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The Greater Seattle Dental Hygienists' Society represents dental hygienists in the Greater Seattle area. The mission of the Greater Seattle Dental Hygienists' Society is to increase awareness of and access to quality oral health care, to promote the highest standards of research and education, licensure and practice for dental hygienists, and to represent and promote the interests of the dental hygiene profession, as a means to improve the public's health.

President's Message from Delores Banfield

Trustee's Message from Marie Hildebrandt

Remembering Shirley Templin

September 9, 2008 General Meeting

Photo of Judy Carroll, RDH Judy Carroll, RDH will present "To Infinity and Beyond: Leading the Vision of Periodontal Excellence"

The future is NOW for radical revolution in clinical dental hygiene. New Technologies, including new, innovative piezo-ultrasonic tips and a newly designed-third generation dental endoscope will be introduced.

See first hand what the future holds for the dental hygiene practitioner, including greatly improved clinical outcomes by using low-dose doxycline before and after SRP, and non-surgical bone regeneration using regenerative proteins. These exciting techniques and technologies will take you to "infinity and beyond."

More information

CE benefit for members

The greater Seattle Dental Hygienists' Society provides, as a member benefit, ALL FIFTEEN CE CREDITS required by Washington State law.

CE courses are offered in conjunction with general meetings, volunteer events, and as a week-end CE course. To take full advantage of this generous offer, members need to attend all events offering CE credits.

We hold our general meetings at the Good Shepherd Community Center at 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N. in Wallingford, centrally located for easy access off I-5 for all our members. Map and directions

New Time: The business meeting starts at 7:00 and the CE runs 7:30 - 9:30 pm. We are still meeting on the second Tuesday of the month. Check the calendar for exact dates.

Sealant Day at SCCC, May 17, 2008

	Next General Meeting
Date		September 9, 2008 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Speaker		Judy Carroll, RDH
Topic		"To Infinity and Beyond: Leading the Vision of Periodontal Excellence" More information
Credit		Two CE credits
Place		Good Shepherd Center Room 202 4649 Sunnyside Ave North Seattle, Washington 98103 Map and directions

	Next Executive Board Meeting
Date		September 24, 2008 7:00 PM
Place		Marie Callendar's Restaurant (Northgate) 9538 1st Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115

	Volunteer Opportunities
Union Gospel Mission Dental Clinic needs volunteer dental hygienists. Work 3 or 4 hours, any little bit helps. Call Juanita at 206-621-7695.
The Haller Lake Christian Health Clinic (HLCHC) is a non-denominational free clinic offering basic health care services to low income residents. The HLCHC is in great need of volunteer dental hygienists and dentists. Please call 206-363-4105 to offer your help. More information

Top Food offering free fluoride supplements

Top Food stores offer free prenatal vitamins and fluoride supplements to families with prescriptions for them. Fluoride supplements are recommended for children in homes without a fluoridated water supply and are available in both drops and chewable tablets.

Free for families with prescriptions, no insurance plan is required. Check with the Top Foods pharmacy for more information.

Haller Lake Christian Health Clinic fund raiser

The Haller Lake Christian Health Clinic (HLCHC) is holding their second annual Health Walk fundraiser on Sept. 20th. The walk will cover a 3.5 mile loop through the Haller Lake community with the goal of raising $20,000, as well as local awareness of the clinic.

The clinic is located in North Seattle and provides health services to the low-income uninsured population of King and Snohomish Counties.

For more information, e-mail dianes@hlchc.org.

EWU offers new Master of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene

Eastern Washington University now offers a Master of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene (MSDH) program.

This program is 100% web-based and requires on two visits to the EWU Riverpoint Spokane campus.

The mission of the program is to educate and graduate dental hygienists who are technically, intellectually and ethically prepared for the upcoming challenges facing the dental profession. Once admitted students will be able to choose teaching, administration, or clinical research as their emphasis area for study.