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05/13/2008 - Articles of Note |
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Forensic Dentistry Newsletter -
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Franklin D. Registration Form -
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02/07/2008 - Give Kids A Smile |
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During the
annual Give Kids A Smile Day at Jefferson Community College,
State Rep. Jason Wilson observed the dental education and
services provided by area dentists and dental hygienists, and
JCC dental assisting students. Dozens of underserved children
received free dental care tips, dental check- ups and dental
services. Children even visited with the Tooth Fairy. At the
program, seated, from left, are dental assisting student Tiffany
Schwender and dental patient Rayn Martineau; standing, dental
assisting student Tiffany Staffilino, Rep. Wilson, dental
assisting student Many Aberegg playing the Tooth Fairy, and
Barry Conley, representative of Henry Schein Inc. which provides
free supplies for the smile day project. |
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12/05/2007 -
Congratulations to Bunny Green, winner of the 2007 Tommasone
Award! |
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Bunny Green was
presented with the 2007 Tommasone Award at ODEFA's 30th
Anniversary Celebration on Friday, September 14th, 2007. The
Celebration commemorating thirty years for The Ohio Dental
Expanded Functions Association, was held in Columbus during the
ODA Annual Session Convention. Bunny is a three time winner of
this prestigious award given in recognition of her outstanding
contributions to ODEFA. The Tommasone Award, the highest honor
to receive, originated in 1980 when Dr. Dennis Tommasone, an
ODEFA Advisor, wanted to recognize individuals who devote their
time and energy to the organization with exemplary
achievements. Bunny won the award first in 1989 with the second
coming seven years later in 1996. Bunny has been instrumental in
every aspect of ODEFA's success and is well known and loved by
all!
Congratulations
from your friends........ |
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Bunny,
Congratulations! In my opinion, your immense dedication to ODEFA
and dentistry along with your great personality and personal
accomplishments make you more than deserving of the Tommasone
Award ! Thank you for all you have done!
Shelly Feiwell
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Dear Bunny,
I'm truly
gratified that you were awarded the "Tommasone Award" for 2007.
Now we will be officially linked by more than friendship.
Congratulations!
Dr. T.
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Bunny Green is
truly exceptional. I am proud to call her my friend and fellow
EFDA. When I think of the word dedication, Bunny is the first
thing to come to mind. We love you Bunny!
Barb Adkins
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Congratulations
Bunny!
If anyone is
deserving of this award, it is you! You’ve done so much for our
organization and profession. All your hard work and dedication
certainly doesn’t go unrecognized.
I’ll never
forget when you accepted the award at the party, which was
wonderful, and you looked at me and said “look, Kristi, this
could be yours one day!” All I thought in that moment was, I’ll
never be able to fill Bunny’s shoes.
Thank you for
everything you do!
Kristi Forshey-Graham
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Congrats
Bunny! I can't think of anyone who deserves this award more
than you!
Lisa Rager
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Bunny,
May God bless
you for all you do to make our dental world a better place!
Rebecca
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You go girl!
You are number one in my book.
Love and God
Bless,
Barb Telfer
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Bonafide
Unique
Noble
Nice
Youthful
You Are One In
A Million !!!!!!!
Thank You for
all your hard work, dedication and paving the road for all who
follows.
Love,
Angela
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Congratulations
Bunny! Thanks so much for all the hard work and loyalty that you
have given to this organization. You are an amazing person and I
can't thank you enough for all the time and years of service
you have given to ODEFA. You are number one. Thanks again for
being you.
Joyce Manley
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Congratulations
to a very special person who has a gift for helping others to
see the world as a place of endless possibilities! Thank you!
~Cindy
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Dr. Bunny
Kudos for your
hard work on registration.
All the best.
Dr. Jim |
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12/05/2007 - Advisory Board Seats Open |
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ODEFA is seeking candidates interested in serving on our
Advisory Board! It is our goal to represent Ohio statewide with
Board Members from each of the five components. If you, or
someone you know is interested, please contact ODEFA State
President, Cindy Stahl, at
2thfxxr32@gmail.com for more information.
Click here for more
information. |
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12/05/2007 - New Advisory Board Member |
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Welcome Dr.
Keith Norwalk! Dr. Norwalk of Genoa, is ODEFA's
newest Advisory Board Member. We first met Dr.
Norwalk at the May 17, 2007 Toledo area Continuing
Education Seminar sponsored by ODEFA and Dentsply
where he was the key speaker. Dr. Norwalk was
invited as key speaker by colleague and ODEFA
Advisory Board Member/Toledo Trustee, Dr. Jim
Kwasniak. Dr. Norwalk spoke to attendees very
enthusiastically about "The Utilization of EFDA's
in the Dental Practice". He is a strong advocate
for promoting recognition of our profession in the
dental community. We are very appreciative of Dr.
Norwalk for lending his time and expertise at
our most recent State Board Meeting in Columbus on
October 21, 2007. We are honored to have Dr. Norwalk
on our Advisory Board!
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12/05/2007 - New ODEFA Secretary |
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Welcome Kristi
Forshey-Graham! Kristi is
ODEFA's new Secretary! She was sworn in at the Annual
Session Board Meeting on September 15, 2007. We are
pleased to have her on board with us! |
| Kristi Forshey-Graham I
am a 1993 graduate of Tallmadge High School where I
served as President of my Cooperative Business Education
class and captain of the color-guard. I graduated from
The University of Akron in 1996 with an associate’s
degree in Business Management. I attended Case Western
Reserve University and graduated from the EFDA program
in 2003. I currently work for Dr. Gerald Sisko in
Tallmadge. I have worked with Dr. Sisko for 15 years. I
have been teaching color-guard for 15 years. Schools I
have instructed for include Akron Firestone, Wadsworth,
Revere, and Crestwood High School. I am currently the
color-guard instructor at Wadsworth High School and work
with an independent organization, Anthem Winterg-uard,
out of Akron. I am also the secretary for the OIPA (Ohio
Indoor Performance Association), the newest color-guard
circuit in Ohio. I have been married for 5 years and my
husband, Ron, is the band director at Fredericktown High
School. We have 3 crazy cats. When I am not restoring
teeth my hobbies include: hanging out with my friends,
crocheting, and watching football. Go Buckeyes! |
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10/17/2007 |
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Attention All ODEFA Members!
You are invited to the next
ODEFA State Board Meeting!
The meeting will be held on
Sunday, October 21, 2007 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in Columbus at
the home of Barb Adkins. For directions contact Barb at
ace@redbird.net. For carpool information, contact Cindy
Stahl at
2thfxxr32@gmail.com
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09/24/2007 |
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3M ESPE 3 hr. CEU / OSDB approved
"Direct Restorative Procedures"
Speaker : Dr. William Reuter
DDS.
Located at the Sullivan/Schein
building
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09/04/2007 |
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ODEFA is holding it's 30th
Anniversary Party Friday, Sept. 14th, 2007 starting at 6PM in
the Madison Room at the Hyatt / Convention Center during ODA's
annual session. All ODEFA members are invited. If you didn't
receive your invitation, contact us.
If you are planning on attending, please make sure you RSVP. We
are honoring those who have initiated and benefited our
profession in Ohio for the last 30 years. Please join us. |
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08/07/2007 |
ODEFA is a permanent sponsor for
the OSDB...
February 2006, ODEFA contacted the Ohio State Dental Board
to ask for permanent OSDB sponsorship for continuing education
courses that we offer to our members. We were granted the
sponsorship immediately and have since been following the OSDB
rules for acceptable continuing education. Any time you take a
CEU from ODEFA, the state dental board will recognize your hours
and credit them to your license or certificate. |
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04/16/2007 |
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The Ohio State Dental Board has
started the Ohio EFDA Registration process by putting the
EFDA registration application on their website.
You are required to send them proof
of successful completion of your training program, proof of
passing your state EFDA boards, current CPR certification, and
HBV immunization along with $20 and a recent color photograph.
You may go to
their web site at
www.dental.ohio.gov or
click here to download the application |
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12/23/2006 |
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The Scholarship Award winner from
Jefferson Community College is Jessica West. Jessica lives in
Mt. Vernon with her husband, Brian and two sons, Cody (5) and
Jesse (11.) They have a family cat named Bullet. Their oldest
son, Jesse, became interested in motocross racing and that was
the family project. Every weekend was spent encouraging
and supporting Jesse as he raced. His racing has been
delayed only for a short time while Jessica is in EFDA school.
She is currently working 2
days a week for Dr. Plikerd, an Orthodontist and 1 day week for
the Newark Family Dentistry office as a chair side assistant.
Congratulations Jessica and
to all of the Scholarship Award winners. |
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12/13/2006 |
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ODEFA’s First Mentoring Program
January 20th 2007
Location: Panera Bread, Austintown,
Ohio
(Corner of Mahoning Ave. and State
Route 46) |
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Free to all !!! |
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DHS will be sponsoring the event and
supplying the drinks and pastries.
Please plan to come and just
socialize with other EFDAs. |
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This is an open chat forum for any
EFDA with questions and concerns.
It’s designed to build confidence,
pass on information and update all EFDAs.
The goal is to begin with a few
small forums and 2 experienced EFDA as mentors.
Later the association hopes to
provide this service to on a regular basis all over the state. |
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Interested in helping as a mentor or would
like to attend?
Please contact Nicole at
NMRullie81@juno.com.
Please include your name, phone and
e-mail address. |
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January 20th Mentors are
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John Debogdan, Mentor
33 years experience beginning in the
air force in 1975.
Spends most of his time placing
composite restorative material & CEREC 3D.
John received technical training
through the US Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine as
a Dental Assistant/Field Medic. He attended the community
college of USAF, University of Maryland and City Colleges of
Chicago. In 1981, John received his Certification of Dental
Assisting (CDA), where he was ranked in the top 1/3 of all
applicants nationwide. He attended Case Western Reserve Expanded
Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) School. He has had over 30
years of chairside experience and over 20 years in mercury-free
practices. |
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Nicole Rullie, Mentor
4 years experience.
Attended Choffin Career Center in
1999-2000 for dental assisting
Jefferson Community College
2002-2003 trained in Expanded Functions.
Attending Youngstown State
University majoring in biology and minoring in
Chemistry. Have worked in dentistry
since 1999. Most of my time is spent placing composites.
President of ODEFA and has implemented the PERKS PLUS Program
open to all ODEFA members and their friends and families. Also
have implemented the Mentoring Program. |
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Lisa Dunn
Graduate of Case Western Reserve.
18+ years experience. Places both composite &
Amalgam
restorations. Employed in two offices and has lots of tricks… |
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11/15/2006 |
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Sinclair Community College's 2006
Scholarship Winner [Click
here for more] |
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11/13/2006 |
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Congratulations to ODEFA President Nicolle Rullie who gave birth
to a new baby boy named Luca on 11/11.
[Click
here for photos] |
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Dental Assistant Radiographers
Renewal due online by 12/31/06. Please visit the link:
www.dental.ohio.gov |
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ODEFA sponsoring 7 Hr. Restorative CEU for EFDAs and DDS Dr. Ron
Jackson / Las Vegas Institute on April 28th, 2007. |
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Next State Board meeting February 18th, 2007. |
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10/15/2006 |
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The next ODEFA State Board meeting will be held on Sunday,
October 15th. The time and place to be announced. Members are
welcome. |
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09/19/2006 |
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Congratulations to all Ohio EFDA's. EFDA Registration has
formally passed through the Ohio Joint Committee on Agency Rule
Review. This is the last step before the dental board begins our
registration process. |
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08/26/2006 |
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ODEFA Annual Session, 10AM at the
Ohio Dental Convention in Columbus at the convention center.
E-mail us for more information. |
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07/10/2006 |
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The July newsletter has been added to the "Downloads"
section of the Member's area...enjoy. |
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05/18/2006 |
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Cynthia Stahl, ODEFA Vice President
was recently appointed to serve a three-year renewable term on
the Owens Community College Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee.
She was recommended by Owens faculty member, Dr. James Kwasniak.
Advisory committee members meet to lend their expertise and
guidance to help faculty and administration effectively meet the
needs of their students and the communities they serve.
Committee members collaborate to:
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Assess
the currency of Owens programs.
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Develop solid curricula so
graduates are prepared for what they will encounter in their
careers and in future educational pursuits.
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Evaluate strengths and
weaknesses in course offerings.
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Plan for facilities and
equipment.
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Serve as a communication channel
between the College and specific areas of the community.
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Keep the College informed of
trends in the labor markets.
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Suggest marketing strategies.
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Provide a strong supportive
voice to inform the community of our program Owens makes
every effort to ensure that each advisory committee
membership represents the diversity of the student
population and the community.
During the first meeting, on
Wednesday April 26, 2006, committee members were introduced.
Topics discussed include: Graduating Class of 2005- Performance
Outcomes, Status of Enrollment for 2006 through 2008, Program
Outcomes, Admissions Criteria, EFDA Program for CDA’s and RDH’s,
Accreditation and the Advisory Committee Role.
Student Representatives were ODEFA
Members Brittany Carles and Kimberly Cipriani.
The next meeting will be held in the
fall of 2006. |
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04/23/2006 |
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ODEFA.org goes live complete with a Member's area and updated
content...enjoy! |
