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Dear Hygeniuses of DCA
We are very excited about the growth and development of our DCA Hygiene Team in 2019! We have visited most of the regions with our World Class Dental Health Care (WCDHC) workshops and are continuing to help the new affiliations into 2020. We certainly have all been “growing stronger together” and providing optimal patient care through the great services that you do. This year we placed a very large footprint on our DCA organization with our Hygiene Team leading growth over 2018. We are very proud of each and every one of you!
Glory Grossbard, RDH
VP of Hygiene and Practice Development
We also want to acknowledge our Hygiene Coaches (all 17 of them—soon to be 20), for providing excellence in coaching and helping support each RDH. We clearly know that much of our success has been with each of you having a great impact in practices! We are looking forward to a strong 2020. In 2020, we will be continuing our mission and vision for growth and optimal care throughout some new and improved levels of training. We know that the more knowledge and education we have, the better we can serve and provide WCDHC for our patients. I look forward to seeing and working with all of you to support your progress at DCA in the years to come. I have the utmost confidence that we will continue to grow stronger as a Hygiene team in 2020. We are committed to excellence in all that we do, and we will continue to follow this culture at DCA. Having said that, I thank you all for your hard work, dedication, loyalty, leadership and the excellent service you are providing. We are proud of you and the value you bring your patients and our practices. We could not do this without YOU!
Left Top: Natasha Pagan-Vargas, RM NC FL; Rachel Buckler, Hygienist MD; Rita Rogers, IN Hyg Coach; Natalie Angelini, PA Hyg Coach; Lisette Medina, Director of Hygiene for NCF & NF. Left Bottom: Nicole Breidel, IL Hyg Coach; Tara Pannell, KDA Hyg Coach; Cheryl Engleman, MD Hyg Coach. Right Top: Tamara Lucas, Hartford Hygienist; April Moss, Mid Atlantic Hyg Coach; Barbara Greene-Brooks, MD Hyg Coach; Jeff Wingfield, RM MD; Wendy Stewart, KDA Hyg Coach; Claudia Rodriguez, MYS TX Hyg Coach (new); Barbara Lutz, NJ Hyg Coach; Glory Grossbard, VP of Hygiene. Right Bottom: Liz Ines, PerioProtect Account; Juantia Aviles, RM MYS; Keverly Sugden, WCF Hyg Coach; Nashwa Khaled, MYS TX Hyg Coach (new)
In October, Dental Care Alliance celebrated National Hygiene Month and recognized our outstanding team across the country with messages of thanks and a special gift for each HyGENIUS. We also recognized our top four leading team members with Snappy points so that they could select from the online catalog of awesome gifts.
TOP FOUR HYGENIUS TEAM MEMBERS
Nicole Charnoubi Dental Associates of Northern Virginia – Tyson’s Corner
Yina Margarita Vasquez Dental Specialty Center of Homestead
Celebrating the DCA DENTAL HYGENIUS! Each year in October, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) celebrates dental hygienists, recognizes the patient care they provide, and raises awareness on the importance of good oral health. There’s much to celebrate about being a dental hygienist, and Dental Care Alliance is excited to honor our team of 672 dedicated hygiene professionals and the important role they play in improving the lives and health of our patients. DCA is proud to have the industry’s best dental hygiene professionals! Dental hygienists are partners in prevention, encouraging patients to brush, fl oss and rinse to protect oral and overall health. They play a vital role in ensuring optimal health and improving the lives of our patients by:
answering questions and advising patients on good dental care habits
removing plaque and tartar build-up on the surfaces of teeth taking and developing dental x-rays and chart teeth
Throughout my career, I have enjoyed many facets of the dental hygiene profession. Still, I am amazed and fortunate to witness how each hygienist takes his or her own individual approach to their patient care.
As a hygienist and now a coach, I am excited to watch our profession become a more connected part of the healthcare community, and a wellrecognized factor of the comprehensive wellness of the patient. It’s our responsibility to guide and inform our patients of the importance of oral health and the impact it has on their overall quality of life.
“ IN EVERY DCA PRACTICE THAT I VISIT, I HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF MEETING TRULY WONDERFUL HYGIENISTS.” - BARBARA LUTZ RDH, BSHS
My goal is educate, infl uence and help guide you to recognizing yourselves as the industry’s best dental healthcare professionals.
A great example is the DENTAL HYGENIUS pictured on the right,
Hadeer Hanafy from our Garden State Dental practice in Toms River,
New Jersey. Hadeer consistently strives to deliver excellent patient care and creates healthy smiles for life! We couldn’t be more proud that she is part of this successful team.
Thanks to all of our hygiene team members across the DCA family of practices, for all your eff orts and all that you do help us grow stronger together.
screening patients for oral health conditions
applying sealants and fl uoride treatments
taking impressions of teeth for creating dental devices
completing documentation and other patient management tasks
Hadeer Hanafy
Dental Hygienist, Garden State Dental, NJ
