E-Newsletter Assistants Association Qld Inc

Oct - Nov 2010

Dentale-Newsletter Assistants Association Qld Inc.

Editor’s Report

Inside this Issue Welcome to the October/November e-newsletter for the Dental Assistants Association Queensland. Early in October I Editor’s Report 1 had the pleasure to represent the association in Cairns at the “Instrument Tracking… Is it really necessary?” Workshop run Paid Parental Leave Scheme - by Ann Maree Ford and Kylie Galletta. The day was a success Unions remind working families. 2 with a great turnout. Please see page 3 for the full report and Instrument Tracking Workshop photos. Cairns 09/10/2010 3 Page 5 has a report by Anne Daniel (committee member), which is about an Heads Up - Thrown Into Relief 4 organization helping children and young people from birth to seventeen years, when they are placed into foster care. This is an article not to be missed! Project Love and Care 5 Cordial Diet Rots Child’s Teeth 6 Have a look at the industrial relation article on page 2 to make sure you are kept up to date with all the latest news and information. We Don’t Mind The Gap 7 Please feel free to send me an email with any suggestions/questions regarding the e-newsletter.

Rebecca Ede [email protected]

Ann Maree Ford, Kylie Galletta and Rebecca Ede at the Integrated Infection Control Workshop in Cairns. Report page 3.

PRESIDENT - Michelle Ricks-McKenzie Ph: 3885 2807 (after 7pm) SECRETARY - Cathy Heenan Ph: 3902 1785 Fax: 3399 3469 Email: [email protected] PO Box 492, Cannon Hill Qld 4170 TREASURER - Anita Greensill Ph: 0432 654 737 EDITOR - Rebecca Ede Email: [email protected] www.daaqld.com DAA Qld Inc. e-Newsletter Oct - Nov 2010 : 2

Unions spread the word to remind working families to apply for new Paid Parental Leave scheme

Unions will be spreading the word about the new Paid Parental workplace right or are unsure how to access it.” Leave scheme to begin in January to ensure that all workers are Ms Kearney helped launch a public information campaign today at aware of their new entitlement and how to apply for it. Holden in Port Melbourne, one of more than 150 employers who Speaking at the launch of a public information campaign alongside have registered with Centrelink to provide Government-funded Prime Minister Julia Gillard today, ACTU President Ged Kearney parental leave to their employees. said unions wanted to celebrate the historic achievement of a PPL The Government scheme provides all parents of babies born after 1 scheme and to also make sure no workers missed out. January, 2011, with payment of $10,258.20 for 18 weeks leave. “After 30 years of campaigning by unions and community groups, Parents expecting on or after 1 January can begin applying for it’s very exciting that the new 18 week scheme is now less than payments now. three months away,” Ms Kearney said. Ms Kearney said unions would visit workplaces to provide further “It’s long overdue, and will encourage higher workforce information about the scheme. participation by the two-thirds of women who currently have no access to paid parental leave. She said unions would use collective bargaining to build on the solid foundation provided by the national PPL scheme towards the “All employees, women especially, need to be fully aware they will goal of full income replacement for six months of paid leave for all be entitled to paid parental leave from January 1 next year. new working mothers. “It’s vitally important as the onus will be on the employee to make Some employers already provide this entitlement, and through an application to receive paid leave. Most employers will do the collective bargaining unions will seek to top up the government right thing by informing their staff, but some may not or may simply scheme to extend it to all workers. be unaware of the change.” Australian Council of Trade Unions “We would hate to see working women and their families miss Published: 15/10/2010 out because they are unaware that they now have this important DAA Qld Inc. e-Newsletter Oct - Nov 2010 : 3

Instrument tracking…. Is it really necessary? Workshop Cairns 09/10/2010

On Saturday the 9th October 2010 Ann Maree Ford and Kylie Galletta from Integrated Infection Control Pty Ltd ran another successful workshop this time in Cairns. It was a great turnout of Dental Assistants all eager to understand and further their knowledge in meeting Australian Standards AS/NZS4815:2006 in the dental practice. Some of the many things Ann Maree and Kylie talked about were; - May, Should, Shall, What are the differences? - Invasive procedures - The importance of knowing your instrument classification - Aeseptic techniques when using steri pouches - IRC flow - Vacuum test, Bowie-Dick test and PCD test - Indicator classes Ann Maree Ford and Kylie Galletta - Autoclave validation - Australian standards vs autoclave instructions - Cycle monitoring And much more!

INTEGRATED INFECTION CONTROL PTY LTD is a consultancy to assist dental practices to achieve the ultimate level in infection control. Some of the services they provide include; - infection control, - advice on steriliser daily testing, - cycle monitoring and validation, - performance qualification, - generic infection control protocols, - customized infection control manuals, - standard operating procedures, - infection control management plans, - in-house training, - evaluation, - reviews and practice audits, - material safety data sheets, - surgery design - sterilizing dept design. Also speaking on the day were Shaylene Galdona and Damien Drummond. Shaylene is from Austmel and spoke about surgery and patient traceability module in service and all the wonderful products Austmel have to offer. Damien is from Dental IT Solutions and spoke about their many services such as sterilization tracking and stock control software package. Michelle Ricks-McKenzie, Damien Drummond Altogether the day was a success with much thanks to Ann Maree and Kylie for and Shaylene Galdona providing such an information packed day! For further information about Integrated Infection Control please have a look at their website www.integratedinfectioncontrol.com DAA Qld Inc. e-Newsletter Oct - Nov 2010 : 4

Heads Up - Thrown into Relief

Too much of a good thing? It’s sure starting increased risk of heart attack – but since We’ve come to depend on NSAIDs – and to look that way with over-the-counter-anti- other NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen have also overused them – simply because they work inflammatory medications such as Voltaren been implicated. so effectively on everyday complaints such and Nurofen, which we pop for everything as back or joint pain. (But, contrary to the with sporting injuries to lower back pain Nurofen and Naprosyn are bad news for advertising claims, NSAIDs do not “target” to rheumatoid arthritis. Diclofenac, the key anyone suffering inflammatory conditions specific sites; rather they work throughout ingredient in Voltaren, has been found to such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, the body). increase the risk of stroke by up to 86 per stomach ulcers, and bowel disease, because cent; while ibuprofen, the active ingredient of they can promote gastric bleeding and “This new research is a wake-up call,” nurofen, was linked to a 30 per cent increase, ulceration. Although this has been known says Dr Ric Day, a professor of clinical in a new Danish study examining the medical for decades, recent research is showing that pharamacology at the University of NSW. records of more the 2.6 million people. even small doses of Naprosyn over a short “When an over-the-counter drug becomes period can trigger aggressive flare-ups of wide-spread, many people falsely imagine The study drew wide publicity recently but colitis, even in sufferers who may have been it doesn’t have any side effects.” Dr Day it’s merely the latest in a steady stream of in long-term remission. The over-45s seem doesn’t believe there is sufficient evidence research pointing to serious side effects particularly susceptible to the side-effects of yet to turn over-the-counter-NSAIDs into rising from over-use of such non-steroidal NSAIDs, possibly because the predisposition prescription-only drugs, however. “The and anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), to inflammation increases greatly with age. background risk in otherwise healthy people including an elevated risk of heart disease, Many of these recent findings have come is still low,” he advises. “The message is to stomach ulcers, kidney damage and high to light because inflammation has become always read the warnings on the packet.” blood pressure. Back in 2004, the prescription one of the hottest areas in medical research, NSAID Vioxx was hastily withdrawn after now accepted as a contributing factor in From Weekend Australian Magazine it was found that long-term use led to an heart disease and some forms of cancer. 25.309.10

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Project Love & Care “The name was chosen because we love the children and care about what happens to them”- By Anne Daniel

This time of the year leading up to Christmas, our thoughts often go to the people in third world countries who aren’t as fortunate as we are, and we tend to direct our charity in those areas. However, we sometimes aren’t aware of the tragedy and heartbreak in our own back yard, and that the army of silent helpers who continually put their lives on hold to care for traumatised children, need our help. How can you and your dental practice help? Maybe you are able to donate some of the following items: • Toothbrushes, toothpaste face washers, soap, brush or comb, sanitary items for young women, or nappies for babies I had the privilege recently of representing DAA Qld Inc at • School stationery supplies, colouring/puzzle books, picture or the home of Ann George who is the project manager for the reading books community assistance program called ‘Project Love & Care’. • Good quality second-hand clothing, new socks and The purpose of the program is to provide Care Kits to children underwear, soft toys and young people from birth to seventeen years when they are • Curtain material for the Care Bags first placed into foster care. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and donations can The children can be the innocent victims of domestic violence, be made by contacting Ann George on (07) 3372 8493 or and other issues affecting our local communities. They feel lost, [email protected] lonely and afraid and are often traumatised and emotionally scarred. Ann and her devoted group of helpers gather weekly to make Care Kits (made from donated material e.g. curtain material), which hold Toiletry Kits and Activity Kits, which include basic items for personal hygiene, clothing, and toys to call their own. Have you changed The completed Kits are given to each child as soon as possible on removal from their homes by the Department of Child Safety, your details? or the Police. It gives the child coming into care something to own and to hold onto during the transition into foster care. On behalf of members of DAA Qld Inc, the committee donated If your email or home $400 to purchase toothbrushes for the Toiletry Kits. Colgate representative Anna Bagnell and Jaime Stephens from Oral-B address has changed joined me for the presentation (pictured here with Ann George) make sure you keep and we all saw first hand how this wonderful woman has opened her home for this program to function. DAA Qld Inc informed by The need for this program is not just local, but has extended as emailing your new details far north as the Torres Strait. Ann recently heard from a police officer in the north, who thanked her and her group of helpers to [email protected] for providing care to the Aboriginal communities. It isn’t often that she gets feedback on the assistance the group provides, but she says that it makes them all the more determined to continue their work. DAA Qld Inc. e-Newsletter Oct - Nov 2010 : 6

Cordial diet rots child’s teeth Felicity Caldwell | 23rd September 2010 http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/09/23/Child-placed-foster-care-12-teeth-neglected/

AN Ipswich girl had 12 teeth extracted after The girl found eating painful and was very after doing a parenting course. her mother gave her only cordial to drink and embarrassed about her 15 badly decaying The mother, who cannot be named, pleaded teeth. failed to take her to a dentist for more than guilty to a charge of child cruelty. three years. Mr Wallis said two of the molars removed She was sentenced to 12 months jail but were adult teeth and her two front teeth, also The girl came to the attention of a school released immediately on parole. dental worker when she was aged six, who adult teeth, were not removed but had a “poor advised her mother to take her to a dentist. prognosis”. Judge Sarah Bradley told the mother she failed significantly in her duty as a parent. But repeated calls and letters went “This is a very serious incident of cruelty to unanswered and the girl had 12 teeth children,” he said. “It would’ve caused your daughter great social and emotional difficulties as well as removed this year when she was taken into The girl and her baby brother were put in a physical pain,” Judge Bradley said. child safety custody, aged nine. foster home earlier this year. Defence barrister David Gardiner said his Ipswich District Court heard that in November The 39-year-old woman also has two adult client was advised it would be best to wait 2006 the girl had a gum abscess which was children and another two young children who until the baby teeth fell out. draining pus. are also in foster care. Crown prosecutor Clayton Wallis said as well The court heard the woman, a drug addict, as a poor diet, the girl’s toothbrush was kept admitted regularly using amphetamines and on a hard-to-reach bench. cannabis but hoped to get her children back

We Don’t Mind the Gap: The Fashionable Flash a New Smile Rachel Dodes September 8, 2010 | The Wall Street Journal

Struggling with a sense of alienation following Instead of perfection, designers now want in a world that is more and more digitally the death of his father in 2008, fashion what casting directors call “characters.” enhanced.” designer David Delfin asked an orthodontist to “I think people want to see something In editorial spreads in Vogue and W, as well insert a bracket to open a space between his different, something off,” says casting director as ads for high-end brands like Chanel and two front teeth. Natalie Joos, who is selecting models for the Marc Jacobs, gaptoothed gals are having a “It was a metaphor for the separation I was runway shows of Lacoste and Cynthia Steffe moment. feeling,” said Mr. Delfin, who called his spring this season. In a new ad for Hudson jeans, Mick Jagger’s 2009 collection “Diastema,” the medical term Other distinguishing characteristics in demand pillow-lipped, gaptoothed model daughter for a space between two teeth, usually in this season include tattoos, piercings, scars Georgia appears open-mouthed and topless, front. and even albino coloring. locked in an embrace with a tattooed man. It turns out Mr. Delfin was ahead of the Some say the popularity of physical flaws Miu Miu’s fall ad campaign features a young fashion curve. At model casting calls for New reflects the skepticism of today’s youth model named Lindsey Wixson wearing a fur York’s fashion week, which begins today, one toward the air-brushed perfection of the vest and flashing long, neatlyspaced teeth. of the most coveted attributes is an affront to digital age. modern orthodontics: gapped teeth. Even Lauren Hutton, a supermodel in the “It’s a love for the imperfect, and the The look is a bold departure from recent ‘70s and ‘80s known for her signature gap, authentic,” says Stefano Tonchi, editor-in- standards of idealized beauty that have is getting more work these days: She was chief of W magazine. “These are values that rewarded curvaceous and perfect-smile featured on the cover of the September issue are more and more important for younger models, such as Doutzen Kroes and Miranda of Condé Nast U.K.’s Love magazine. generations. Originality, authenticity… Kerr, with high-profile ad campaigns. DAA Qld Inc. e-Newsletter Oct - Nov 2010 : 7

Continued from page 6 The diastema is also gaining traction in Hollywood, as high-profile actors like Anna Paquin, of the vampire series “True Blood,” and Elisabeth Moss, of “Mad Men,” grace the red carpet with their pearly whites—and dark gaps. In a recent issue of Us Weekly, Ms. Paquin said she considers it rude when people ask her why she hasn’t “fixed” her smile. The gap has long been celebrated in many African cultures as a sign of beauty. But in Europe and North America, gapped teeth weren’t always considered chic. According to the medieval laws of physiognomy—in which facial DENTAL ASSISTANTS features were thought to dictate personality traits—a gap was a visual ASSOCIATION signal that a woman was “lustful and licentious,” says Colin Jones, a professor at Queen Mary University of London who is writing a book QUEENSLAND Inc. about the history of dentistry. Membership In the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in his Canterbury Tales of the gaptoothed wife of Bath, who says, “as help me God, I was a lusty one/ And fair, and rich, and young, and well begone”—old English for “well-endowed.” Go to www.daaqld.com In more recent times, amply spaced front teeth have graced the Member Benefits page mouths of a wide range of celebrities, from David Letterman to Madonna. But they have never been a widespread trend cultivated by and join online. the fashion and entertainment industries. Sotheby’s is currently exhibiting a series of photographs of gaptoothed model Ms. Wixson. The series, called “I Remain, You Desire,” follows Ms. Wixson, 16 years old, as she attended casting calls and prepared As the skinny trend persisted, fashion designers and modeling for runway shows last year. agencies came under fire for allegedly promoting an emaciated “Lindsey is one of these girls saying, ‘This is my face. This is who I aesthetic. The reaction was a healthier curvaceous look, embodied by am,’” says Gabrielle Revere, the photographer who followed her on her Lara Stone, who incidentally also has a gap. rounds. “People are responding to it, because it is unconventional.” Now 26, Ms. Stone is the face of Calvin Klein and was proclaimed Jessica Hart, a 24-year-old Australian model, used to oblige when “girl of the year” by Vogue U.K in 2009. She is now widely credited for clients asked her to wear a prosthetic insert to cover up her wide gap. popularizing the gaptoothed look. In this year’s September issue, she But as she gets more work because of her teeth, not in spite of them, appears in a 12-page editorial spread, her gapped front teeth visible in she refuses to cover it up. “If [clients] don’t like my gap, I don’t want to every single image. work for them,” she says. For Ashley Smith, a 19-year-old model who will be strutting the Dr. Sheldon Peck, a historian and adjunct professor of orthodontics at runways at New York’s fashion week for the first time this season, the University of North Carolina, says diastemata are still something her gap is her calling card. “It’s something that sets me apart from mainstream consumers see as a cosmetic mishap to be fixed, not a everybody else,” she says. distinction to be celebrated. Ms. Smith was recently selected to model for Prada’s resort collection, But in the fashion industry, where getting attention is a primary goal a coup for a young model, and she appears in ad campaigns for Levi of catwalk shows and advertisements, changing the aesthetic of the Strauss and Italian brand Sisley. “If I am on set and smiling, but women who model clothes is one strategy to draw stares. not showing my teeth, they are always shouting, ‘Show us the In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, glamorous supermodels like Linda teeth!’” Ms. Smith says. Evangelista and Naomi Campbell ruled the runways, only to be supplanted by the short and skinny waifs epitomized by Kate Moss. A succession of mini-trends followed. Voluptuous Brazilians gave way to androgynous Belgians, followed by tall, young and all-too-skinny Russians.