DHAA - Dental Hygienists Association of Australia
DPBV Requirements What Is A Hygienist
What are the DPBV requirements? The role of a dental hygienist is to remove plaque, stain and calculus (tartar) from teeth and to teach patients how to maintain oral health.
Welcome to the DHAA Victorian Branch

The DHAA Inc is continually striving to improve standards of care and conduct in relations between allied health professionals, patients, the public and other dental hygienists.

Events

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2008 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Local Analgesia for Dental Hygenists

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OPG and Lateral Cephalometric Radiograph Training for Dental Therapists and Hygienists

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Orthodontics for Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists

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Digital Photography in Dentistry

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The Role of the Dental Practitioner in Special Needs Dentistry

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Oral-B ISDH Award 2010

The DHAA Inc. are running the Oral-B ISDH Award 2010. The prize is $4,500 to attend the ISDH in Scotland 2010. For more information go to the DHAA Inc. National web page www.dhaa.asn.au

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"Hygienists Changing Smiles"

Dental Health Awareness Month - August 2008
Get involved in "Hygienists Changing Smiles"
DHAA members can request samples or support materials by
presenting their project for approval to:
changingsmiles_dhaavic@hotmail.com

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Smoking Cessation Tools

Cancer Council Queensland has a fantastic resource with practical tips and resources to help all dental professionals in assisting people to become non-smokers. Register for the online training and you will be able to download information such as charts, pamphlets and receive a certificate of completion. Go to www.cancerqld.org.au/onlinetraining

QUIT Victoria run 2 day courses to become an accredited QUIT Educator. For details log onto www.quit.org.au and go to the “Professionals Helping Others” page.

Free CPD!

All association members should receive their free Auxiliary Magazine which contains information on modules sponsored by Oral B. Completing these modules earn you CPD points.

These Education Modules are available to ALL Auxiliary staff, not only association members.
This can be done via the magazine or online at
www.auxiliary.com.au

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PERSONAL DETAILS????

If your address or any other personal details change including your email address or you wish to add or delete details, please log onto the DHAA National website www.dhaa.asn.au and make the changes in the "Personal Profile" section of the "Members" area. This is a fast and efficient way to make the changes which take effect immediately.

If you are having any problems doing this or do not have access to a computer, please contact our membership coordinator member_dhaavic@yahoo.com.au for guidance.

No change in your personal details? It is still a good idea to check your personal profile to ensure all the information is correct as this is where we get your information from for mailouts and emails!

CPD INFORMATION VIA EMAIL

We are now getting requests from CPD providers to email information of upcoming CPD events to our members.

Please log into the Members section of the DHAA National website www.dhaa.asn.au and ensure your email address as well as your other personal details are correct.

Some of these CPD providers will not be mailing out the information so make sure you don't miss out!

   
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