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Dear Valued OSAP Member:
This ONLINE newsletter brings you the latest news regarding dental infection control and safety (including yesterday's announcement from the FDA about amalgam). You can scan the headlines, click on a topic and get an instant summary of infection control news, agency and association updates, and more!
Sponsors of this publication include the following OSAP corporate members:
We hope you enjoy and benefit from this important OSAP "members-only" publication. |
The OSAP Report ONLINE June - July 2009
The Organization For Safety and Asepsis Procedures
Vol. 5, No. 6- 7
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INFECTION CONTROL & SAFETY UPDATES
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MEMBER NEWS
OSAP AWARDS for 2009
Your Generosity makes a BIG DIFFERENCE!
Thanks to the following OSAP members who made generous donations to the OSAP Foundation in May and June. It's an easy thing to do, and it goes a long way to help OSAP achieve its vision of Safe Dental Care for People Everywhere.
May Donors: Sandra Laderas RDAEF, Elena Ortega RDH, Chris Schmidtke DDS, Nancy Tomich Zapp, and Deborah Williams DDS. June Donors: Mary Ann Adkisson and Jackie Dorst.
Welcome New Members!
Please join the Board in welcoming the following new members who joined in May: Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners, Fiona Collins, Pete DeLisle PhD, Pamela Dubay, Flora Gomes DMD, Rita Irvine, Angie Kinateder RDH BS MS, Gary Layton DDS, Susan Mack RDA, Mary Martin DDS, Judith Neely RDH MA, Stacy Pruitt RDA COSA, Amy Reed, James Reid DDS D.Sc.D., Susan Quevedo, Eryka Welter, Tederick Bethea DA, William Garbee DDS, Abdullah Janbi, and Oscar Dalmao.
And, those new members who joined in June: Carmel Ann Catizone, Kelly Dalton, Keith Kordsmeier DDS, Kris LeClair, Cameron Lee DMD, Nancy Nelson, Erika Rowe DMD, Marie Stouder DA, Geri Waguespack RDH MS, Christina West, Cheri Andrews RDA CDA, Shauna Arredondo, Tammy Borders, Kathleen Boyle BS MPA RDH RDA, Shawna Bright, Angela Britt RDA, Lucretia Burdock, Reena Clara, Suzette Collett, Susan Cooper, Mary Costello CDA BS, Marthann Dafft, Nancy Davis CDA RDA EFDA, DeAnna Davis CDA RDA, Rosa Diaz-Brooks, Cindy Durley, Kathy Fornataro CDA RDA, Rebecca Frazer, Cindy Fuller RDA, Tammy Graham CDA RDH, Melodye Griffin, Geraldine Grimes, Maria Hall, Weeda Harp CDA RDA, Kevin Henry, Tina Hess CDA RDA, Lois Hinkle DA, Janice Hurley-Trailor, Janell Justis, Jennifer Kitson DDS, Becky Lachenicht, Ronda Lane BS CDA RDA, Brandalyn Lappin CDA, Rhoda LeWinter, Sharon Meetas, Theresa Moorhouse, Angela Pinilla DA, Pamela Pruitt RDH, Carma Ransom EFDA, Debbie Robinson CDA MS, Kendra Rohrbach, Regan Sales DDS, Monica Sarabia, Elizabeth Schmidt CDA, Karen Sitton CDA RDA, Beverly Slape, Donna Sutton, Andrea Ware, and Joanne Wineinger CDA RDA.
Thanks for Helping OSAP Grow!
Hats off to Eve Cuny, Tricia Henry, Leslie E. Grant DDS, and Sue Schindelholz RDH BS for bringing in new members during May, and Deb Kappes and Kathy Oide for bringing in new members during June. Every OSAP member (that means YOU) should try to bring in at least one new member each month. The result---more people around the world with the information to help make dentistry safer. Please encourage a colleague to join today. You can make a difference. Plus, you'll earn $5 OSAP Bucks for each new member you refer. Click here for a membership application.
Oh Baby Oh Baby
OSAP Corporate member, David Pfeifer (Kerr/TotalCare) had to miss the June Symposium as he and his wife, Geanie, welcomed son, Brayden, into the world on June 25, about 3 weeks early. Brayden weighed in at 7 lbs 9 oz and was 19.5 inches long. We wish the Pfeifers our congratulations and a good night's sleep sooner than later!
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SYMPOSIUM BIG SUCCESS
2009 OSAP Infection Prevention Symposium
Plano, Texas
Photo Credit: Mike Canham, Official OSAP Photographer
The 2009 OSAP Symposium kicked off on June 11, the day the WHO signaled that a global pandemic of novel influenza A (H1N1) was underway by raising the worldwide pandemic alert to Phase 6. And OSAP had plenty of programming to address that announcement. The theme for this year's Symposium was "Infection Prevention: Spread the Word". This year also marks the organization's 25th year anniversary.
More than 200 academicians, consultants, clinicians, policy makers and corporate representatives attended the Symposium. Participants came from Sweden, Italy, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Panama, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands - in addition to the US. Plus there was a separate program for dental assistants where an additional almost 100 assistants from Texas and around the country participated (including 2 from Alaska).
Thanks to the generous support of corporate sponsors, the education and networking were the best yet. Symposium attendees left with a thumbdrive of invaluable resources and access to a webpage where all the presentations can be downloaded. This webpage also is available to those who did not attend the program for a modest fee (see the OSAP Safety Mall for details).
While the John Molinari Charity Golf Tournament was canceled due to a huge thunderstorm, the sponsors and golfers donated their fees to the OSAP Foundation and had fun over breakfast with John renaming the event, "the first John Molinari MEMORIAL Tournament".
The annual Auction set a record - almost $150,000 raised ($145,000 and counting). Andy Whitehead received the "Golden Gavel" award from OSAP, ADAA, ADHA, DTA and OHA. The Board is very grateful to all who donated items, helped manage the auction, and, of course, to those who purchased the items to raise these important operational funds for OSAP. The organization will use the funding to develop new educational programs for the dental community.
Speaking of "helping"...OSAP is also very pleased to recognize the record involvement of Symposium volunteers - attendees AND family members who helped coordinate all the details, and had some fun, too! We would not have had a successful program without their help. For any readers who may be interested in getting involved in next year's symposium, auction chair, Jean Wolff, and volunteer coordinator, Bette Schwarz, are already pulling teams together. Click HERE for details.
Pertinent quotes from attendees included: "It was a great symposium and I learned a lot and made some new friends. A great success." "Excellent information provided by all." "This was my first Symposium and I hope to do it again next year." "See you in Tampa!"
Next year's symposium is June 10-13, 2010, in Tampa, Florida. Mark your calendar!
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INTERNATIONAL
Symposium Attendee From South Africa Sends Thanks
Pictured above (from left to right) are Jeanné Oosthuysen, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Cleveland, Nancy Andrews and Doni Bird.
Part of what makes OSAP the leading organization for dental infection control and safety is its mission to reach around the world. OSAP is very pleased with the international attendance at this year's Symposium in Plano, Texas, and the positive feedback and support that it has received. Jeanné Oosthuysen from South Africa will be maintaining the soon to be launched new OSAP International Web page for South Africa. Click here to read Ms. Oosthuysen's letter to OSAP.
OSAP's mission reaches around the world. OSAP is seeking international reporters. If you would like to become an international reporter for OSAP, or you know someone who would like to become one, please contact Office@OSAP.org.
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EDITORIAL
Editor's note:
Jeremy Graham is one of seven Forensic Odontologists attached to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in Australia. He and his colleagues have assisted in numerous Disaster Victim Identification incidents, both in Victoria and overseas, over many years.
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Editors:
Patricia Podolak DDS MPH
Therese Long MBA CAE
Editorial Review Board:
Lawrence Fish MBA
Anne Mills RN MSN COHN-S
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