Working with NJDA: 2010 Garden State Dental Conference & Expo
Friday, June 11- Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
By now, you should have received your registration booklet. If not, NJDA www.njda.org posts all info.
Friday CE - Educators Meeting and Dr. M. Fatahzedah (Oral Pathology)
Saturday CE - Foti Panagakos (hypersensitivity) and Debra Job (Practice Management)
Sunday CE - Karen Raposa from Colgate (Tooth Whitening)
Make a day or two of it with your entire office!
Community Service: Shelter Project
NJDHA and NJ Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) conducted the “Homeless Shelter Project Initiative” for a second year in 2009. This project’s goal is to provide education to residents in a homeless shelter in each of the five components. According to NJDHSS, our Fall 2009 effort reached approximately 200 individuals with a special emphasis on children. Education was based on the Oral Health Education Guidance Booklet developed & provided by NJDHSS in each site – thanks NJDHSS! Additionally, members collected personal care items that were assembled into bags and distributed along with oral care bags that were donated by the NJDHSS.
NJDHA plans to continue the project in 2010 – won’t you donate a personal care item such as shampoo, soap, lotion? Additionally, scarves, hats and gloves would be most appreciated! Bring any contributions to any component or NJDHA meeting.![]()
Community Service: Scalers for Soldiers
Southern Component President Mary Buttery reports that the component is sponsoring an ongoing collection of dental instruments which will be sent to overseas soldiers in order for them to clean and maintain their weapons! Instruments can be brought to a Southern meeting. Additionally, instruments can be delivered to Mary Buttery at home, Debbie Myers at Burlington County College, or Mary Buttery at Community College of Philadelphia. Please go through the unused instruments in your offices, it can make a life saving difference for a soldier working to protect all of us.
Working with NJDA on Community Service: Give Kids a Smile
Give Kids a Smile was held on February 5, 2010. NJDA reports that nearly every statistic recorded was a new benchmark for the program, now in its 8th year. Here are some highlights:
* TOTAL CHILDREN SEEN - 4,319
* TOTAL LOCATIONS - 90 (all counties except Mercer)
* TOTAL VOLUNTEERS - 1,172
* TOTAL DOLLARS IN SERVICES DELIVERED - approx. $950,180
Next year, GKAS will be held on 2/4/11 – be sure to volunteer!
PEW Report Gives NJ an "F" in Dental Care
As you may have heard, Pew Center on the States http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/ recently issued a report in which it found that that an estimated one in five children in the United States go without dental care. Pew scored all 50 states and D.C. on eight benchmarks to ensure dental health and access to care for children. Unfortunately, NJ scored an "F", missing 7 of the eight benchmarks. NJDA reponded to this announcement on NJN News and shared the following info. Go to http://www.njn.net/television/webcast/njnnews/thursday.html - once the video window opens, move the white bare along the bottom to the time mark of 19:27 for the four-minute report by Sara Lee Kessler on NJN News.
Lobbyist Works for Your Profession
During the 2008-09 legislative session, NJDHA was involved in 71 bills. Of these 71 bills, NJDHA took the following positions: Monitored (26), Supported (44), and Opposed (1).
As a result of NJDHA’s diligent efforts, the following bills that we supported were signed into law: CLICK HERE to read
As for the new legislative session, we have already seen 40 bills introduced that we have an interest in. With an aggressive legislative agenda planned by NJDHA, we should expect a busy 2010-2011 session.
ADHA Event: District II Meeting
Saturday June 5- Sunday June 6, 2010 at the DoubleTree in Mahwah NJ
Want to know what’s new with ADHA? Come to this meeting! District II (NJ, PA, CT, & NY) Delegates to ADHA’s House of Delegates meeting will gather to review issues from the past year and prepare for the coming year. All members are welcome to attend – watch for registrations to be posted.
Contact with any NJDHA leader can be made through the Executive Director in NJDHA Central Office.
NJDHA Central Office
2 Danbury Court
Marlton NJ 08053
856-236-6968 phone
856-985-0702 fax
executivedirector@njdha.org
