PITTSBURGH, Pa., USA: Some 2,000-plus attendees have gathered at the David Lawrence Convention Center for the weeklong Center for Lifelong Learning at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s 93rd Annual Session. The program features a diverse offering of continuing education programs within six different C.E. tracks.
First up Saturday morning is a plenary session. Sponsored by Procter & Gamble Crest + Oral B, the event will begin with the ADHA Awards Ceremony at 8 a.m., followed by the keynote presentation “Knowing Your Value” by best-selling author, journalist and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Mika Brzezinski. Doors for the session open at 7:30 a.m.
Brzezinski’s memoir, “All Things At Once,” became a New York Times best seller in January 2010. Her second book, “Knowing Your Value,” which examines the role of women in the workplace, reached No. 1 on The New York Times best sellers list for business books in spring 2011. Her most recent book, “Obsessed: America’s Food Addiction and My Own,” debuted on the best-sellers list in spring 2013. Brzezinski also writes “Getting What You Want” for Cosmopolitan, a monthly column about career confidence and empowerment.
In addition to the keynote presentation, the day will also be filled with a variety of other educational sessions. Topics include “The Dental Hygienist's Role in the Care of Infant, Toddler and Adolescent Patients” by
Ruth Conn, RDH, MSDH, “Challenges and Strategies: Treating Dental Patients with Food Allergies and Gluten Intolerance” by Ellen Karlin, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, and “Everything I Need to Know about Leadership I Learned from Rock & Roll” by Debra Zabloudil, FACHE, CAE. All those sessions take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In addition, the exhibit hall is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many exhibitors are offering specials on products you buy here at the show, so make sure you take a look before time runs out.
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