June 8, 2008

Boston Boot Camp 2008 - Educators

The educator attendees had a wonderful experience at camp and were very pleased with the camp content and information. They left armed with much accreditation information, calibration techniques, clinical documents and computerized grading information on the TalEval system. Each camp seems to provide more valuable information and tools for educators, it really is amazing.

A special treat for the attendees was a visit from the one and only Esther Wilkins! She was a pleasure to have and accommodated everyone with autographs and photos. It really added a nice touch to the camp experience.

Hopefully camp alumni will log on and post a comment or two to let us know how they are doing, add any new ideas or techniques or just say hi. This really could be a wealth of information for educators!

Hope everyone is enjoying some summer rest and those preparing for accreditation, our thoughts are with you!

Warm Regards,

Marianne Dryer RDH

Cape Cod Community College

Boston Camp 2008

June, 2008

Hello Fellow Alumni,

I had the pleasure of teaching this summer at the Boston Boot Camp 2008 with Cindy Biron, and what a wonderful experience it was. I could see the campers where feeling all the things I felt back in 2006 in Harrisburg, Pa. They were excited and stimulated by all the information and the chance to share with fellow colleagues. The Boston Camp had 37 attendees, 8 of whom where RDH's attending the hands on instrumentation course pictured above. I had the privilege of working with Ginny Wagner, first year clinical coordinator, Tallahassee Community College. I was so happy to see how much these ladies got out of the camp. Many came with physical complaints due to ergonomic issues they wanted to have addressed, and others simply wanted to experience an alternative instrumentation technique that was more effective with less operator fatigue. I am happy to post their course evaluations comments below:

"Precision in Periodontal Instrumentation gave me a new appreciation for my scaling technique and will help me in my career longevity."

"This is the only instrumentation course you will need. This course was the most hands-on with one on one instruction I have ever attended. Spreading it out over two days allowed the information to sink in and help perfect the technique by day two. I highly recommend this course to all hygienists, new & seasoned."

"I will take away so much valuable information that will benefit not only my patients with more effective instrumentation, but will also benefit me ergonomically and lengthen my years in the field."

"Being fresh out of hygiene school, I was skeptical as to how much I would benefit from this course. I thought it would be a helpful review of techniques learned in school, however it was so much more than that. I was so impressed by the techniques presented; they were smart, logical and nothing like I learned in school. I highly recommend this course."

"Thank you for a great instrumentation workshop! I learned how to remove calculus with finesse vs. bullying it off! As the camp progressed, I developed a much lighter grip with more tactile sensitivity."

"Thank you for opening the door to a whole new way of thinking. I am excited to impliment this new way of scaling on Monday morning."

The remainder of the attendees were educators who went to a Teaching Methodology course, Accreditation seminar and also had a hands on workshop taught by Cindy, Christine Dominick - faculty Mass College of Pharmacy and Robin Matloff - faculty Mount Ida College. Each camp becomes more informative and inclusive, see the main website for a detailed description of current camps. http://www.dhmethed.com/id13.html

Please feel free to post comments, suggestions or just a hello, we would love to hear from you!

Sincerely,

Marianne Dryer

Marianne Dryer, RDH

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Ma

mdryer@ccccd.edu