 2021
Stark State College DH Student Informative Poster Presentations
Please plan to support the SSC Dental Hygiene students as they present their research during informative poster presentations. Attendees can earn 1 CE.
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM
Location: Stark State College, Room M100
SCDHA members can serve as judges in order to help students prepare for presentations at ODHA Annual Session.
If you would like to serve as a judge, or have other questions about the Informative Poster Presentations, please contact Lisa Welch: LWelch@starkstate.edu
2021 ODHA Annual Session
Plan to attend the general membership meeting of the Ohio Dental Hygienists' Association at the 98th Annual Session. Annual Session is where the organization
conducts its business. Component Trustees and elected Delegates contribute by making and voting on important decisions regarding the organization, its vision and mission, its fiduciary
responsibilities, and advocates for directions it will take in the future.
Date: November 12 – 14, 2021
Location: Cherry Valley Hotel & Ohio Event Center
2299 Cherry Valley Rd SE, Newark, OH 43055
Click Here for Registration Information.
February 2022
SCDHA Community Connection Childrens Dental Health Month
SCDHA is again supporting ComfyKits Stark County - an organization that provides backpacks filled with age-appropriate items to help ease the pain of transition into foster care. Items for ComfyKits
are being collected at Dr. Bruce Treiber’s office
A complete list of needed items (infant to teen) can be found on My Comfy Kits Stark County (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/mycomfykitsstark/ (can access the list without a Facebook account).
Questions? Contact Theresa Burkhart at tlburkhart60@yahoo.com
Virtual Executive Board Meeting
Update and Planning for Spring 2022
Date & Time: TBA
March 2022
SCDHA Meeting & 1 CE:
Orofacial Pain Management
Date: Wednesday, March 16,
2022
Time: 6:00 - 7:45 PM
Location: Jackson Branch of the Stark County Library
7487 Fulton Dr NW
Massillon, OH 44646
Speaker: Kevin Huff, DDS
- Dr. Huff is a general practitioner and orofacial pain specialist based in Dover, Ohio. His practice focuses on comprehensive dentistry through co-diagnosis. He is a Fellow and Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and was one of the youngest dentists to earn the AGD’s coveted Lifetime Learning and Service Recognition award.
* CE event may be moved to virtual presentations depending on Pandemic status.
RSVP to Sandy Brado by March 11, 2022: scdhacereg@aol.com
April 2022
SCDHA Meeting & 1 CE:
Oral Health and the
Infant Mortality Connection
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Time: 6:00 - 7:45 PM
Location: Jackson Branch of the Stark County Library
7487 Fulton Dr NW
Massillon, OH 44646
Speaker: Dawn Miller, RDH - Project Manager of Stark County
THRIVE
- Stark County THRIVE (Toward Health Resiliency for Infant Vitality & Equity) is a project through Canton City Public Health that began in 2013. At that time, Ohio’s disparity in infant mortality between black infants and white infants was among the worst in the nation. Goals of Stark County THRIVE are to identify factors in our community that lead to infant mortality and reduce the overall infant mortality rate as well as disparity in birth outcomes relative to black and white infants. For more information visit: https://www.cantonhealth.org/thrive/
More details to come
* CE event may be moved to virtual presentations depending on Pandemic status.
RSVP to Sandy Brado by April 22, 2022: scdhacereg@aol.com
2022-23 SCDHA Officer Electronic Voting
The elections for the 2021-22 SCDHA officers will be held via electronic voting. A link to the ballot will be provided to all SCDHA members (using our most current roster from ADHA).
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