To improve the public’s
total health, the mission of the West Virginia Dental Hygienists’
Association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene
by ensuring access to quality oral health care, increasing awareness of
the cost-effective benefits of prevention, promoting the highest
standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research,
and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists.
SPRING SYMPOSIUM ~ SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008
Wheeling Island Race Track and Gaming Center
Wheeling, WV (Call 1-877-943-3546:Deadline for room reservation is January 30,2008)
7:00 a.m. Vendors and their company displays
7:15 to 8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast, registration, and
Danielle Thomas, massage therapist, E.M.T.,N.C.T.M.,L.M.T.,WV,
Raffle tickets for gift baskets
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. “Screamers, Whiners, and Fussers
Providing the Best for Patients and Parents”
Cathy Hester Seckman, RDH, Writer for RDH Magazine, RDH Student Focus,
Dental Economics, Contemporary Oral Hygiene, Modern Hygienist, and Dental Office
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break to visit vendors’ tables
10:15 - 12:15 p.m. “Allergies: Fact or Fiction”
Carol Hudacheck, Pharm D, MA, RRh, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Cardinal Health
At Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch and visit vendors’ tables
1:15 - 3:15 p.m. “Oral Effects of Substance Abuse”
Tracy Hutchison, RDH, D.D.S
Adjunct Professor and Supervising Dentist at West Liberty State College
School of Dental Hygiene
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break to visit vendors’ tables
Drawing for gift baskets
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. “Bleaching Techniques for West Virginia Dental Hygienists”
Approved by the WV Board of Dental Examiners for Bleaching Certificate
Michele Sweeney, CDA, RDHBS. MSDH
6CEU’s+
2BleachingCEU’s
Associate Professor at West Liberty State College School of Dental Hygiene
