Podcasts Health Your Official ADHA Podcast 019 Matt is joined by Dr. Tim Ricks, Chief Dental Officer for the US Public Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General of The United States!

019 Matt is joined by Dr. Tim Ricks, Chief Dental Officer for the US Public Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General of The United States!

Published: July 21, 2020, 4 a.m.

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This week Matt Crespin is joined by Dr. Tim Ricks, Chief Dental Officer for the US Public Health Service and Assistant Surgeon General of The United States.\\xa0

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Episode Highlights

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  • ADHA Annual Conference Recap\\xa0
  • Dr. Tim Ricks Background\\xa0
  • Dr. Tim Ricks Many Roles
  • Changes with COVID-19
  • Surgeon General\'s Report on Oral Health

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Quotes

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\\u201cThey are taking time out of their schedules to be a part and share the important work that dental hygienists do\\u201d

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\\u201cMy wife called me and said how about dentistry?\\u201d

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\\u201cI work every day with the most dedicated dental health professionals in the country"

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\\u201cI consider these organizations and the ADHA extremely important external stakeholders\\u201d

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\\u201cThe main thing was that I wanted everyone to have an equal seat at the table\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cHopefully we can expand this work group beyond the pandemic itself\\u201d

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\\u201cWe need to break down the silos that exist in oral health\\u201d

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\\u201cI always wanted to something in service of others\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cIt\'s not going to be the Federal Government or the Surgeon General that gets this information out it\'s going to be organized dentistry and you and all of us embracing those key messages together\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cADHA has every dental hygienists voice in mind and we listen to what you say, we read every email and bring your voices to the table\\u201d\\xa0

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Links

Matt\\u2019s Email: MattC@ADHA.net\\xa0

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports\\xa0

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The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

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Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/\\xa0

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Email for COVID Questions/Input: rdhcovidinfo@adha.net\\xa0

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Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19\\xa0

American Dental Hygienists\\u2019 Association homepage: \\xa0 https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page: \\xa0 https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/\\xa0

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