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In Memoriam: Elizabeth “Liz” Chaney, BA, RDH he American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) was sad-dened to learn of the death of longtime member and supporter, Elizabeth “Liz” Chaney, BA, RDH, on April 5, 2012, at the age of 87, from complications due to pneumonia. Chaney was very active in ADHA and the California Dental Hygienists’ Association for many years. According to an article in the February 2011 newsletter of the Tri-County (California) Dental Hygienists’ Association, she was instrumental in uniting the Northern and Southern California Dental Hygienists’ Asso-ciations, which had existed as separate entities from 1950 until 1985. The article calls her “The Grande Dame of Tri-County” and “our living dental hygiene legend and shining star,” citing her service to dental hygiene in the roles of legislative activist, political change agent, negotiator and mentor at all levels of her professional association. Chaney graduated from Ohio State University in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene. She worked as a clinician for her first husband, a dentist. Her second husband was in the military, and she travelled extensively with him, practicing dental hygiene in Japan and Germany as well as the United States. When the couple settled in California, she began a long T and distinguished career working for the Air Force, which included being the first dental hygienist to receive the Exceptional Civilian Service Decoration, presented personally by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony at March Air Force Base. In her later years, Chaney was an active supporter and fundraiser for the ADHA Institute for Oral Health (IOH). For years, IOH has awarded the “Elizabeth Chaney Liaison of the Year Award” to an individual whose Elizabeth “Liz” Chaney, exceptional service and accomplish -BA, RDH ments are demonstrated through extraordinary fundraising skills on behalf of the ADHA Institute for Oral Health. The award was named to honor her many years of fundraising and support for the Institute. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth Albrecht of Minnesota and daughter and son in-law Pamela and Steve Clute of Califor-nia; she is mourned by many friends and colleagues from the dental hygiene profession. n alifornia dental hygienists are self-regulating, with au-thority over dental hygiene practice, education, licensure and discipline vested in the four dental hygienists, four consum-ers and one dentist who are members of the Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC). California Senate Bill 1202 would make a number of technical changes to the opera-tions of the committee, as well as some that would have a significant impact. For example, while the committee already has the authority to approve dental hygiene programs, this bill specifies that any new program seeking committee recognition submit a feasibility study demonstrating a need for a new program before seeking Commission on Dental Ac-creditation (CODA) approval. To be approved by the DHCC, a new program would also have to prove that the program met the minimum standards required by CODA for an accredited program. The bill would also authorize registered dental hygienists in alternative practice (RDHAPs), who can practice independently, to operate a mobile dental hygiene clinic as their dental hygiene office. Kansas Governor Brownback finalized the creation of the third category of extended care permit (ECP III) dental hygiene provider with the signing of Kansas House Bill 2631 on May 8. The ECP program began in 2007 with the creation of the ECP I to serve certain children and the ECPII to treat seniors and disabled persons. The new ECP III will have a broader scope, including temporary fillings, extraction of mobile teeth and soft denture relines—and will be able to treat both disadvantaged children and seniors or disabled persons in many additional settings. On March 30, the Nebraska Board of Dentistry unanimous-ly recognized orofacial myology services as part of the dental scope and part of the dental hygiene scope under assessment, preventive services and education allowed in the practice act statute. Also known as myofunctional therapy, treatment large-ly consisting of prescribed exercises is designed to reeducate the movement of facial muscles, restore correct swallowing C Hawaii Dental Hygienists’ Association President-Elect Ellie Kelley-Miyashiro, RDH, BS, stands next to her dental hygiene license to remind Hawaii dental hygienists that a new law signed in May (proposed by and strongly supported by the Hawaii Dental Hygienists’ Association) now requires all dental hygienists to have a copy of their license displayed in an operatory where they treat patients. patterns, help to establish adequate labial-lingual postures and re-establish a normal “freeway space.” The question had come to the board because a Nebraska dental hygienist, who had been providing these services under the general supervision of a dentist, had been issued a cease and desist order by the Nebraska Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology that asserted that she was engaged in the unlicensed practice of speech-language pathology. Following the dental board deci -sion, that order was rescinded. Stateline is prepared by the ADHA Division of Governmental Affairs. n 12 JUL 2012 access

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The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) was saddened to learn of the death of longtime member and supporter, Elizabeth “Liz” Chaney, BA, RDH, on April 5, 2012, at the age of 87, from complications due to pneumonia. Chaney was very active in ADHA and the California Dental Hygienists’ Association for many years. According to an article in the February 2011 newsletter of the Tri-County (California) Dental Hygienists’ Association, she was instrumental in uniting the Northern and Southern California Dental Hygienists’ Associations, which had existed as separate entities from 1950 until 1985. The article calls her “The Grande Dame of Tri-County” and “our living dental hygiene legend and shining star,” citing her service to dental hygiene in the roles of legislative activist, political change agent, negotiator and mentor at all levels of her professional association. Chaney graduated from Ohio State University in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene. She worked as a clinician for her first husband, a dentist. Her second husband was in the military, and she travelled extensively with him, practicing dental hygiene in Japan and Germany as well as the United States. When the couple settled in California, she began a long and distinguished career working for the Air Force, which included being the first dental hygienist to receive the Exceptional Civilian Service Decoration, presented personally by President Bill Clinton at a ceremony at March Air Force Base. In her later years, Chaney was an active supporter and fundraiser for the ADHA Institute for Oral Health (IOH). For years, IOH has awarded the “Elizabeth Chaney Liaison of the Year Award” to an individual whose exceptional service and accomplishments are demonstrated through extraordinary fundraising skills on behalf of the ADHA Institute for Oral Health. The award was named to honor her many years of fundraising and support for the Institute. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth Albrecht of Minnesota and daughter and son in-law Pamela and Steve Clute of California; she is mourned by many friends and colleagues from the dental hygiene profession.

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California dental hygienists are self-regulating, with authority over dental hygiene practice, education, licensure and discipline vested in the four dental hygienists, four consumers and one dentist who are members of the Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC). California Senate Bill 1202 would make a number of technical changes to the operations of the committee, as well as some that would have a significant impact. For example, while the committee already has the authority to approve dental hygiene programs, this bill specifies that any new program seeking committee recognition submit a feasibility study demonstrating a need for a new program before seeking Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) approval. To be approved by the DHCC, a new program would also have to prove that the program met the minimum standards required by CODA for an accredited program. The bill would also authorize registered dental hygienists in alternative practice (RDHAPs), who can practice independently, to operate a mobile dental hygiene clinic as their dental hygiene office. Kansas Governor Brownback finalized the creation of the third category of extended care permit (ECP III) dental hygiene provider with the signing of Kansas House Bill 2631 on May 8. The ECP program began in 2007 with the creation of the ECP I to serve certain children and the ECPII to treat seniors and disabled persons. The new ECP III will have a broader scope, including temporary fillings, extraction of mobile teeth and soft denture relines—and will be able to treat both disadvantaged children and seniors or disabled persons in many additional settings. On March 30, the Nebraska Board of Dentistry unanimously recognized orofacial myology services as part of the dental scope and part of the dental hygiene scope under assessment, preventive services and education allowed in the practice act statute. Also known as myofunctional therapy, treatment largely consisting of prescribed exercises is designed to reeducate the movement of facial muscles, restore correct swallowing patterns, help to establish adequate labial-lingual postures and re-establish a normal “freeway space.” The question had come to the board because a Nebraska dental hygienist, who had been providing these services under the general supervision of a dentist, had been issued a cease and desist order by the Nebraska Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology that asserted that she was engaged in the unlicensed practice of speech-language pathology. Following the dental board decision, that order was rescinded. Stateline is prepared by the ADHA Division of Governmental Affairs.

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