Notices:

2010 Renewals  November 01, 2009

2010 Licences, receipts and new Continuing Competency Cycles are in the mail . Renewal applications received within the last week will be processed asap. Cheques dated for October 31 or earlier will be deposited November 02,2009. Please remember to mail or fax a copy of your CPR certificates if you have not already done so. We apologize for any delays you may have encountered in our first renewal processs. Please call or email if you have any questions.

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H1N1 Patient Assessment Guide or Patients in Non Hospital Settings – Department of Health

Note: Posted Nov 02 , 2009

For this week dental hygienists are not included in the definition of priority health care providers.  This is primarily due to the amount of vaccine available. Things can change quickly stay in touch with this and other web sites such as http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/H1N1_bulletin/default.asp

Follow the link for information on Precautions and Risks for H1N1 in Oral Health Care Settings

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Continuing Competency Record Correction

The Continuing Competency Record sheets which you received with your 2010 licence contained an error in the name of Category 3 . Category 3 is called Professional Development . Experiences in this category are to encourage professional responsibility and ethical obligations of the members. This category includes attendance at professional meetings etc. The categories have not changed substantively from the previous system. Full Continuing Competency Guidelines will be posted on the web site shortly.

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Important Notice for all practicing license holders. - CPR– now mandatory for license renewals – see Members Section under C. ED