Dental Hygiene

Posted: January 15th, 2014

Assessment Outcomes

1. Research various organizations and associations of interest to dental hygienists.

2. Access information about various organizations and associations using different communication resouces, including the internet, professional publications, ect.

3. Complile a reference directory of organizations and associations of interest to dental hygienists in Canada.

Directions

1. For each topic listed below, use the bullet points as a guide to compile websites addresses and contact information for organizations of interest to dental hygiene practice in Canada

2. To start researching, consult as many resources that you can think of, including internet, proffessional publications, dental catalogues, ect. You must included a minimum of three resources for each topic and they can not all be internet resources.

3. For each contact, included a few short sentences to expain what each organization is responsible for and what vauable resources they offer.

4. Your results are to be compilied in a table format.

Topics

Disinfectants

How are disinfectants tested for efficacy?

Who is in charge of this?

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Where can the current recommendations be found?

Who sets out/or changes the guidelines?

Canadian Associations

Canadian Dental Association

Canadian Dental Assistants Association

Canadian Dental Therapists Association

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

Ontario Dental Hygienists Association

Canadian Public Health Association