The Gum Gardeners Study Club was founded in 1978 by a small group of Dental Hygienists on the west side of Portland. The concept was new and we were one of the first Dental Hygiene study clubs formed in our area. Some of our spouses and other experts helped us become a 501(c) 3, non-profit study club, exclusively for licensed Dental Hygienists in Oregon. Our purpose has been to further our education in the field of Dental Hygiene, offering courses that meet the licensure requirements of the State of Oregon Board of Dental Examiners. This generally allows us enough credit hours each year to meet our licensure requirements. Several of the first, founding members are current members of the club.
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Meeting Venue - Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Souther Auditorium
9155 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225

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GUM GARDENER’S Study Club Schedule — 2019-2020

Meeting time- Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm | 4th Monday of the month, except where noted | Printable copy of this schedule

Covid-19 Update

Due to the continued restrictions on social gatherings, our May class will be provided as an online Webinar. A link will be emailed to each paid club member for access to the class. The meeting will be at the original scheduled time (Monday May 18th, 2020 at 6:30 pm). Thank you for your patience and understanding during these unusual times.

DATE SUBJECT and PRESENTER
NOTES
Sept. 23, 2019
Monday 6:30pm
 Medical Emergencies: Part 1 (CE requirement)
Dr. Steven Beadnell, DMD; Sunset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oct. 28, 2019
Monday 6:30pm

Opioid Crisis (CE requirement)
Dr. Steven Beadnell, DMD; Sunset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

 
Nov. 18, 2018
Monday 6:30pm
Note: 3rd Monday
Oral Pathology Review for the Dental Hygienist
Dr. Philipp Kupfer, DMD, MD; Sunset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 		 

 
Dec. 2019
No Meeting - Happy Holidays

Jan. 27, 2020
Monday 6:30pm

CPR & Basic Life Support
Kevin Ferguson, Firefighter and CPR Instructor
*Must sign up for this class*
Included for members. Discounted non-member rate of $45.00/person
Feb. 24, 2020 Monday 6:30pm

Management of Medically Complicated patients for Dental Hygienists; The anticoagulated patient.
Dr. Reza J. Sharifi, DMD, FACS; Sunset Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery


Mar. 16, 2020
Monday 6:30pm
Note: 3rd Monday

Head and Neck Anatomy
Tina Clarke, RDH, MEd; Academic Program Director - Assistant Professor Oregon Tech Dental Hygiene Salem

For March: Class was cancelled but moved to an online webinar done by Tina Clarke (same info Head and Neck). Here is the link which is still available even though the free date has passed. LINK

 
April 27, 2020 Monday 6:30pm

April's class is cancelled due to Covid-19 but Karen Hall will be rescheduled to discuss Cultural Competency with us next year.

Cultural Competency (CE requirement beginning 2020)

Karen Hall, RDH

   

May 18, 2020
Monday 6:30pm
Note: 3rd Monday

and Election of Officers

May - will be a Webinar with Dr. Petrisor. See notice above.

Oral Cancer Surgery
Dr. Daniel Petrisor, M.D.; Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, OHSU School of Dentistry

 
 
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