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First Nations Oral
Health: How Dental
Hygienists Can
Help |
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September 28,
2012 |
The Canadian
Dental
Hygienists
Association
(CDHA)
congratulates
Health Canada
and the First
Nations
Governance
Information
Centre on the
release of the
First Nations
Regional Health
Survey. The
survey
identifies
several
priority health
issues for
First Nations
communities
including
- 40%
have
persistent
oral
pain.
- 55%
brush teeth
daily
compared to
74% of
non-Aboriginal
Canadians.
- 23%
have
untreated
root caries
compared to
7% of
non-Aboriginal
Canadians.
- 44.7%
have
calculus
(tartar)
compared to
10.7% of
non-Aboriginal
Canadians.
- 39%
have no
access to
oral health
care.
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Five messages for
Finance
Committee |
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August 03,
2012 |
* NIHB, COHI
investment to
reduce
downstream
costs.
* Tuition loan
forgiveness,
wage incentives
and tax credits
to reduce
shortage of dhs
in rural/remote
areas.
* HRSDC to fund
dh skills
training for
LTC staff.
* Oral Health
promotion and
disease
prevention to
improve oral
health/ general
health and
increase
productivity.
* Increase dh
business
stability by
reimbursing dhs
the same fee
for the same
service in a
dental
clinic.
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Championing Oral
Health in the
Health System
Transformation |
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July 27, 2012 |
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The Canadian
Dental
Hygienists
Association
(CDHA)
congratulates
the Council of
the Federation
(CoF) on their
leadership role
in identifying
innovative and
transformative
changes for the
health care
system.
The
CoF July 2012
report
"From
Innovation to
Action: First
Report of the
Health Care
Innovation
Working Group"
highlights team
based models of
care, including
the Family
Health Team
Clinic at St.
Michael's
Hospital,
Ontario. This
interprofessional
team is
comprised of
dental
hygienists,
physicians,
nurses, nurse
practitioners,
chiropractors,
psychologists,
social workers,
dieticians, and
pharmacists.
Dental
hygienists'
focus on oral
health
promotion and
disease
prevention fits
well with the
team focus on
client
self-management.
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CDHA calls for
improvements to
seniors oral
health |
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July 20, 2012 |
CDHA submits a
letter to the
Council of the
Federation, calling
for the following
recommendations:
* Improved long
term care (LTC)
regulations
pertaining to oral
health.
* Dental hygienists
provide skills
training for LTC
staff on daily oral
care.
* All
provinces/territories
have public oral
health programs for
seniors that focus
on oral health
promotion and
disease
prevention.
* Improved data
collection on oral
health status in
LTC. |
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Call on Federal
Government to
Provide Strong
Support for Tobaco
Control |
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April 17, 2012 |
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Canada’s Federal
Tobacco Control
Strategy (FTCS) has
resulted in
significant
reductions in the
levels of tobacco
use in Canada. This
has led to our
nation being
recognized as a
world leader in
tobacco control.
The Smoking
Cessation Quitline
is just one of many
highly successful
programs the
federal government
has supported to
this end.
Unfortunately,
significant
financial cuts are
being made to the
FTCS. |
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National Dental
Hygienists Week™
Featured
Articles |
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March 30, 2012 |
- Oral
health care
is vital
for
seniors
- Healthy
smiles for
babies and
toddlers
- Help
older kids
brush up on
oral
health
- Dental
hygienists
celebrate
oral health
for total
health
- Dental
hygienists
are your
partners in
oral and
overall
health
- Dental
hygiene
client's
bill of
rights
- Five
easy steps
to good
oral
health
- How to
get a
healthy,
happy
smile
- What
your dental
hygienist
knows could
save your
life
- Oral
cancer—not
just your
grandparent's
disease
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CDHA Advocacy
Success |
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March 01, 2012 |
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In the past,
CDHA has
advocated to
the federal
government to
collaborate
with the
provinces and
territories to
revise the
Canadian Oral
Health Strategy
(COHS), based
upon the new
data in the
Report on the
Findings of the
Oral Health
Component of
the Canadian
Health Measures
Survey 2007 –
2009. The
Federal/Provincial/Territorial
Dental Working
Group has just
announced that
they will be
revising the
COHS and CDHA
will be
participating
as a
stakeholder in
the revision of
this document.
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