In this Tea Room speaker expert Lisa Rowley will discuss national initiatives intended to reduce the shortage of dental hygienists by allowing less qualified people to practice dental hygiene.

• Describe ADA proposals intended to address the workforce shortage of dental hygienists.
• Describe training & functions of the ADA's proposed Oral Preventive Assistant (OPA).
• Discuss actions taken by the ADHA to address the ADA proposals.
• Discuss how clinical dental hygienists can get involved with opposing proposals that would reduce the requirements to become a licensed dental hygienist.

Speakers: Lindsey Lee RDH, MS, LPN & Lisa Rowley, MSDH, RDH. CDA, FADHA