Greetings
to all of our fabulous members!!
I
hope you all are enjoying your summer, hopefully this year will slow down, I
don't know about you but it has been moving a bit too fast for me.
We are getting excited about the
2008 Annual Session which will be held in
I hope you and your offices will be there to join in on the fun. Along with our annual raffle, we will be having a special raffle for our dear friend and current member Jan Kuchar who is battling cancer. She has served many years as a member and has served many positions on the board and we ask that you to remember her in your thoughts and prayers.
I have enjoyed serving as your president this year as well as working with such great individuals. Our board members are always hard at work trying to represent our profession. Without your membership and support, we would not be able to provide the continuing education opportunities that are offered to you. If you have a team member who is not yet a member please encourage them to join. You can contact any of us on the board or they can go to our website to get the information they need to join the NDDAA.
I am looking forward to seeing
you all in
Laurie Simpson, RDA,
NDDAA President
Dental Assistants- Who Are We and What Does It Mean To You
If you are a dental assistant, work in the state of
Like many of you, dental assistants in our state have worked long and hard to achieve the credential of a certified dental assistant. A registered dental assistant holds a certificate of registration that has been issued by the ND board of dental examiners.
FELLOWSHIP IN THE ADAA
Long a standard of professional achievement, fellowship in one of
The America Dental Assistant's Association offers the Fellowship category within its membership. And, there are two paths to this goal, clinical and business.
Fellowship, of course is available only to members and only to those with documented educational achievements.
Thousands of dental assisting professionals have proven their skill and dedication through earning the Certified Dental Assistant or Registered Dental Assistant credential. In addition, ADAA is offering a challenging path to:
Increased value to your patients and practice
Enhanced confidence in your dental assisting capabilities
Public recognition of professional achievement
Increased professional status
Satisfaction of increased education
Enhancement of self esteem
Doctors take pride in a confident, educated team member. This recognition and its aura of proven skills contribute to in-house marketing efforts, shorter start up time for the new employee and reduced staff turnover.
Most importantly, patients benefit from a self assured, well educated team member, confident of his or her contribution to the dental team effort.
In order to become a Fellow of the ADAA, a dental assistant must have three consecutive years of ADAA Active Membership. Immediately following enrollment, the ADAA Active Member may begin accruing the 300 hours of continuing education credit required for completion.
Those who have already achieved the status of Certified Dental Assistant are halfway to achieving Fellowship, and will automatically receive 150 hours of credit upon enrolling. Non-CDAs holding Registered Dental Assistant status may apply for RDA credit which could be awarded on a state-by-state basis according to established criteria. These RDA hours can't be credited in addition to CDA hour awards, however.
Upon completing the Fellowship Program, successful applicants will be recognized at ADAA Annual Conferences. National recognition will be provided through the ADAA's professional journal and press releases. A record of all CE credit hours submitted will be held in ADAA's Fellowship files and as an extra benefit, each enrollee will receive an annual printout of CE submitted to ADAA during the year.
As the profession of dental assisting moves forward, you should move forward too. You should become a Fellow of the American Dental Assistants Association.
Enrollment fee is $ 40.00
ADAA Fellow may earn Mastership in the ADAA
the next move in the professional achievement for the ADAA fellows.
Now that you have achieved the level of Fellowship in the ADAA, we urge you to consider the merits and benefits of ADAA Mastership.
Your challenge in approaching Mastership will include the expansion of topics studied for the Fellowship program with an emphasis on the new technology in dentistry.
As with the Fellowship programs, there are benefits for you, for the practice with which you are affiliated and for the dental health care consumer:
- Advanced knowledge leading to increased value to your patients and practice
- Enhanced confidence in your dental assisting capabilities
- Public recognition of professional achievement
- Increased self esteem
Enrollment fee is $ 40.00
Put your experience and education to the challenge and become part of the ADAA's Mastership program. Experience the satisfaction of achievement.
For more information contact Sharyl Jacobs.
The ADAA Statement of Professional
Commitment
"As a professional dental assistant, I will promote the advancement of the careers of dental assistants and the dental assisting profession in matters of education, legislation credentialing and professional activities which enhance the delivery of quality dental health care to the public."