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• Pediatric tips and techniques: Systemic and topical fluoride and behavioral management

  • When
    Tuesday, June 03, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Delta Blues Barbecue, 238 W Main St Suite 40, Abingdon, VA 24210

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  Registration for the SWVDHA 2 hour CE is now open.

   

  Date:  Tuesday, June 3, 2025

  Time: 6:30 pm

  Location: Delta Blues Barbecue

                    238 W Main St Suite 40, Abingdon, VA 24210

  Speaker: Dr. McCall

  Topic: Pediatric tips and techniques: Systemic and topical fluoride and behavioral management

  Cost:  ADHA active members free

              All other dental hygienists, dentists & assistants $20 

  SORRY NO REFUNDS!!! 

  More information: 

  Delta Blues BBQ (https://www.deltablues-bbq.com/)

  Dr. McCall & Clinch River Pediatric Dentistry (https://clinchriverkids.com/)

  
  

  **This is a buy your own meal (see link for menu)

  & continuing education event.**

  Click Here to Register

  SORRY NO REFUNDS!!! 

  If you have questions, contact 

  Kara Davis (276-781-6116)

  or

  Moe Thompson (moethompson@gmail.com)

  **Please use SWVDHA in subject line for identification of your email

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• Out of Sync: The Age and Age Perception Disconnect

  • When
    Wednesday, October 08, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

   

  

  
  

  Dr. Tracey Gendron is the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It. She serves as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology and is the Director for the Virginia Center on Aging. She is an internationally recognized gerontologist with almost 30 years of experience. She is a grant-funded researcher and speaks to audiences globally about the real-world impact of age bias. Tracey has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology.

    

  Objectives:

  • Understanding how aging is an intersectional experience that we each experience differently.
  • Understanding and appreciating both the challenges and opportunities of aging.
  • Learning to reset expectations for older age by recognizing elderhood as a time of renewed meaning and purpose.
  • Define ageism and ableism and identify how it impacts you personally and professionally.
  • Describe how ageism negatively impacts health, longevity and happiness.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  If you have any questions, contact:

  Melvena S. Talley, BS, RDH

  VDHA Grater Richmond CE Chair

  Email - melvena101@hotmail.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

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