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June, 2019
                                                                                                       Year 2019, Issue 4

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It seems like only yesterday I was wishing everyone a safe and happy holi-
day season - and now we can bring back out the sun hats and flip-flops! It's
safe to say summer is once again upon us and we are well into the 2019
year. It's been a busy and productive few months for your council, and it is
my pleasure to update my fellow members on what your council has been
up to.
We held a council meeting in February 2019 in Regina. An environmental
scan is conducted at each meeting of council. This environmental scan is
used to direct the Executive Director and to keep council moving forward
with current topics and issues in our communities. At this meeting, we dis-
cussed putting a strong focus on mental health within the dental office -
patients and team. These are always great discussions and I always look
forward to seeing where the council will head next. If you as members are
ever wishing to see the SDAA moving in a certain direction, or have a topic
you would like to see us work on, do not hesitate to reach out to us through
sdaa@sasktel.net. We love to hear from you.
On top of all of the regular scheduled council tasks and duties here are a
couple other things we have worked on:                                             Karly Edwards, RDA, President of SDAA

•   Contracted the development of an Oral Assessment & Screening Manual for dental assistants employed in public
    health (revisions are underway)
•   Contracted an educator to update the online IPC course; members may log in through the member portal to re-
    view the course material and complete the test (2 credits)
•   Requested SK Polytechnic for an online Elastomeric Separator Course and if necessary will contract the develop-
    ment
•   Approved a standard curriculum for Orthodontic Courses so that all courses in Canada are teaching the same com-
    petencies and gap training will not be required in the future
•   Moved our Professional Liability Insurance to PROLINK. There is an increased cost but there is increased bene-
    fit. Information is available on the website
We have had a few members - Shout out to course developer Deb Markwart as well as Sandra Barker-Schmidt and
Doneane Papandreos; who were hard at work over the last year to develop both surgical and restorative implant
courses. These courses are completed and registration is now open, as of June 1, 2019. With the increased use of den-
tal implants in general practice, this course is a great addition!
I had the absolute pleasure of attending the accreditation site visit at SAIT/USASK Dental Assisting course at the begin-
ning of April. It was great to see the process, and to see how much hard work is put into these site visits. BIG shout
out to Susan, our Executive Director for all the hours she put into the reporting for this visit. I look forward to hearing
the results later this year. I hope we can register some new assistants soon.
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                                                                                    Job Board
On that note, I know I may sound like a broken record, but I cannot
stress enough how important it is for our current members to mentor       Visit the SDAA website to track new job
new members. This is a great profession but without great mentor-                      opportunities
ship, new members might get scared off by the craziness that is a den-
tal office! We ALL know what I mean!                                                 www.sdaa.sk.ca

Council approved a second term for directors Dawn Schmaus, Lisa Lee
and Colleen Kennedy. Council approved a second year as President and
President Elect respectively for Karly Edwards and Gillian Isabelle.
Last but not least, we held the Annual General Meeting on April 27,
                                                                           National Dental Assisting
2019 in Regina, SK. I was sad to see the poor attendance, but was hap-        Examining Board
py to have those that came. Along with all the usual AGM business           Suite 204—2283 St. Laurent Blvd
(budget reports, membership reports, etc., etc.) the SDAA Council                 Ottawa ON K1G 5A2
opened a potentially very exciting conversation on additional career
pathways for dental assistants and saw a presentation by past presi-            Phone: (613) 526-3424
dent Jillian Nault. You can read more about it in the “Explore Career             Fax: (613) 526-5560
Pathways” in this publication.                                                  email: office@ndaeb.ca
I want to remind you all, Dental Assistants are an integral part of the       web page: www.ndaeb.ca
Oral Health Team and you should all be proud of yourselves and happy                Stephen Grundy
with your career choice! Roll on to the heat of Sask!                         Chief Administrative Officer
Karly Edwards, RDA

   Saskatchewan Dental                                           Calendar of Events
   Assistants’ Association
                Box 294                     September 28, 2019—SDAA PD, Saskatoon Inn
         Kenaston SK S0G 2N0
                                            September 27-29, 2019 —Northern Health & Wellness Day
         Monday to Thursday
                                            November 1 & 2, 2019 —SDAA Council Meeting, Regina
         9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
         1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.              February 7 & 8, 2020 —SDAA Council Meeting, Saskatoon
                                            April 24, 2020 — SDAA Council Meeting, Regina
        Phone: (306) 252-2769               April 25, 2020 —SDAA AGM & PD Event, Regina
         Fax: (306) 252-2089                September 19, 2020—SDAA PD Event, Saskatoon
                                            November 6 & 7, 2020 SDAA Council Meeting, Sandman, Saskatoon
      email: sdaa@sasktel.net
    web page: www.sdaa.sk.ca                February 5 & 6, 2021—SDAA Council, Saskatoon
          Office Location:                  April 23, 2021—SDAA Council, Saskatoon
          603 – 3rd Street                  April 24, 2021—SDAA AGM & PD Event, Saskatoon
            Kenaston SK                     September, 2021—TBA, Regina
               STAFF
                                            November 5 & 6, 2021 —SDAA Council, Regina
    ED/Registrar: Susan Anholt
 PD2 Coordinator: Jannelle Claypool
   Admin Assistant: Kim Johnson
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25 Year Service Awards

     Katherine Adams                     Wendy Kuka
         Trina Brooks                   Laurie Kuliasa
        Tasha Cockwill                 Krissa McIntyre
          Janice Cuff                  Melanie McLean
    Elizabeth Desrosiers               Melissa Meyer
       Toni Duckworth                    Tina Miller
    Cynthia Giesbrecht                  Lisa Peterson
    Shelley Hildebrandt                Melany Pickford
        Shannon Klotz                  Christine Sayers
     Sue-Anne Knights                  Melonie Schultz
          Laura Knot                     Dana Senick

                                                                          Melissa Meyer, RDA—25 Year
                                                                            Service Award Recipient

                       Acknowledging Years in the Profession
30 YEARS                   35 YEARS                       40 YEARS                45 YEARS
Della Fournier             Vicki Bosch                    Elizabeth Belisle       Cheryl Redekopp
Leanne Hornle              Sheryl Coleman                 Sandra Blue             Gail Wilkins
Connie Merkosky            Sarah Doerksen                 Barbara Firth
Fay Pilatus                Lark Fleming                   Debra Hansen
Susan Riehl                Shelley Frey                   Joyce Huber
Leanne Semenchuck          Donna Gignac                   Joanne Jeworski
Mary Ann Syrenne           Arden Hanna                    Colleen Kazakoff
Mary Voth                  Patricia Hersikorn             Beverley Kreway      “We have so many
                           Connie Hiltz                   Lorraine Leslie        amazing dental
                           Carol Karppinen                Birgit Lessing       assistant who have
                           Connie McCrea-Woloshyn         Alison Liable            contributed
                           Linda Miller-Jones             Debbie Loehndorf
                                                                               significant years of
                           Vivian Muench                  Karen Romick
                           Diana Nagy
                                                                                  service to the
                                                          Norma Sheppard
                           Andrea Ring                                          profession and to
                                                          Kim Smith
                           Candice Romanuik                                     the oral health of
                           Joy Schneider                                       the residents of our
                           Sandra Stenerson                                         province.”
                           Shannon Stevenson                                      Thank you all!
                           Patricia Tomyn
                           Rhonda Van Driel
                           Pamela Vives
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic Post Graduate Courses
Orthodontic Assistant (DENT-1610)                     Insertion & Carving of Amalgam Restorations
September 7 & 8, October 28 & 29, 2019                (DENT-1600)
8:30-5:00                                             Home study materials distributed by July 29, 2019
Home study materials available online by July 15      LABS: September 21 & 22, 2019
Lab components to be completed by May 14, 2020        9:00-4:00
                                                      Assignments due November 8, 2019
Orthodontic Assistant-Partial Skills (DENT-1620)
                                                      Clinical due December 13, 2019
September 21, 2019
9:00-4:00                                             Insertion & Carving of Amalgam Restorations
                                                      (DENT-1600)
Gingival Retraction Cord (DNTL-1602)
                                                      Home study materials distributed by February 10,
October 19, 2019
                                                      2020
9:00-12:00
                                                      Labs March 21/22, 2020
AND
                                                      9:00-4:00
May 2, 2020
                                                      Assignments due April 24, 2020
9:00-12:00
                                                      Clinical due June 5, 2020
Home study materials distributed in advance of
course date                                           Dental Implant Surgery (DNTL-1605 online)
                                                      September 3—September 30, 2019
Radiation QA for Dental Offices
                                                      OR
(DENT-1618 print/distance)
                                                      January 13—February 10, 2020
registration open throughout
                                                      Access to course materials will be given on the
October 21-December 13, 2019
                                                      course start date
January 20-March 13, 2020
April 27, 2020-June 1, 2020                           Dental Implant Prosthetics (DNTL-1607)
                                                      LAB: October 26, 2019
Dispensary Assistant IPC (DENT-1622 online)
                                                      9:00-5:00
registration open throughout
                                                      Home study begins October 7, 2019
September 3-October 25, 2019
                                                      OR
November 4-December 20, 2019
                                                      LAB: April 18, 2020
January 6-March 6, 2020
                                                      9:00-5:00
March 9-May 1, 2020
                                                      Home study begins March 20, 2020
Provisional Crown (DENT-1617)
                                                      Dental Assisting Re-entry (DNTL-1603)
November 2, 2019
                                                      June 22-June 26, 2020
Home study materials distributed by October 14,
                                                      Course information will be sent out early May, 2020
2019
March 28, 2020                                        Return to Dental Assisting (DNTL-1604)
Home study materials distributed by March 2, 2020     September 3-December 20, 2019

2019-2020 Sask Polytech Extension Dental Courses
Registration will open June 1, 2019 **Note-course dates subject to change**
Please access courses via: https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/part-time-studies/health-
sciences.aspx?utm_source=short-url

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SDAA Professional Development
                                                                                               RDA NEEDED
  SDAA/SDHA: NEW PRODUCTS && MENTAL HEALTH & THE WORKPLACE                               SDAA requires two
DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2019                                                       practising RDAs to
                                                                                         serve on the Curricu-
REGISTERATION OPENS: 8:15am
                                                                                         lum & Credentials
BREAKFAST: 8:15-9:00am                                                                   Committee.
LOCATION:      Saskatoon Inn                                                             YOU MUST BE:
               Saskatoon SK
                                                                                         •     Currently
Presentations include:                                                                         practising as a RDA;
Kristy Charlton from Dentsply Sirona will offer a product update, presenting             •     Utilizing a broad
new restorative products including their class II selection of products                        range of their
(sectional matrix systems, bonding materials, flowable, resin composite, cur-                  competencies.
ing lights, and finishing systems).                                                      •     Critical thinking.
Diana Bye will present on ‘Tools and techniques to reduce stress, anxiety, and           •     Futuristic but
overwhelm in (and out of) the office” , her understanding of the role of the                   aware of public
oral health professional promises to make this an engaging presentation.                       safety.
Amanda Guthrie from OUT Saskatoon will be introducing participants to the
foundations of identity, terminology, proper language, experiences that peo-
ple within the LGBTQ2S community have had with the healthcare system,
                                                                                                THANK YOU
and inclusive practices that can be implemented within healthcare settings so        SDAA extends a most
Queer and Trans patients have better experiences. Resources will also be             sincere thank you to the
provided.                                                                            following individuals for
Lee Hinton from Saskatchewan Prevention Institute will present on Early              their dedicated service to
                                                                                     the Curriculum &
Childhood Mental Health, tailored to a dental audience.
                                                                                     Credentials Committee.
                CE Credits based on sign in/sign out 1 per hour
                                                                                     When you are efficient and
             Registration Deadline: September 25, 2019 @ 5:00pm
                                                                                     effective, long term ap-
 SDAA members are encouraged to login online and register through the SDAA           pointments sometimes
                      website at www.sdaa.sk.ca.                                     happen. Council recently
 Non-members can register directly on the website or by mail, email or fax.Non       determined that com-
             members may use e-transfer (answer is PD2019)                           mittees terms should be
                                                                                     managed similarly to coun-
Online bill payments, cheques or money orders are accepted. Please be advised        cil.
 that refunds are not available unless your registration is cancelled prior to the
                                                                                     •       Karen Hannah (6 terms)
                                     course.
                                                                                     •       Alison Liable (5 terms)
                               For more information
                      Visit our website at www.sdaa.sk.ca or                         •       Cathy Wright (2 terms)
                                 Call 306-252-2769
             (feel free to leave a message and a call back number)
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Northern Oral Health & Wellness Day

 NORTHERN ORAL              You are invited to participate in Northern Health and Wellness Day oc-
   HEALTH &                 curring in the communities of Ile-a-la-Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, La Loche
  WELLNESS DAY              and Clearwater, Saskatchewan on September 27 and 28, 2019. Over a
                            three-day period last year, we provided care for 94 people and an esti-
This year there is a new
                            mated $26,000 worth of dentistry was performed. This year is a new in-
interprofessional initia-
                            terprofessional initiative where we are teaming up with other health pro-
tive where we are           fessionals to provide overall health to these members who are in need.
teaming up with other                                           We are looking at providing services
health professionals to                                         such as mental health, blood pressure
provide overall health                                          checks, blood glucose monitoring, nu-
to these members who                                            tritional counselling, dental assess-
are in need. We are                                             ments, dental hygiene care and restor-
looking at providing                                            ative treatment. We cannot hold this
services such as mental     event without the skills and knowledge of our volunteers. We are plan-
health, blood pressure      ning on leaving Regina on Thursday, September 26 in the afternoon and
checks, blood glucose       stopping in Saskatoon and Prince Albert to pick up volunteers. On Sun-
monitoring, nutritional     day, September 29 we will be leaving Buffalo Narrows in the late morn-
                            ing/early afternoon after enjoying some of the local amenities in the ar-
counselling, dental as-
                            ea. Northern Saskatchewan is breathtaking and you will be able to take
sessments, dental hy-
                            in the scenic landscape and wildlife experiences. This is an event you will
giene care and restora-
                            not forget and you will be serving a community that experience many
tive treatment.             barriers in accessing care. Continuing education credits are offered for
                            those participating in this event. Accommodations, food and snacks for
                            the event are provided and you must be able to depart on the specified
                            days and be available at the pick-up locations. If you have any questions,
                            please feel free to contact Dean Lefebvre at (306) 775-7552 or
                            dean.lefebvre@saskpolytech.ca. SDAA is also collecting names of RDA
                            volunteers.

Sunset on Lac La Loche

6                                            2018 Team at the La Loche Health Centre
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A Conversation to Explore Career Pathways

At the Annual General Meeting the SDAA Council opened a conversation on additional career pathways for
dental assistants. These additional competencies could increase productivity, increase job satisfaction and
remuneration. The additional competencies are IN BOLD. A level of supervision may be advisable, respon-
sibility would be increased and training would need to ensure quality work and patient safety. The following
examples were provided, but the council would like to hear your opinions. A discussion page will be opened
in FORUMS in the member portal.
PROSTHODONTIC MODULE: (as proposed by the Canadian Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities)
• Perform pulp vitality testing (temperature, electric or percussion).
• Obtain face bow registration.
• Place intermediate restorative materials for temporary restoration of a tooth;
• remove excess material from occlusion or contour with hand instruments and slow speed rotary hand-
   piece;
• Select or fabricate and fit provisional acrylic crowns, inlays, onlays and bridges;
• Fabricate and fit intra-orally using self-curing or light curing materials;
• Select and fit intra-orally using prefabricated or custom fabricated acrylic shells;
• Remove excess material from occlusion or contour extra-orally with slow speed rotary handpiece;
• Cement provisional acrylic crowns, inlays, onlays and bridges;
• Prepare teeth for provisional cementation;
• Place provisional crowns, inlays, onlays and bridges with a temporary cement;
• Remove excess temporary cement with hand instruments;
• Remove provisional acrylic crowns, inlays, onlays and bridges;
       • with hand instruments;
       • remove cement with hand instruments.
• Prepare teeth for bonding or cementation of permanent crowns, inlays, onlays and bridges ;
• Remove excess bonding agent or permanent cement with hand instruments;
• Place gingival retraction cord with or without haemostatic agents (no epinephrine) in sulcus;
• Remove gingival retraction cord;
• Remove periodontal surgical dressing.
DENTURE MODULE:
• Minor denture adjustments;
• Insert and adjust wax models for full & partial dentures.
SURGICAL ASSISTING MODULE:
• Dry socket treatment including flushing of site and place and remove alveolar socket dressing.
ENDODONTIC ASSISTING MODULE:
• Irrigate canals;
• Dry canals with paper points;
• Size and fit master points & accessory points.
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                                RESTORATIVE MODULE:
          FORUM                 • Atraumatic Restorative Therapy (ART) is a procedure that utilizes adhe-
                                   sive restorative materials to provide interim restoration of decayed
Please join the discussion.        teeth. Hand instruments are often used to remove carious tooth tissue.
Follow the link below to join      No local anaesthesia or electrical instruments are required. ART delivers a
the “Career Pathway” con-          provisional procedure for populations that do not have immediate access
versation.                         to full dental care. Clinical and laboratory sessions include pulp testing,
Council has generated a list       use of hand instruments, and mixing and placing glass ionomer cement.
of possible competencies        • Place Composite Restorations
that dental assistants possi-
bly could, with training per-   SEDATION
form.                           • Administer Nitrous Oxide: Monitoring patient and monitor and assist in
                                   the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen are part of your core com-
We would love to hear your
comments, both negative            petencies The DAANCE (AAOMS) course and the SEDATION ASSISTANT
and positive.                      CERTIFICATION (Alberta) will increase your comfort zone.
                                • Local Anaesthetic Module: In order for a RDA to administer LA, the Sec-
Follow the link: https://
                                   tion 23 of the Dental Disciplines Act would need to be amended. There
sdaa.in1touch.org/client/
forum/forum.html                   are several additional science classes that would be a prerequisite prior
                                   to a training program.
The conversation is limited
to members only, so you         EXTENDING EMPLOYERS
may will need to log in and     • Currently Section 25 of The Dental Disciplines Act identifies that RDAs can
the link should take you di-       be employed by Dentists, OR Governments, Saskatchewan Health Au-
rectly to the FORUM. If it         thority, municipalities, Indian band, personal care home, board of educa-
takes you to the home page,        tion, Universities, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and Saskatche-
there is a FORUM link availa-      wan Polytechnic (each agency must have a referral arrangement with a
ble.                               dentist). SDAA is encouraged to consider potential employers. Could
You will see an POST REPLY         they be hygienists, therapists or denturists?
link for you to post ideas,
reflection and concerns.        EXTENDING TITLE PROTECTION
                                Should SDAA ask for additional title protection to further prevent individuals
                                without recognized training from using our title?
                                • Dental Assistant
                                • Registered Dental Assistant
                                • Certified Dental Assistant
                                SUPERVISION / AUTHORIZATION
                                • The SDAA Bylaws are silent on supervision, the CDSS bylaws indicate that
                                   the dentist may determine the levels of supervision if they wish.
                                • SDAA assumes that dental assistants practice their authorized acts
                                   through a standard process of authorization or assignment within the
                                   office which allows each member to automatically practice their scope.
                                To comment, follow the link: https://sdaa.in1touch.org/client/forum/
                                forum.html
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Issues Surrounding Access to Oral Health Care

The SDHA is seeking your assistance in collecting information for a submission to government. The SDHA is
interested in submitting a request to government to amend Section 25 of the Saskatchewan Dental Disci-
plines Act, 1997, to permit the public freedom of choice for oral health services. Omni Educational Group Ltd
has been hired as a consultant for this work. The SDAA council is considering a similar submission. Howev-
er, at this point our members are invited to support the SDHA submission.
Over the years Omni has found that some people are drawn to statistical data while others are influenced by
stories. Many look for both types of data to gain a deeper understanding of the issues.
In their efforts to provide diverse data, the SDHA is asking you to reflect on stories that might promote
greater understanding of the need to increase access to oral health services for underserved groups in Sas-
katchewan and the need to reduce regulatory barriers that negatively influence such access.
In particular we are looking for stories that meet the following criteria:
Involving an oral health professional regulated under Section 25 of the Saskatchewan Dental Disciplines Act,
1997 that demonstrates how the oral health care professional:
•   Did or could have increased the person’s quality of life … perhaps from the perspective of employment,
    social interaction, overall health, financial situation, etc. (i.e. from the Social Determinants of Health per-
    spective). AND /OR
•   Did or could have saved dollars for the health care system.
Please limit your response in length to approximately 75 words or less.
Your participation is totally voluntary and confidential. SDHA will be developing a compilation of stories and
attaching them as an appendix to the submission. Your name(s) will not be linked to any story unless you
specifically request it to be. Please indicate within your submission if you wish to have your name(s) includ-
ed.
The Omni contractors will review the stories and may make some editorial changes. In the case of substan-
tial edits you would be contacted to review the story and be asked to provide consent for the editorial
changes. The submission of stories will be considered as an indication of informed consent to use them in
the report to the Saskatchewan government, and other possible publications and presentation arising from
this work with the three regulatory organizations.
If you have any questions about this request please contact the SDHA at sdharegistrar@sasktel.net.
Thank you for submitting your stories to one of the above Omni Educational Group Ltd members by June 30,
2019. We appreciate your support in helping us strengthen our submission to government.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please ensure that your comments are submitted to the Saskatchewan Dental Hygienists’
Association by June 30. There are many changes that could substantively increase access to oral care in
Saskatchewan.

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TEAM ASSISTANCE
    PROGRAM
The Team Assistance Pro-
gram is a confidential sup-
port program (through
PAR consultants), for den-       Did you know that problems such as disease, infection
tists and their immediate        in our mouth left untreated, can be the cause of poor
family members, thera-
pists, hygienists, assistants           general health, especially as we age…?
and receptionist.               Thomega Entertainment has produced and directed a documentary entitled
         Saskatoon              The Systemic Effect.
       306-978-8282
                                This 47-minute program examines the challenges faced in most long-term
     OR 1-877-978-8282
                                care homes in North America. Simply put, the health of many residents is
           Regina               at risk, due to poor oral health care and their lack of access to it. For baby
       306-352-0680             boomers, this is a new reality to contend with, as they traditionally have
     OR 1-877-352-0680          taken good care of their teeth through-out their lives.
Simply call the PAR office      The pioneering studies completed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority
and tell them you want to       and the Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition, offer help in fully understand-
discuss the program. Par        ing, how best this issue can be addressed, and the benefits of having daily
Consultants are trained to      oral health care implemented in long term care homes, for residents.
put you at ease and help
you take the next step. If      Information: www.thomega.com or www.thesystemiceffect.com
you want information on-        The Systemic Effect is produced by Thomega Entertainment Inc. in associa-
ly, the process stops there.    tion with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Saskatchewan Oral
There is no pressure and        Health Coalition Inc. Funding in part provided by Creative Saskatchewan.
no compulsion to go fur-
ther. The consultant has
no authority over a client
and can only make sugges-
tions or recommendations.
It is totally up to you.
Funding for additional vis-
its may be available
through the SDAA. Contact
the office.

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SDAA Contract With
                                                                         Diabetes Canada

                                                                   This year the SDAA has continued our
                                                                   partnership with Diabetes Canada. This
                                                                   partnership provides excellent exposure
                                                                   for SDAA to meet our strategic objective
                                                                   of increasing oral health awareness
                                                                   through engagement opportunities and
                                                                   educational expos.
                                                                   In 2019 SDAA has chosen to participate
                                                                   in three events with the initial event be-
                                                                   ing the Indigenous Gathering held on
                                                                   May 15th in Prince Albert. SDAA set up
                                                                   an exhibit booth about oral health, good
                                                                   health and sugar awareness. We handed
                                                                   out oral health kits with tooth brushes,
                                                                   floss, brochures etc. This event had a
                                                                   lower attendance than anticipated but
                                                                   the opportunity for education was very
                                                                   valuable.
                                                                   In August, Diabetes Canada will be
                                                                   hosting the North Central Health Fair in
                                                                   Regina, the Health Fair provides the op-
                                                                   portunity to receive education and coun-
                                                                   selling from a variety of healthcare pro-
fessionals and therefore is a great opportunity for the SDAA, we had over 500 people stop by our booth last
year!
In October, Diabetes Canada will
be hosting a Pediatric Day, our
involvement for this event will be
similar to the other events, setting
up an exhibit booth with infor-
mation and supplies. Anyone who
is interested in volunteering for
any of these events can contact
myself or the SDAA for more infor-
mation.
           Jannelle Claypool, RDA
          Strategic & Professional
        Development Coordinator

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Saskatchewan Dental                                   FILLING IN 4 YOU
Assistants’ Association
                             Are you wanting to determine your own schedule or work where and
PO Box 294                    when you want? Or maybe you just want to earn some extra cash?
Kenaston SK S0G 2N0
                              Filling in 4 You is seeking dental assistants to help full positions on a
Web: www.sdaa.sk.ca         casual, part-time or full-time basis. If you would like to be placed on our
Email: sdaa@sasktel.net     temping list please register online at www.fillingin4you.com or email us
                                     at Stacey Mundt, RDA (owner) fillingin4you@gmail.com
Phone: 306-252-2769
                                                         or (306) 948-4442

                                                DENTAL SENSE CONSULTING
                                  Cheryl Olberg, RDA is working as a consultant in Saskatoon.
                                  She is offering a human resources service to dental offices
                                                Email: dentalsense4u@yahoo.ca

                                    SDAA Council

PRESIDENT                 Jim Coulter                          Jenn Prpich
Karly Edwards             PO Box 661                           125 Fitzgerald Street
3530 Victoria Ave.        Watrous, Sask S0K 4T0                Saskatoon SK S7N 2A6
Regina, SK S4T 1M1

Gillian Isabelle          Doug Finnie                          Dawn Schmaus
12 Massey Road            PO Box 21116                         Box 251
Regina SK S4S 4M7         Saskatoon SK S7H 5N9                 Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0

Gillian Nault             Colleen Kennedy                      Pamela Spink
PO Box 612                2504 Pasqua St                       622 Braemar Place
Indian Head SK S0G 2K0    Regina SK S4S 0M2                    Saskatoon SK S7V 1A2

Melissa Blow              Lisa Lee
PO Box 622                PO Box 4683
Melfort SK S0E 1A0        Melfort, SK S0E 1A0
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