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HYGIENE TRIBUNE
The World’s Dental Hygiene Newspaper · U.S. Edition
November 2015 — Vol. 8, No. 6
www.dental-tribune.com
White paper analyzes changes
in dental hygiene education
Research distributed through support from Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Research by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association showcases the evolution of the dental hygiene profession,
the need to enhance and refocus the dental hygiene curriculum to help address
the public’s changing health care needs
— and the critical role dental hygienists
have in providing care within an increasingly integrated health care system.
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is sharing what it calls a landmark white paper, “Transforming Dental
Hygiene Education and the Profession
for the 21st Century,” with the oral health
and health care communities, allied
stakeholders and others committed to
improving the public’s oral and overall
health. The white paper, which is being
distributed with the support of Johnson
& Johnson Consumer Inc., makers of
LISTERINE®, details how the outcomes
from the September 2013 “Transforming
Dental Hygiene Education, Proud Past,
Unlimited Future” symposium helped
shape the vision for the future of the
dental hygiene profession — and how
that vision is being brought to fruition
through changes taking place both in
the educational system, and in the larger
framework of the overall health care system.
“This white paper highlights the
vast transformation taking place in
oral health and provides evidence that
changes are needed to improve health
outcomes for the public,” said ADHA
President Jill Rethman, RDH, BA. “Today’s dental hygiene graduates must be
prepared to collaborate in an increasingly interprofessional health care environment. This document illustrates the
need for not only a transformed dental
hygiene curriculum, but a transformed
oral health care system that puts the patient first and optimizes the preventive
and therapeutic services dental hygienists can provide.”
Issues related to the changes needed
in dental hygiene education are explored throughout the white paper, and
those issues highlight the importance
of changing dental hygiene education
and transforming the way graduates are
prepared for the future. This paper discusses how by improving the curricula
and supplying dental hygiene students
with a broad-based, well-rounded education that challenges them to think critically, future dental hygienists will be better equipped to serve the public’s overall
health and wellness needs.
The public’s oral health care needs are
becoming more diverse and more complex. The scientific evidence supporting the role of oral health care services
in achieving and maintaining oral and
overall health continues to evolve. These
facts put dental hygiene educators on the
front line, preparing the next generation
of dental hygienists to enter a health care
environment that is radically different
from just a few years ago. According to
ADHA Chief Executive Officer Ann Battrell, MSDH, “By developing and instituting a new educational curriculum,
grounded in science and with an interprofessional focus on contemporary delivery strategies, we can go a long way to
improving access to care for the public
and advancing the dental hygiene profession.”
The document is intended to facilitate
dialogue among a variety of interested
stakeholder groups and continue to look
for ways to advance dental hygiene curriculum for the benefit of the public.
“The American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s innovative research agenda,
commitment to transforming the dental hygienist profession and positively
impacting public health care aligns
with the LISTERINE brand’s dedication
to oral care,” said Larry Page, director of
U,S, marketing for the LISTERINE brand,
“We’re proud to support the evolution
of dental hygiene education. This work
reflects the important need to prepare
students for the increasing demands of a
dental hygienist.”
The white paper is being distributed
in conjunction with the ADHA’s Access
magazine, distributed to its member” See EDUCATION, page B2
Zoo primate takes dental care seriously
Female hamadryas baboon seen using
bristle from old broom to clean her teeth
Baboons at Paignton Zoo in Devon,
United Kingdom, have learned to floss. A
female hamadryas baboon was seen using a bristle from an old broom to clean
her teeth.
Paignton Zoo volunteer Liz Chisholm,
who took the photos, said: “As I passed Baboon Rock I noticed that the baboons had
been given broom heads to play with.”
Some young baboons were seen sweeping
with them, possibly mimicking the actions of their keepers.
“One of the older baboons was inspecting her broom head. Then I saw her pull
out a bristle, examine it, pull it taut between both hands and very deliberately
start to floss her teeth. She did it several
times, both top and bottom set. I only saw
the one baboon behaving like this, but
she had several pupils, as she was being
watched by other baboons.”
Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment
explained: “The baboon is called Georgia and yes it is flossing of sorts as she is
passing it between her teeth either to flick
food out or because she likes the sensation. A number of the Sulawesi crested
macaques do it, too.”
So, while zoo keepers clean their enclosure and provide free meals and the
in-house vet team keeps an eye on their
health, personal grooming is obviously
important to these primates.
Director of Conservation and Education Dr. Amy Plowman said, “Animals like
dogs and even chimps can be taught to do
things, which is very clever but it’s much
more interesting scientifically if animals
spontaneously do something with a tool
without being taught, which would be the
Georgia, a
baboon at a zoo
in the United
Kingdom,
taught herself
to floss. She’s
not alone:
macaques in
Thailand also
have been seen
flossing
— using strands
of human hair.
Photo/Liz
Chisholm,
Paignton Zoo
case with the baboons.”
It’s not the first time that Paignton Zoo
baboons have been seen using tools. In
2000 another female hamadryas baboon
was observed using a splinter of wood
to clean out her offspring’s eye. The incident was reported in Primate Eye issue 72,
which was published in 2000 by the Pri-
mate Society of Great Britain.
Macaques in Thailand are known to use
strands of human hair to floss. Perhaps
soon Paignton Zoo’s health-conscious
baboons will be using their own toothbrushes and rinsing with mouthwash.
(Source: Paignton Zoo)
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Hygiene Tribune U.S. Edition | November 2015
Barrier protection critical
with any dental-care glove
While caring for their patients, dental
and health care professionals are constantly exposed to bodily fluids that
may carry viruses and other infectious
agents.
It is therefore critical that the gloves
these professionals use provide the best
possible barrier protection.
Many types of gloves are available today, but it is important to know that not
all gloves have the same barrier capability, depending on the type of material
used. For example, natural rubber latex
gloves have long been acknowledged for
their very effective barrier properties,
while non-latex gloves, such as vinyl
(polyvinyl chloride), have inferior barrier capability as shown by numerous
studies.
Other synthetic gloves, such as nitrile and polyisoprene, perform much
better than vinyl but are more costly,
especially polyisoprene gloves. Using
gloves with inferior barrier capability
could expose both the patient and user
to harmful infections.
Quality, safety top priorities
Malaysia is the world’s largest medical
gloves exporter (latex and nitrile). Both
quality and users’ safety are of top priority to the nation’s glove industry. To
this end, a quality certification program
(the Standard Malaysian Gloves, or the
SMG) has currently been formulated for
latex examination gloves.
All SMG-certified gloves must comply
with stringent technical specifications
to ensure the gloves are high in barrier
effectiveness, low in protein and low
in allergy risks, in addition to having
excellent comfort, fit and durability —
qualities that manufacturers of many
synthetic gloves are trying to replicate.
Natural, sustainable resource
Latex gloves are green products, derived
from a natural and sustainable resource,
and are environmentally friendly. (You
can learn more online by visiting www.
smg-gloves.com or www.latexglove.info).
The use of low-protein, powder-free
gloves has been demonstrated by many
independent hospital studies to markedly reduce the incidence of latex sensitization and allergic reactions in workplaces.
More importantly, latex allergic in-
dividuals donning non-latex gloves
can now work alongside their coworkers wearing the improved low-protein
gloves without any heightened allergy
concern.
However, for latex-allergic individuals, it is still important they use appropriate non-latex gloves, such as quality nitrile and polyisoprene gloves, that
provide them with effective barrier protection.
Extensive array of brand, prices
Selecting the right gloves should be
an educated consideration to enhance
safety of both patients and users. For
decades, gloves made in Malaysia have
been synonymous with quality and excellence, and they are widely available
in an extensive array of brands, features
and prices.
They can be sourced either factory
direct (www.mrepc.com/trade and click
“medical devices”) or from established
dental product distributors in the United States.
(Source: Malaysian Rubber Export
Promotion Council)
Ad
“ EDUCATION, page B1
ship in September. For more information
about the ADHA’s “Transforming Dental
Hygiene Education and the Profession for
the 21st Century” white paper, or to find
out how you may receive a digital copy
of the document, you can contact ADHA
Director of Communications John Iwanski at johni@adha.net or by calling (312)
440-8900.
About the American Dental
Hygienists’ Association
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is the largest national organization
representing the professional interests
of more than 185,000 dental hygienists
across the country. For more information about the ADHA or the link between
oral health and general health, visit the
ADHA at www.adha.org.
About LISTERINE
Johnson & Johnson Consumer describes
LISTERINE Mouthwash as “the world’s
No. 1 daily mouthwash to clean the
mouth, fight plaque and freshen breath.”
More than 50 clinical studies support
the plaque reduction efficacy of LISTERINE Mouthwash when used routinely as
an adjunct to mechanical plaque removal. LISTERINE Mouthwash has been used
by more than 1 billion people in more
than 85 countries. Professional dental
organizations around the world have
awarded LISTERINE Mouthwash with
various acknowledgements. The LISTERINE brand is part of Johnson & Johnson
Consumer Inc.
(Sources: ADHA and
Johnson & Johnson Consumer)
HYGIENE TRIBUNE
Publisher & Chairman
Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com
President & Chief Executive Officer
Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com
Group Editor
Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com
Editor in Chief Dental Tribune
Dr. David L. Hoexter feedback@dental-tribune.com
Editor in Chief Hygiene Tribune
Patricia Walsh, RDH feedback@dental-tribune.com
Managing Editor
Robert Selleck r.selleck@dental-tribune.com
Managing Editor
Fred Michmershuizen
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Managing Editor
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