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HCDHA has a Community Health
Committee which plans and implements community events throughout
Howard County. We have had many successful events and are planning
more for the future. Our members are very committed to increasing
the community's access to oral health information. The variety
of our events will continue to grow. Would YOU like to join in?
Please contact Maura Ordovensky for more information: Maura Ordovensky
or 410-992-0697.
HCDHA collects old cell and useless cell phones for local families to use for emergency services distributed by the HCPD. Please contact Maura Ordovensky. for more information.
September:
Grassroots Collection~ We'll kick off the season with a collection for Grassroots Crisis Prevention House. Please check their website: www. grassrootscrisis. org for ideas. If you would like to help out with this community event, please contact Maura Ordovensky.
Maternity Hospital Visit~HCDHA has scheduled a visit to Howard County General Hospital to drop off goody bags filled with information on dental care for new mothers of infants. If you would like to help out with this community event, please contact Maura Ordovensky.
Otober:
National Dental Hygiene Month~ HCDHA will be pairing with our dental hygiene school's SADHA members to host a poster contest for children's dental health month. This poster will then be on display in the library where we will give away toothbrushes in February.
It is our hope that we will be able to
November:
"Reach out to Teenagers"~ Career activities are planned to bring awareness ot excitement and challenges of dental hygiene. If you would like to help out with this community event, please contact Maura Ordovensky.
December:
Pizza with Santa~ This community event will be held on December 13, 2008, from 12-2pm in Clarksville, MD. This is
a fundraiser event for the fire station where children in the community
come to the firehouse to eat pizza and desserts and to see and speak
with Santa Clause. HCDHA has been at this event for many years and
donates and offers "Tooth prints" Identification kits for
the attending children's teeth. This year HCDHA will bring a display
with information about dental care for children and adolescents. Dental
information and toothbrushes will be distributed to the children. HCDHA
members who participated last year were Pat Sullivan, Deanna Benicewicz, Kristen
Blair and Kathy Mancino.
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Photos below were taken at last years event.
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Library Window
Display-
Pat Sullivan, Chairman, 301-854-3749, Pat@hcdha.org,
or Deanna
Benicewicz, Co-Chairman, 410-461-9487 or Deanna@hcdha.org
February 2009 is National Children's
Dental Health Month. HCDHA will observed this month with our Library Window
display at the East Columbia Library on Craderock Road.
Our display will be on exhibit the entire month of Febraury. One Saturday in February (TBA),
HCDHA will sponsor an event offering free toothbrushes to the children
at the library. This will be coordinated with a storytelling program at
the library so that we can reach a large group of children and provide
information about good dental health to them and their parents. HCDHA members who assisted
with this event last year were Pat Sullivan, Deanna Benicewicz, Carol Caiazzo
and Kathy Mancino. Photos below are from last years event.
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Senior Citizens Wellness Project-TBA for Spring
The Hollifield Station Elementary School Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 24, 2005, invited HCDHA to participate. This event showcased different aspects of maintaining good health and general safety which can be followed everyday. HCDHA presented a display with information regarding dental health for children and adolescents. The topics included fluoride, brushing and flossing, sport mouthguards, eruption patterns of teeth, sealants, and the importance of good nutrition. HCDHA members who participated were Kathy Mancino, Kristen Blair, Charlene Campagna, Deanna Benicewicz, Maura Ordovensky and Bonnie Kirschbaum.
Since
1999 , the HCDHA adopted a portion of Brighton Dam Road between
Ten Oaks Road and Highland Road. Many hygienists and family
members contributed to the clean up our adopted road four
times a year. This was a wonderful way to give back to our
community. However, the HCDHA has decided to volunteer their
time with other needy organizations now.
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The
Association thanks those of you who contributed your time
on this project in an effort to serve the Clarksville
community in Howard County.
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Clean up efforts by (left to right) Patty Lowry,
Judy Maunz and Melisa Millard. |
Also, Kathy Mancino, Cheryl Bruce and Marilyn Bernas.
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Alzheimer's
Association Memory Walk
took place on Saturday, October 16, 2004, at Lake Elkhorn in Columbia.
Melisa Millard, Team Captain-410-531-6514, Melisa@hcdha.org
Thank you very much for
your support of the Greater Maryland Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association. The Memory Walk was held on October 16, 2004, at Lake
Elkhorn in Columbia. It was a beautiful autumn day with cool morning
temperatures and sunshine. Our team, The Howard County Dental Hygienists'
Association, spent many weeks campaigning to raise awareness and
obtain donations for families that have been affected by this debilitating
disease. We exceeded our goal of $2000 and raised $2847. Exceeding
our goal was made possible by your support and generosity. Thank
you for assisting in this worthy cause.For
more information about this organization, contact the Alzheimer's
Association.
The
HCDHA's team for the Memory Walk 2000. From left to right:
(top row) Marie Lucas, Linda Devore, Judy Doerner, Stephanie Millard
and Sam Oshinsky
(bottom row) Deanna Benicewicz, Carol Caiazzo, Paige Glovinsky
and Melisa Millard.
Susan Maggio and her Dad not shown.
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