Please join us at the Louisiana Dental Hygienists’ Association

2012 Annual Session

March 9-10, 2012 

   Providing Up to 10 Clinical CE Hours

      Doubletree Hotel – 300 Canal Place, New Orleans, LA 70130

16th Floor Ballroom overlooking the Mississippi River & Downtown Skyline!

 2012 Annual Session CE Course Descriptions & Schedule

Friday, March 9, 2012

*In order to attend both morning and evening sessions on Friday March 9, 2012, you must register for both of them separately. Make sure to purchase both morning and evening in the ticket information above. 

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

                    Registration and Continental Breakfast

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

 Speaker:  Pam Hughes, RDH, BS, MS

 CE Hours:  3 Clinical Hours

 Title:  Women’s Aging Complexities 2012 Oral Health Connection Part 1

 Course Description:

This course will identify the top five women’s health concerns as they relate to the aging process. Link risk factors common to systemic diseases and identify oral concerns from medication use. Discuss the dental hygiene process of care in order to ensure optimal care. Explore tailored treatment protocols and product recommendations best suited for those with medical and/or oral concerns. Share credible findings from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Women’s Health Initiative for and about women. Continued below….

12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

              Floor Exhibitor’s Lunch – Only for attendees registered for all day Friday!

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

             General Business Meeting/Nominations for LDHA Officers

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Free Course)

Speaker:  Nathan Foret, Personal Financial Advisor and Associate V.P. of Ameriprise Financial

CE Hours:  1 Non-Clinical Hour

Title:  Planning for a Confident Retirement

1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.

              President’s Celebration

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Speaker:  Pam Hughes, RDH, BS, MS

CE Hours:  3 Clinical Hours

Title:  Women’s Aging Complexities 2012 Oral Health Connection Part 2

Course Description:

Continued…. Review the impact of bacteria and inflammation in the oral cavity and throughout the body. Review and update information about established connections between oral health and systemic conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, and oral bisphosphonate therapy for the osteoporosis patient. Understand the impact of the latest oral-systemic link evidence on the practice of general dentistry and present guidelines for the dental management of patients with systemic co-morbidities. Discuss the importance of bone health while treating the osteopenic and/or osteoporotic patient.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

                    Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30a.m. – 9a.m.

                    LDHA Installation of Officers & Awards

9a.m. – 12 p.m.

Speaker:  Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS

CE Hours:  3 Clinical Hours

Title:  Enamel Therapy

Course Description:

A changing paradigm in caries management has widened our decisions in dental preventive care. With terms such as “minimally invasive” and “remineralization technologies,” we are faced with a new decision model in diagnosing and treating the caries disease process. This program will review the historic trends in caries control and introduce the exciting new trends in desensitization, topical fluorides, prophy pastes and varnish therapies. We will: discuss trends in the management of caries in all patient profiles and age groups; identify the diagnostic changes utilized in evaluating the caries process; discuss and implement the use of the CAMBRA and other risk assessment tools; identify the practice settings and patient clientele that benefits from the remineralization therapies; discuss the latest diagnostic technology in screening and tracking caries patterns; list the key steps in the medical model in identifying and treating caries; compare and discuss the current delivery systems which contain technologies claiming enamel restoration and remineralization; evaluate and challenge the concept of “selective polishing” with consideration to remineralization benefits in prophy pastes; and formulate an effective treatment plan in enamel therapy.

*And you can earn 1 more CE hour by visiting all the sponsor booths and turning in your signed card.*