FYI AAP Hosts Second Annual Dental Hygiene Symposium
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is offering the second annual dental hygiene symposium in conjunction with its annual meeting November 13-17 in Orlando, Fla. The program “Facing the Future with Evidence and Vision” will be held on Saturday, November 13, and is moderated by Dimensions’ Editorial Director, Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, and Editorial Advisory Board Member, Cheryl L. Townsend, RDH, DDS, MSD. The speakers at this day-long event include: Editor In Chief, Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS; Editorial Advisory Board Members, Sebastian G. Ciancio, DDS, Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, and Michael P. Rethman, DDS, MS; and Karen A. Baker, PharmD, Michael K. McGuire, DDS, and Richard J. Nagy, DDS.
Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Program Opens in Nevada
This fall the Community College of Southern Nevada offered its first ever bachelor degree program in dental hygiene with 50 students enrolled. The college currently offers a 3-year Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene. The Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH) program is endorsed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Nevada Dental Association, and the Forsyth Institute in Boston. The Community College of Southern Nevada is the third 2-year college in the United States to offer a BSDH. The program is offered on a full-time or part-time basis with classes at the Charleston campus and in Reno via distance education.
Letter to the Editor
Comment on Xerostomia As a 59-year-old hygienist taking estrogen/progesterone, I wanted to add to the article “Identifying Those at Risk” by Mahvash Navazesh, DMD, (September 2004). This year I experienced dry mouth and burning mouth syndrome. Postmenopausal women should definitely be added to the list of those experiencing symptoms. The quoted symptoms at the beginning of the article caught my attention as I could have written them. I don’t experience dry mouth and burning mouth at the same time. Burning mouth has more saliva but my tongue has very red borders and is painful. My own gynecologist seems unaware of these symptoms in postmenopausal women. I can definitely sympathize with my patients now since experiencing these painful problems. -Pat Holleran, RDH, Dumfries, Va
