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New Mexico Dental Hygienist Committee
REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING
Friday, October 16, 2015
Santa Fe, NM
MEETING MINUTES – DRAFT
1.
CALL TO ORDER
At 11:19 a.m. the Committee Chair, Ms. Ermelinda, RDH, called the New Mexico Dental Hygienist
Committee Meeting, October 16, 2015, meeting to order.
Kathy Townsend Reporters transcribed a portion of the committee’s meeting, the rule hearing and
adoption of rules (agenda item number 5). The transcript of proceedings can be found on the committee’s
website (www.rld.state.nm.us).
2.
ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ermelinda Baca, RDH
Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH
Melissa Barbara, RDH
Sarah Thiel, RDH
Paula Jenkins, RDH
Burrell Tucker, DDS
Richard Hatch, Public Member
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jolynn Galvin, DDS
Robert Blewer, Public Member
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jennifer Salazar, Assistant Attorney General
STAFF PRESENT:
Roberta Perea, Board Administrator
Martha Gallegos, Team Leader
Vanessa Sandoval, Compliance Liaison
Roll Call was taken by Roberta Perea and a quorum was determined present.
3.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ms. Melissa Barbara, RDH made a MOTION to approve the agenda as proposed. Ms. Denise TeagueMyrick, RDH SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
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4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
July 17, 2015 Regular Meeting
Ms. Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH made a MOTION to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2015 Meeting
as written. Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL.
6. REPORTS
A. Chair’s Report – Ms. Ermelinda Baca, RDH
Written Report (Attachment A)
B. Vice Chair Report – Ms. Melissa Barbara
Written Report (Attachment B)
C. Secretary’s Report – Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH
Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH reported to the board that from July 4, 2015 thru September 30, 2015 the
following licenses were issued:
33 Dental Hygiene licenses issued by Examination
1 Dental Hygiene licenses issued by Credentials
Ms. Melissa Barbara, RDH made a MOTION to enter the Boards Secretary’s report into record and to
ratify the approval of licenses issued. Ms. Denise Teague-Myrick SECONDED the motion which was
PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
D. WREB Report – Ms. Ermelinda Baca, RDH
Written Report (Attachment C)
E. CRDTS Report – Ms. Ermelilnda Baca, RDH
Written Report (Attachment D)
F. CDCA Report – Ms. Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH
Ms. Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH reported that CDCA’s annual meeting will be January 14-16, 2016
in Orlando, FL.
G. SRTA Report –
No Report
H. CITA Report – Ms. Ermelinda Baca, RDH
Ms. Ermelinda Baca contacted CITA to inquire why we have not been assigned to any examinations.
They reported that we have not followed through with filling out an examiner profile on their
website. Once we do this we can become an examiner. Cindy Jones, stated that all examinations for
2016 have been assigned, however, she feels we can be worked in if we submit our profiles in a
timely manner.
I. ADEX Report – Dr. Robert Gherardi, DDS
No Report
J. AADB Report – Ms. Melissa Barbara, RDH
No Report
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K. NM Health Services – Dr. Devi Gajapathi
No Report
L. NMDHA Report – Ms. Catherine Sovereign, RDH
Written Report (Attachment F)
M. UNM Report – Ms. Christine Nathe, RDH
No Report
N. San Juan Report – Dr. Julis Manz, DDS
No Report
O. Dona Ana Community College – Ms. Holly Harper, RDH
No Report
P. Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell
No Report
Q. PIMA Report – Ms. Melissa Plese, RDH
No Report
R. NM Department of Health – Ms. Carol Hanson, RDH
Written Report (Attachment G)
S. Ad Hoc Committees
No Report
7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Confirm Future Meeting Dates and Locations
January Committee Meeting – January 29, 2016, Santa Fe
April Committee Meeting – April 1st or 22nd, 2016, Albuquerque
July Committee Meeting – July 1st, 8th or 29th, 2016, Ruidoso
October Committee Meeting – October ____, 2016, Santa Fe
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. 2015-2016 Open Meeting Resolution – Jennifer Salazar
Mr. Richard Hatch made a MOTION to adopt the 2015-2016 Open Meeting Resolution. Ms. Denise
Teague-Myrick SECONDED the Motion. Motion PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
B. Approval of Regional Board Exams – Ms. Ermelinda Baca
1. WREB
2. CRDTS
3. CDCA/NERB
4. CITA/ADEX
5. SRTA
Mr. Burrell Tucker, DDS made a MOTION to approve all exams listed on the agenda for 2016 with the
exception that WEREB and SRTA have provisional approval upon adding the Extra Oral/Intra Oral
assessment as a graded component of their exams in 2017. Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH SECONDED the
Motion. Motion PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
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C. Appoint Board Member/Committee Member to attend the American Association of Dental
Boards Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago, IL on April 10th -11th
Ms. Ermelinda Baca, RDH made a MOTION to appoint Ms. Sarah Theil, RDH to attend the American
Association of Dental Boards Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago, IL on April 10th -10th, 2016. Melissa
Barbara, RDH SECONDED the Motion. Motion PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
D. Dental X-rays/HIPPA – Ms. Melissa Barbara
FYI - No Action Taken
E. Public Comment
None
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr. Burrell Tucker, DDS made a MOTION that the New Mexico Dental Hygienist Committee close this
meeting in order to enter into Executive Session to discuss the items listed in the agenda. Pursuant to
Sections 10-15-1 H (1) of the Open Meetings Act authorizing closed sessions for matters related to issuance,
suspension, renewal, revocation of a license. Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH SECONDED the motion. Motion
PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
Chair: Would the Board Administrator take a roll call vote to enter into Executive Session?
Roll Call Vote:
Ermelinda Baca, RDH - Yes
Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH - Yes
Melissa Barbara, RDH - Yes
Paula Jenkins, RDH - Yes
Sarah Thiel, RDH - Yes
Burrell Tucker, DDS - Yes
Richard Hatch, Public Member - Yes
The motion was approved by a unanimous approval. At 12:15p.m. the Committee entered into closed
session and the recorder was turned off.
Back in Open Session
The New Mexico Dental Hygienist Committee returned to open session at 12:27p.m Pursuant to 10-151. H (1) of the Open Meetings Act, the matters discussed in the closed meeting were limited only to those
specified on the agenda pertaining to licensing matters.
10.
COMMITTEE ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Consider Request for Inactive Status:
Alicia Sharpe, RDH
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Ms. Sarah Thiel, RDH made a MOTION to accept inactive status pending applicants submission
of continuing education. Mr. Richard Hatch SECONDED the motion. Motion PASSED by
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL with Dr. Burrell Tucker, DDS, abstaining.
11.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the Committee, Ms. Denise Teague-Myrick, RDH made a
MOTION at 12:29p.m. to adjourn the Dental Hygiene Committee meeting. Ms. Paula Jenkins, RDH
SECONDED the motion. Motion PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
Submitted by:
Roberta Perea, Board Administrator
Approved by: ________________________________________
Ermelinda Baca, RDH Chair
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Date
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Date
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(Attachment A)
NEW MEXICO DENTAL HYGIENIEISTS COMMITTEE
Chair Report
October 16, 2015
ACTIVITIES SINCE JULY 17, 2015 AS CHAIR:
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Attended the CRDTS annual meeting in Kansas City, MO-Aug 22 thru Aug 23, 2015
Attended the CRDTS Steering Committee Meeting- Aug 22 and 23, 2015
Anesthesia examiner for WREB -September 10, 2015 (Spokane, Washington)
Complaint Committee Meeting -September 25, 2015
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Vice Chair Report
Melissa A. Barbara RDH
Board Meeting
October 16th, 2015
Since last meeting:
1. WREB exam (3 days) Aptos, CA
2. Appointed to Dental Hygiene Exam Committee starting 2017-2021, four-year term,
four other members on committee, replacing Rebecca Howard RDH from New
Mexico. They committee meets every year in October in Phoenix at the main office.
3. AADB meeting: Monday November 2-3rd, Washington DC.
I did submit the information needed to acquire some reimbursement from RLD and
with Roberta’s help we did hear back and I have been approved for some
reimbursement, which will help with some of the expenses incurrent on the trip.
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WREB REPORT
HYGIENE EXAM REVIEW BOARD MEETING
JULY 23, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
SUBMITTED OCTOBER 16, 2015
BY
ERMELINDA BACA, RDH (COMMITTEE CHAIR)
HERB REPRESENTATIVE
Beth Cole updated the board in regards to external factors that affect WREB. She also discussed
changes to WREB's internal environment which includes a new information operating system.
Sharon Osborn Popp, PhD, WREB'S psychometrician , presented year to date candidate pass
rates and examiner performance. Noting no significant difference year to date between onsite
and conventional retake passing percentage for dental hygiene. She also detailed the
collaboration of WREB staff and the Restorative Committee regarding future restorative retakes.
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Janet Ingrao reported results of a study recently completed that tested a streamlined
process for examiner standardization and calibration. The test was highly successful and
the new process will be implemented starting in 2016 with the move to electronic
calibration proposed for 2017.
HERB members reported that their states do not have written statues or rules requiring a clinical
extra/intra oral examination for initial licensure in their state. however, the New Mexico
representative stated that their Dental Hygienists Committee will be proposing language
requiring an extra/intra oral examination which may become effective next year, if passed by the
Committee and ratified by the Board. I would like to note that Wyoming does have requirements
for initial licensure examination content for Dental Exams.
The following recommendations were approved by HERB and will be presented to the WREB
Board of Directors:
Local Anesthesia
Require only one examiner to validate on contaminated needle. One examiner may see the
contamination when the other examiner is busy. Currently recapping/sharps disposal requires
only one examiner to validate.
DENTAL HYGIENE
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For the purposes of he WREB examination, Candidates may submit any combination of the
following diagnostic radiographs for the evaluation of WREB criteria for treatment submission:
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Vertical, horizontal or extraoral digital BW exposed within twelve months of the exam
date
Panoramic exposed within thirty six months of the exam date
Periapicals exposed within thirty six months of the exam date
Beginning in 2016 it will no longer be a patient rejection for non-diagnostic radiographs, but a
four point penal will be assessed. In addition a three point peaty will be assessed for each
technique error, with a maximum of ten points combined for Radiographic Evaluation.
RESTORATIVE
Language will be added "Altering the WREB-marked assigned prep" to the list of reasons for
dismissal under the Improper performance section of the WREB Policy Guide.
Utilize electronic scoring for examiner standardization and calibration exercise (2017). In 2016,
unsuccessful candidates will reeve a more detailed report, listing the specific areas of deficiency.
FUTURE EXAM CONTENT
To reflect current scopes of practice, the board discussed future exam content and the feasibility
of adding addition assessment components. Beth Cole and Kelly Reich reported that the
Extra/Intra oral component may not be added back into the exam until 2018. Reasons cited were
the expense of adding it to the computer software for grading, writing the portion of the exam
and beta testing.
Diane Klemann, RDH was elected as the Dental Hygiene member -at-large representative to the
WREB Board of Directors.
The next HERB meeting will be held in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, March 11, 2016.
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CRDTS STEERING COMMITTE REPORT
AUGUST 21, 22, 2016
SUBMITTED BY ERMEINDA BACA, RDH
Following are the meeting highlights:
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The Dental Hygiene Exam fee for the 2016 exam season will remain $995.00 for the
2016 exam season.
There will be essentially no changes to the Dental Hygiene Exam in 2016.
Nebraska reported that they will be accepting the WREB Dental Exam for initial
licensure, however the will not be accepting the WREB Dental Hygiene exam due to the
lack of the extra/intra oral exam content.
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CDCA Report - Denise Teague Myrick
CDCA Annual Meeting will take place on January 14-16, 2016, and will be held once again at Disney's Yacht and
Beach Club Resort in Orlando, FL. Invitations to the CDCA Annual Meeting will be sent out to all active (voting)
CDCA members, as well as consultant members who serve on the CDCA Standing Committees or who are Chief
Examiners or Captains, at the end of September/early October. Please be sure to register as soon as you receive
your invitation.
Also, there is a new policy (went in effect July 2015) from CDCA is that there is no longer a master account for
hotel stays with CDCA. During the June Steering Committee meeting, I discussed this with Jack Feldesman, and
explained to him that this may create a hardship for examiners. He told me that he understands, but that "most
companies are moving away from this" and that this email went out to 800 people and that I was only the 4th
person to have an issue with it. He stated that the direct deposit and electronic uploading of receipts should make
it possible to receive reimbursement before your credit card bill comes. I asked him about making last minute
flight arrangements to be able to do this, and he stated that booking a flight a couple weeks before is fine.
This is part of the letter that was sent out to the membership:
"This is to advise you that the CDCA is modifying the hotel reimbursement policy for all examinations and meetings
effective
July 1, 2015.
In the past, members have had two options for hotel reimbursement. The first option was to pay for their hotel room
with a personal credit or debit card and then submit this expense to CDCA in combination with their other
exam/meeting reimbursable personal expenses. The alternative was to have their hotel room expensed on the CDCA
Master Account, which was paid directly by CDCA, and then submit other exam/meeting reimbursable personal
expenses separately.
The alternative of being placed on a Master Account will no longer be an option beginning July 1, 2015.
This new policy was recently discussed and approved by the CDCA Board of Directors in consultation with the
CDCA Finance Committee.
The primary driver of this policy adjustment is to eliminate occurrences of duplicate billing (i.e., the hotel billing
both the CDCA and the member). This also serves to simplify administrative procedures for both members and
central office as part of hotel room registration processes.
This policy change was also made in consideration of recent process improvements to our payment system resulting
in a typical expense reimbursement cycle time of less than ten days for expense reports filed electronically and paid
by direct deposit. For best results, all members are encouraged to participate in the direct deposit program.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CDCA, I would like to thank for your help in adjusting to this new
policy. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Jack Feldesman, Director of Finance and
Administration, at jfeldesman@cdcaexams.org."
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Report to the NM Board of Dental Health Care and Dental Hygienists' Committee
October 14, 2015
Since the last meeting of the New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care and
Dental Hygienists' Committee meeting, the New Mexico Dental Hygienists'
Association (NMDHA) has been involved with the following:
• The NMDHA Board of Trustees met October 12, 2015
• The NMDHA Annual Scientific Session was held in Albuquerque. It was well
attended including students from each of the 4 Dental Hygiene programs in NM.
Continuing Education was provided by professional speakers and elections were
held
• The new NMDHA line officers are: President- Cathy Sovereign, Vice PresidentJustine Locke, Secretary- Marla McBeth-Scott, Treasurer- Tammy Urvanejo,
and Delegate- Betty Onik
• Participated in Senate Memorial 136 Task Force
• The High Desert Dental Hygienists' Society (HDDHS) sponsored events for UNM
and Pima Student American Dental Hygienists' Association (SADHA) members in
Albuquerque
Future activities include:
• Attendance at the UNM Division of DH Ceremony of the new clinic for Special
Needs Patients on October 16, at 4:30 pm
• Raising interest in volunteering for Mission of Mercy in Santa Fe, February 2016
• HDDHS will sponsor a CE course about ergonomics on December 3, 2015
• NMDHA team to walk at the Posole' Ole' on Saturday, December 5, 2015 to help
raise funds for Special Olympics
Respectful
Submitted,
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Catherine Sovereign
MSNutr, BSDH, RON, ROH
President, NMDHA
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(Attachment G)
To: New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care and the Dental Hygiene Committee
From: Carol Hanson, RDH, BSDH, MPH
NM Dental Support Center (NMDSC) Coordinator
New Mexico DOH/PHD/HSB/OPCRH
300 San Mateo NE, Suite 900
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-222-8685
carol.hanson@state.nm.us
Date: September 29, 2015
 In partnership with the New Mexico Primary Care Association (NMPCA):
developed and disseminated June, July, August, and September 2015 Oral
Health e-News to network dental providers, dental educators, and other
interested parties; participated in the August 14, 2015 NMPCA/NMDSC
Provider meeting—a total of 26 people attended.
 Maintained and updated the NMDSC network provider and dental educator
databases and distribution lists.
 Provided technical assistance to network dental providers.
 Disseminated information on continuing education opportunities and other
pertinent information to network providers and educators.
 Disseminated July and August 2015 Brush Up on Oral Health Newsletters
to NM Head Start/Early Head Start Directors and Health Coordinators.
 Participated in the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Healthy Aging Committee conference calls on July 9 and August 25, 2015.
Assisted in revising the “Best Practice Approach Report-Older Adult Oral
Health”.
 Participated in the NM Healthy Aging Collaborative meetings on July 20
and August 17, 2015.
 Participated in the Pueblo of Isleta Head Start & Early Head Start Health
Advisory Committee meeting on July 29, 2015. Assisted in revising the
“Pueblo of Isleta Head Start and Child Care Center Health Policies”.
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 Participated in the NM Head Start Association (NMHSA) Board meetings
on July 31, September 9, and September 25, 2015. Participated NMHSA
Training Conference planning.
 Participated in the Office of Oral Health Surveillance meeting on August 3,
2015.
 Attended the NM Primary Care Training Summit on August 10-11, 2015.
 Attended the Medical Oral Expanded Care Collaborative Learning Session 1
at the South Carolina Office of Rural Health on August 21, 2015.
 Assisted in developing the NM Department of Health Women Infant and
Children Fluoride Varnish Program document.
 Attended the NM Oral Health Coalition (NMOHC) meeting on August 28,
2015.
 Attended the NM Chronic Disease Prevention Council meeting on
September 15, 2015.
 Facilitated NM Dental Educator Consortium meeting on September 25,
2015.
 Participated in the NMOHC Healthy 2020 Goals meeting on September 28,
2015.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carol Hanson
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