Free Webinars

Dental hygienists have a professional responsibility to continuously upgrade knowledge, skills and judgement and to assist in the prevention and management of outbreaks and emergencies.

This presentation highlights keys to achieving synergistic relationships between members of the dental team. Explore ways to develop and maintain a healthy and respectful workplace environment and improve quality of client care.

Acid-related enamel wear is the loss of tooth substance by chemical processes not involving bacteria and is caused by exposure to intrinsic and extrinsic acids. This presentation will review how the modern diet contributes to the increasing incidence of acid-related enamel wear and allow dental hygienists to identify, counsel, and monitor their clients.

Recreational cannabis became legal in Canada in October 2018. Most recently, edibles were introduced, adding to the market of oils and combustibles. This comprehensive presentation will focus on the associations of cannabis use with poor oral health, risk of oral changes, addiction, mental health complications, and more!

This engaging presentation will provide dental hygienists with best practices and tools to create their own digital footprint using various social media platforms. Learn the dos and don’ts of social media for healthcare professionals, including code of conduct, privacy considerations, and professional responsibilities.

During the AGM session, learn about the work of CDHA including the annual report highlights. For the COVID-19 Q&A presentation, Dr. Kevin Katz, an infection prevention and control expert, shares his perspective on how this virus may affect the country as we forge ahead into the new year.

Review the numerous products available for interdental cleaning and discover how to properly apply the client needs assessment into your treatment plan using an evidence-based approach.

The established link between oral health and systemic health has been clearly demonstrated. This presentation will discuss associations between oral conditions and general health.

Learn about CDHA’s professional liability insurance and clinic business insurance programs. This offering will provide an overview of the college complaint process and the civil or legal processes involved when a member faces an allegation of professional negligence or misconduct.

This webinar will focus on the etiology and pathogenesis of caries. Review the evidence-based recommendations for caries control including silver diamine fluoride, xylitol, and fluoride.

The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the dental hygiene profession to a halt. As a result, routine practice of infection prevention and control (IPAC) requires redefining with an expansion of risk management and personal protective equipment (PPE) elements. This presentation will examine viable solutions to continue the delivery of therapeutic and preventive oral health care while using a safe and effective approach.

Dr. Mia Geisinger and Katrina M. Sanders, RDH, will discuss the “invisible” risks within the dental operatory. Evaluate SARS-CoV-2, its underlying virology, and transmissibility. Gather up-to-date infection control recommendations and look at the emerging evidence that may become integrated into our infection control repertoire as we move forward.

During this presentation, vaping incidence and prevalence in Canada will be discussed. Learn about the oral and systemic effects of use and receive an overview of currently relevant research that can be applied to clinical practice.

This two-part webinar will provide an overview of the American Academy of Periodontology/European Federation of Periodontology World Workshop on Diagnosis and Disease Classification and discuss the system for staging, grading, and classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases.

This presentation will provide an overview of the results from the 2019 CDHA job market and employment survey, focusing on trends in compensation segmented by geography and other criteria.

Learn to communicate with confidence to elected officials about the priorities of Canadian dental hygienists. This presentation will emphasize ways to effectively deliver messages in the public policy sphere.

This webinar summarizes Canada's new food guide and provides updated, evidence-based guidance about how to promote good healthy food choices and eating behaviours in your practice. Dietary guidelines and considerations, and a suite of tools and resources will be examined to better educate your clients on the updated recommendations.

Concern has been expressed that noise levels found in dental practice are at an intensity, duration and/or frequency that could result in noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) or tinnitus in dental professionals. Using an evidence-based approach, this webinar will explore the impact and implication of noise exposure on individual wellness in the work environment.

Through our new Member and Family Assistance Program offered by Homewood Health, you and your family can receive confidential counselling, coaching, and access to interactive online resources for any challenge. During this informational webinar, learn more about the amazing features of this FREE member benefit! Achieving your health and wellness goals is within your reach.

How do you determine if students are learning what they’re supposed to be learning? Assessing this can be a very meaningful activity for educators and students and it can also improve the quality of learning in the classroom. This webinar will review the fundamentals of assessment: the what, when, why, and how.

The presentation will focus on the accreditation process used by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) to evaluate dental hygiene education programs in Canada.

Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC Canada) states “Adherence to hand hygiene and medical equipment cleaning and disinfection/sterilization procedures are examples of practices that may result in infection if best practices are not followed.”

Many provincial, national, and international organizations support community water fluoridation as nearly 70 years of research and practice prove that fluoridation helps to prevent tooth decay. This webinar will provide you with background information to help you better understand community water fluoridation and shed light on why it remains an important, safe, effective, and equitable means of reducing dental decay in communities.

Silver-containing products have long been used as antimicrobial agents in many medical applications, including dentistry. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been used for caries management in other countries for more than 80 years, gained acceptance by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014, and was approved by Health Canada in 2017. During this webinar, Dr. Scott Tomar will discuss the mechanisms by which SDF works, the clinical indications for SDF, and its method of application based on the scientific literature.

This presentation will delve into two recently published comprehensive literature reviews of research on commercially and non-commercially available oral rinse products. It will outline the methodology used to identify and analyse the current body of evidence, and will summarize the key findings. CDHA’s updated position on therapeutic oral rinsing will be discussed in detail to support dental hygienists in evidence-based decision making for ensuring optimal oral health for their adult clients.

Do students seem uninterested or apathetic about your course or content? Do clinicians seem to repeat the same advice to clients with little change in results because of low client motivation? As educators and clinicians, we can motivate and inspire ourselves, students, and clients. In this session, the facilitator will present research findings that hold direct implications for teaching and motivating your learners and clients. You will gain a better understanding of motivation, how students and clients learn, what you can do to facilitate that learning, and you will be able to identify some activities to help engage students in the learning process.

According to the CDHA 2015 Job Market and Employment Survey, many dental hygienists are working without any type of employment contract. Additionally, many dental hygienists are unsure whether they are an employee or self-employed. Although the number of dental hygienists with a contract has increased over 2013 and 2011, many questions arise when thinking about employment contracts

This informative session will clarify the procedure coding and claims submission for independent practice. The first half will focus on changes to IST and fluoride varnish codes as well as commonly used and misused procedure codes. The second half will highlight the newly updated CDHA claim form, electronic claim submission process, e-funds transfer, and code frequency limits. The webinar will also unlock the intricacies of CDHA’s independent practice network, Unique Identification Number system, and CDHAnet database.

This presentation will explain the peer-review process, what it entails, and why it is essential for the publication and dissemination of credible evidence for decision making within a profession such as dental hygiene. Recognition of the current hierarchy of evidence and how peer-reviewed articles can be used in clinical practice to provide the best possible care will be discussed. This presentation is suitable for all types of practitioners who wish to provide the latest evidence-based care for their clients as well as for budding new scholars who wish to begin publishing their research.

In this session, we will explore the “why,” “how,” and “what” questions surrounding the national competencies for dental hygiene education in Canada. We will examine the results of the 2013 CDHA Delphi study implemented in collaboration with the University of Manitoba to gain a better understanding of the competencies associated with four-year dental hygiene baccalaureate education as well as other Canadian and international literature that sheds light on baccalaureate education. In particular, we will analyze the competencies that were found to differentiate between diploma and baccalaureate dental hygiene graduate abilities.

Ultrasonic instrumentation technology has evolved dramatically, providing greater utility subgingivally including debridement of light deposits and the disruption of biofilm. This shift beyond “gross calculus removal” has prompted a significant increase in the use of ultrasonics over the past 25 years, yet the availability of instructional resources and support for teaching ultrasonic instrumentation has not kept pace.

Close to 700 dental hygienists are now practising independently, which makes it an ideal time for a maintenance check-up on this alternative practice option. This webinar will take you through the basics of starting your own independent practice and gearing up for opening. The webinar will review the important practical and personal factors that impact the success of dental hygiene practice, with reference to current experiences. This webinar will appeal not only to members who are considering independent practice, but also to those who are interested in an update on current market dynamics and key success factors.

Originally Presented: April 29, 2015

This webinar will begin with a review of previously identified ergonomic risk factors in the dental hygiene profession and a discussion of why these risk factors are problematic. The presenters will then provide a brief overview of the objectives and methods of their recently completed study, which evaluated the physical demands of dental hygiene.

Originally presented: October - December, 2012

Canadian Dental Hygienists are commonly affected by work-related injuries, pain and discomfort. 24% of respondents in the CDHA 2011 job market & employment survey reported having an occupational injury or medical issue related to their work as a dental hygienist. Issues and injuries to the shoulder, back and neck are most prevalent.