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2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE EVENT SCHEDULE
Events held at Grand Wayne Convention Center unless otherwise noted
Friday, November 11, 2022
7:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
7:30 am – 10:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open All Day
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Silent Auction Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Valerie Dangler, RDH, BSDH: Innovations in Dental Hygiene….and our Look into the Future!
(2 Hours Awarded)
CONVENTION HALL A
8:00 am – 10:00 am Aaron Light, DDS: The Eyes Can Only See What the Brain Knows to Look For…A Dental Hygiene Crash Course in TMJ, Sleep, and Myofunctional Therapy
(2 Hours Awarded)
HARRISON MEETING ROOM DE
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 am – 11:30 am General Assembly Meeting/Business Session I
CONVENTION HALL A
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm Balloting for Election of Officers (Voting Members Only)
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm Onsite Lunch (meal included and exhibit hall open)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Speed Dating in Dentistry: Student Activity
CORRIDOR BETWEEN CONVENTION HALL A AND HARRISON A-E
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Nancy Mann, RDH, MSEd:
Salad for Breakfast? Cultural Competency in Oral Healthcare
(3 Hours Awarded)
CONVENTION HALL A
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1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Valerie Dangler, RDH, BSDH: Workshop: Light Up Your Operatory…an Introduction to Diode Lasers for Today’s Modern Hygienist!
(8 Hours Awarded)
HARRISON MEETING ROOM DE
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm President’s Reception and Awards Ceremony
ATRIUM OF HILTON HOTEL
Saturday, November 12, 2022
6:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
7:30 am – 10:00 am Registration
7:30 am – 11:45 am Silent Auction Open
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 am –11:00 am Valerie Dangler, RDH, BSDH: Workshop: Light Up Your Operatory…an Introduction to Diode Lasers for Today’s Modern Hygienist!
(8 Hours Awarded)
HARRISON MEETING ROOM DE
8:00 am – 10:00 am Kathy Nahrwold, RDH: Ethics
(2 Hours Awarded)
CONVENTION HALL A
8:00 am – 10:00 am Jane Grover, DDS, MPH: Community Dental Health Coordinator Program–Your Career Expander and Extender!
(2 Hours Awarded)
HARRISON MEETING ROOM AB
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
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10:15 am – 11:15 am General Assembly Meeting/Business Session II
CONVENTION HALL A
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11:15 am – 11:45 am Installation Ceremony/Pin the President/Pass the Gavel and 2022-2023 President’s Message
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11:45 am – 12:00 pm Silent Auction Winners Announced
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12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Offsite Lunch (meal not included and exhibit hall closed)
Please visit Conner's Kitchen and Bar for lunch and mention IDHA. 10% of sales will be donated to IDHA!
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Kathy Nahrwold, RDH, Valerie Messer, RDH, and Gretchen Frownfelter-Grimpe, RDH: Management of Emergencies in Dental Offices
(2 Hours Awarded)
HARRISON MEETING ROOM AB
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Jennifer Bryant, RDH, MSEd and Wilhemina Leeuw, MS, CDA, EFDA: Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation
(3 Hours Awarded)
CONVENTION HALL A
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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Post-Annual Conference BOD Meeting
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Please complete the survey to obtain your Verification of Attendance Certificate-*attendance at a state meeting sponsored by an approved organization is awarded one (1) credit hour
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