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2009-10 Officers
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L to R: Tonya Pittman, Secretary: Terri Pope, Vice President; Rachel McMullen, President; Ellen Hill, Trustee
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President: Rachel McMullen, RDH
Vice President:
Terri Pope, RDH
Secretary: Tonya Pittman, RDH
Treasurer: Missy Holmes, RDH
Trustee: Ellen Hill, RDH
Delegates:
Past President: Cheryl Haynes, RDH
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President's Message:
Hello everyone,
We are Planning our fall schedule of meetings for the Sweetwater Component of the GDHA. Our first meeting will be Monday Sept. 14 at 6:00pm. We will meet at West Georgia Technical College in the Radiology room across from the biology lab. This will be a CE opportunity for 2 CE's. Our Speaker will be Lynne Slim, and the topic is "How to become passionate about periodontal therapy" This will be one you will not want to miss!! We will also welcome the new hygiene graduates from West Georgia and have a short business meeting following the presentation. We would love to have you and any other hygienists you may know at our meetings. The CE courses are free for all ADHA/GDHA members but non-members are welcome to attend and the CE courses are $10.00 per hour. This course will be $20.00 for our 2 hour speaker for non-members. We will have light refreshments provided. Please come and join us. Feel free to email me with any questions. If you know of any hygienists who do not get my emails please send me their name and email address to RMcmullen@gdha.org
Thank you, Rachel McMullen, RDH
President
Meeting Schedule:
The meetings are held at West Georgia Technical College, Douglasville Campus, in the Radiology room across from the dental/biology clinic in Bldg A, on Mondays as scheduled at 6:00
pm.
Meeting Agenda:
6:00 - 8:00 PM Continuing Education (2 CE credits per meeting)
Short Component Business Meeting immediately following.
All Georgia Dental Hygienists' Association members and students are free; non-members are $10 per CE credit. We will have receipts for employers if needed. You can also attend for free if you become a member of GDHA at our meetings.
Meeting Dates:
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Date |
Sponsor |
Location |
Speaker/Topic |
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Monday, September 14, 2009
6:00pm
2 CEUs |
Sweetwater District DHS
Contact: Rachel McMullen |
West Georgia Technical College
radiology room across from the dental/biology clinic Bldg A |
Lynne Slim
"How to Become Passoinate about Periodontal Therapy" |
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Monday, November 9,2009
6:00pm
2 CEUs |
Sweetwater District DHS
Contact: Rachel McMullen |
West Georgia Technical College
radiology room across from the dental/biology clinic Bldg A |
TBA |
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SWEETWATER 11th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM |
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Sponsor |
Location |
Speaker/Topic |
Friday. January 15, 2010
8:00-4:00pm
6 CEUs |
Sweetwater District DHS
Contact: Rachel McMullen |
The Center
7475 Douglas Blvd. Suite 100A
Douglasville, GA 30135 |
Click here for all speaker, topic & registration information |
Monday, February 8, 2010
6:00pm
2 CEUs |
Sweetwater District DHS
Contact: Rachel McMullen |
West Georgia Technical College
radiology room across from the dental/biology clinic Bldg A |
Sandra Boucher-Bessent, BS, RDH
from OralDNA Labs, Inc. "Salivary Diagnostics:
Using DNA from Simple Saliva Test to Diagnose Periodontal and Other Diseases" |
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Monday, April 12, 2010
6:00pm
2 CEUs |
Sweetwater District DHS
Contact: Rachel McMullen
RSVP to above:
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West Central Georgia Technical College
2nd building on lower level- conference hall |
Topic- HPV
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ADHA MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES
Being a member of ADHA means having a personal lobbyist and organized dental hygienists working to protect and advance your profession along with maintaining the current high educational standards that are in place in the state of Georgia.
Membership also includes subscriptions to two oral health magazines, Flossline from GDHA, eligibility for medical, life, disability, and malpractice insurance policies. Discounts to continuing Ed courses throughout the state and nation. Your ADHA membership card lets you proudly present that you are committed to your professional organization.
Community Service:
SDHS Sponsors "Share House", a shelter for battered women and children and Open Arms of Paulding. Needed are new children's toys and items for the S.H.A.R.E. house; soap, tissue, toothpaste, bath towels, hairbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, toothbrushes, feminine products, Clorox, pinesol, bug spray, ant spray, mop buckets, mops, air fresheners, dish detergent, laundry detergent fabric softener.
Sealant Saturday - See photos from 2007
Scholarships available to West Georgia Technical College Dental Hygiene Students.
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