2018 Texas Oral Health Conference

SAVE THE DATE
to attend the
Texas Oral Health Conference
July 25-27, 2018

The Texas Oral Health Coalition is pleased to partner with The Texas Department of State Health Services Oral Health Surveillance Program (DSHS-OHSP), Advancing the Oral Health Movement in Texas (ATOHMIT), and the Texas Repository of Oral Health Data for Evaluation and Outcomes (ROHDEO) to create a unified oral health conference that will replace our oral health summit in November. Please make plans to join us in a true collaboration to improve oral health in Texas.

Learn more about the conference at http://www.TexasOralHealthConference.com.

TxOHC Membership
Membership Extension ends March 30, 2018

Hurry, hurry deadline ends this Friday!

In addition to individual and student membership, the Coalition is pleased to announce a new category for large groups that includes up to ten(10) people per academic institution, business, professional organization, association or coalition for the low membership rate of $350/year. Individual membership remains $50/year and student membership $10/year.

Member dues must be paid by March 30, 2018 to continue your member benefits. Please visit TxOHC.org/Membership for complete details on categories and benefits.

Texas Represented at Campaign for Dental Health
Community Water Fluoridation Meeting

Last week, the Campaign for Dental Health convened its annual meeting for community water fluoridation advocates at the American Academy of Pediatrics headquarters in Chicago. The meeting focused on building statewide teams to support water fluoridation, and Texas was well-represented. Lisa Sicilio, President of the Texas School Nurses Organization (TSNO); Dr. Johanna DeYoung, TxOHC Treasurer; Dr. Rhonda Stokley, state public health dental director; and Beth Stewart, TxOHC Executive Director all attended from Texas.

(From left to right - Johanna DeYoung, Beth Stewart, Rhonda Stokley, Lisa Sicilio)

* Call for public comments *
ADA guideline on nonsurgical caries management

The American Dental Association will release a clinical practice guideline on the use of nonsurgical treatments for caries management later this year, and public comments are now being solicited concerning the guideline’s drafted recommendation statements. Your feedback will be reviewed by the guideline’s writers and used to inform their final manuscript.

Visit ADA.org/caries to see a draft of the guideline’s recommendation statements and provide feedback. The deadline to submit comments is April 9, 2018.

TxOHC Membership Reaps Big Rewards!

TxOHC partner Blinn College Dental Hygiene Program won the TPC Portable Unit from Midwest Dental Friday, November 10, 2017 during the Texas Oral Health Summit.

As part of the Collaborative Stakeholder Initiative between TxOHC and Midwest Dental, TxOHC members and partners receive substantial price discounts on merchandise, capital equipment and laboratory services. For each merchandise or equipment order placed with Midwest Dental in excess of $500, your name will be added to a drawing for a free TPC Portable Unit.

If you, or your organization are not a member or partner, please join today and take advantage of these cost savings.

If you would like to take advantage of this cost savings opportunity:

Select your membership category here
Complete your online membership agreement here
Call or email Tammy Campbell, (940)687-7131 (or Lauri Cooper) to set up an account and reference you are a member of TXOHC and wish to participate in the collaborative stakeholder initiative.

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When shopping you can choose the Texas Oral Health Coalition to support with all of your purchases!