FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2008

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Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
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Dental Hygiene Alumni Continuing Education Day scheduled at Shawnee State University

            The Shawnee State University Dental Hygiene Alumni Continuing Education Day, “Communication Tips for Success: They Didn’t Teach Us This in School” and “Desperately Seeking Balance” each a three-hour course is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18 and will be presented by Tom Tursich, D.D.S. and Tammy Filipiak, R.D.H., B.S.
            After selling his practice of 31 years, Tursich began teaching and speaking and recently published his first book. He is an expert in the fields of business growth, conflict management and communication in the workplace.
            Filipiak is a practicing dental hygienist with more than 21 years experience in clinical and educational settings and a passion for comprehensive patient care. She is the director of Dental Hygiene for Midwest Dental, and she was the 2003 winner of the Butler/RDH Healthy Gums Healthy Life Award of Distinction and recipient of the Wisconsin Dental Hygienists Association Outstanding Service Award.
            “This year the guest lecturers are very engaging and knowledgeable,” said Barbara Duncan, professor, Dental Hygiene. “They have presented at many conferences including national dental hygiene conferences.”
            Registration and a light breakfast begin at 7:15 a.m. with the morning session beginning at 8:30 a.m. For the first session, the presenters will explore the skills, concepts and beliefs needed to eliminate frustrations common to dental team members, the best ways to communicate and to whom, the need for a positive attitude and a cooperative spirit, respect for the entire team and knowledge of your state practice act.
            After lunch, the second session begins at 12:45 p.m. and will address the issues of balancing personal and professional lives.
            Door prizes will be presented after lunch. The cost is $25 for SSU dental hygiene students, $80 for SSU dental hygiene alumni, $85 for non-SSU dental hygienists and other dental personnel and $95 for dentists.
            The Dental Hygiene Continuing Education Day will be at the Flohr Lecture Hall in the Shawnee State University Clark Memorial Library.
            “This event is a wonderful opportunity for Shawnee State University dental hygiene alumni and dental professionals throughout the region to come together to learn, to renew friendships and to network with colleagues and fellow professionals,” Duncan said.
            For more information, contact Judy Morrow at (740) 351-3236, e-mail jmorrow@shawnee.edu or contact Barbara Duncan at (740) 351-3387, e-mail bduncan@shawnee.edu.