New CE Cycle this year - Get off to a good start!
TN Dental Hygiene CE Requirements
All Dental Hygienists are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education during the two calendar year cycle (January 1 of an odd year through December 31 of an even year) and keep a current C.P.R. card at all times. A minimum of 2 of the required 30 biennial hours must be obtained in the area of chemical dependency education.
TNDHA listened to you and initiated a CE change to include live webinars as live CE’s. This passed the legislation however, as of this printing we have not received word that the Governor has signed the bill making the change law. We will keep you posted.
TNDHA offer seven online continuing education courses for those unable to attend monthly meetings. To review and register for TNDHA courses go to www.tndha.com
2021-2022 KNOX AREA MEETING SCHEDULE
TIMES AND LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL MEETING
**If Knox County Schools closed due to inclement weather our meetings are cancelled**
All dental professionals are invited to Knox Area meetings.
Fee for non-members of TNDHA/TDAA:
$15.00 per 1 credit hour of C.E., $25.00 per 1.5-2.0 credit hours of C.E.
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 (NOTE FIRST TUESDAY OF MONTH) ORTHODONTIC, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WHY
SPEAKER: Dr. Carli Loss, DDS
LOCATION: Knox County Association of Baptists
TIME: Business meeting 6:15p.m., Continuing Education 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. C.E.
CREDITS: 1.5 CEU
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Limited Prescriptive Authority & “Basic Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist”
SPEAKERS: Ms. Kelle Wilson, RDH,BS & Dr. Tena Phillips, DDS
Location: Knox County Association of Baptists Center
Time: Registration @ 11:30am
Credit: 4 CEU
To register, download the Registration Form and send in your payment.
FEBRUARY 25, 2023 LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST (MEET OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS) C.E. CREDITS: 2 CEU
LOCATION: Knox County Association of Baptists
TIME: TBA
MARCH 21, 2023 – Informative Poster Presentations
Student from Roane State and Tennessee Wesleyan
LOCATION: Knox County Association of Baptists
TIME: 6:00p.m- 7:30.m.
C.E. CREDITS: 1.5 CEU
APRIL 11, 2023 “Oral Sex/HPV-Let’s Talk”
SPEAKER: Melinda Gill, RDH,BSDH,MPH- Program Director at RSCC Dental Hygiene
LOCATION: Knox County Association of Baptists
TIME: Business meeting 6:15p.m., Continuing Education 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
C.E. CREDITS: 1.5 CEU
(Short meeting for TNDHA delegates following meeting)
MAY 9, 2023 END OF THE YEAR GATHERING
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS/ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUTSTANDING RDH
LOCATION: Pelancho’s TIME: 6:00PM RSVP BY MAY 7, 2023 (RSVP)
REGULAR MEETING LOCATION DIRECTIONS
Knox County Association of Baptists
7709 Westland Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919
Travel Kingston Pike to Morrell Rd.
(Morrell road next to West Town Mall).
Go south on Morrell to Westland Drive.
On the right corner of Morrell and Westland is the Knox County Baptist Center.
LIMITED PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY
The Tennessee Dental Hygienists’ Association pursued legislation for Limited Prescriptive Authority and now this certification is available to Dental Hygienists. Requirements for certification is to have a two hour Pharmacology and a two hour Prescriptive Authority CE. Knox Area hopes to provide both courses in the near future, please keep a look out for more information. To receive a certification of “Limited Prescriptive Authority, you will need to have a NPI number. If you don’t have an NPI number, you can go online and get a step ahead. Detailed information can be found on the Tennessee Board of Dentistry website under statues and rules. Rules number 0460-03-13. (TN Board of Dentistry PDF (this link will download a PDF – Information is on page 20)