The Wisconsin Dental Hygienists’ Association Applauds the Actions of the Dental Examining Board
Sun Prairie, WI. July 19, 2007 – The Wisconsin Dental Hygienists Association (WDHA) commends the Dentistry Examining Board for their recent decision allowing the continued use of topical anesthesia by licensed dental hygienists. 

For the full press release please view: 2nd Press Release of July.pdf


American Dental Hygienists’ Association Announces 2007-2008 Leadership
Chicago—July 12, 2007—Jean Connor, RDH, Cambridge, Mass., was elected the 2007-2008 president of the Chicago-based American Dental Hygienists’ Association on June 26, 2007, at the association’s 84th annual session held in New Orleans, La.

“This is an exciting time to lead the American Dental Hygienists’ Association,” Connor said. “I am honored to oversee the new branding initiative and welcome all dental hygienists as we continue to advance the profession, finding new equitable solutions for expanding access to oral health care.”

To view the full press release go to:  http://www.adha.org/media/releases/07112007_leadership.htm

Plans are in the works right now for Jean Connor, newly elected ADHA President to visit the state of Wisconsin at next year’s Jewel of the Great Lakes in Milwaukee, WI on Thursday, May1 and Friday, May 2, 2008.

American Heart Association Revises Guidelines for Preventing Infective Endocarditis
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently revised their guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis (known in the past as Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis) .  Based on a growing body of evidence that the risks of antibiotics may outweigh the benefits, the AHA recommends "that only people who are at the greatest risk of bad outcomes from infective endocarditis (IE) - an infection of the heart's inner lining or the heart valves - should receive short-term preventive antibiotics before common, routine dental procedures..."  No longer are patients with regurgitation of the heart valves required to take preventive antibiotics before dental procedures.