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ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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American Dental Association
May 12, 2006 |
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
April 12, 2004
Evaluation Period
April 12, 2005 – April 11, 2006
Overview
OSHA's Alliance with the American Dental Association (ADA) focuses on fostering a culture of
prevention and promoting safe and healthful working conditions for dental employees while sharing
technical knowledge in the area of ergonomics.
Implementation Team Members
| OSHA |
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Lee Anne Jillings
Beth Sherfy |
Office of Outreach Services and Alliances (OOSA)
OOSA |
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| ADA |
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Jerry Bowman
Donalda Ellek
Linda Keating
Tom Spangler
Kathleen Todd
Jim Willey |
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II. Implementation Team Meetings
March 8, 2006
December 13, 2005
November 22, 2005 |
Implementation Team Meeting, Teleconference
Alliance Renewal Meeting, Teleconference
Implementation Team Meeting, Teleconference |
III. Results
- Events and Products
Outreach and Communication Goals
- Disseminate information on safe and healthful working conditions for dental employees through
speaking or exhibiting at conferences and other events, print and electronic media and links from
OSHA's and the ADA's Web sites.
Products
OSHA and ADA Alliance Web Page
OSHA continues to update the OSHA and ADA Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site. The Web page
features links to the Alliance agreement and related documents, information on activities and
events, and milestones and successes. The Web page has been updated to include information about an
upcoming presentation on the Alliance Program by Beth Sherfy to the ADA's Council on Dental
Practice. For information on the number of visits to the OSHA-ADA Alliance Web page, please see the
Alliance Program Reach table.
ADA Web Site
The ADA Web site features information about the OSHA and ADA Alliance, including a link to the OSHA
and ADA Alliance Web page on OSHA's Web site.
Events
146th ADA Annual Session, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6-9, 2006
Lee Anne Jillings, Director of the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, made a presentation on the OSHA and ADA Alliance to 75
attendees on October 6, 2005 at the 146th ADA Annual Session in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
ADA Success Practice Management Seminar
The ADA added a slide on the OSHA and ADA Alliance to the ADA's Success Practice Management Seminar
PowerPoint® presentation in December 2005. Since the slide was added, the ADA has presented the
seminar 12 times in dental schools to more than 1300 attendees.
- Assist OSHA in the development of electronic assistance tools that address workplace safety and
health issues for dental employees.
Products
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page
Through the Alliance, an ADA representative has continued to provide expertise to review, maintain
and update two of OSHA's Safety and Health Topics pages. Donalda Ellek, Manager, Office of Quality
Assessment and Improvement, Council on Dental Benefits Programs, American Dental Association,
Chicago, Illinois, represents the ADA on the editorial boards of the following Topics pages:
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- Dentistry
- Share new ergonomics information related to dental workers, once obtained and developed, with
others in the industry.
During this reporting period, OSHA and the ADA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Work with other Alliance participants on ergonomic issues and projects that are addressed and
developed through the Alliance Program.
During this reporting period, OSHA and the ADA did not work on projects to address this goal.
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Convene or participate in forums and round table discussions on ergonomic issues in the dental
workplace. The ADA will also help make the case that healthy ergonomic practices are good business
practices.
During this reporting period, OSHA and the ADA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Explore ways that can be used for determining if ergonomics instruction is currently being
included in dental schools' educational programs and encouraging the incorporation of sound and
proven ergonomics techniques into the schools' curriculum.
During this reporting period, OSHA and the ADA did not work on projects to address this goal.
- Executive Summary
During the 2005-2006 reporting period, OSHA and the ADA continued to share expertise and update and
develop resources with information about the Alliance and ergonomics. The OSHA and ADA Web site on
OSHA's Web page provides links to the Alliance agreement, related documents, activities and events,
and milestones and successes. The ADA maintains a Web page with information about the Alliance and
links to OSHA's Web site. Also, an ADA representative serves on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen and
Needlestick Prevention and Dentistry Safety and Health Topics pages' editorial boards.
Through the Alliance, OSHA and the ADA shared information with the dentistry industry at the 146th
ADA Annual Session, which was October 6-9, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On October 6, 2005,
Lee Anne Jillings, Director of the Office of Outreach Services and Alliances, Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs, USDOL-OSHA, made presentation to 75 attendees on the OSHA and ADA
Alliance. In addition, in December 2005, the ADA added information about the Alliance to the
association's Success Practice Management Seminar's presentation materials. Since the slide was
added, the ADA has presented the seminar 12 times in dental schools to more than 1300 attendees.
Finally, OSHA and the ADA worked on developing an Alliance renewal agreement draft to continue
providing ADA members and others with information, guidance and access to training resources to help
them protect employees' health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to
ergonomic hazards.
- Alliance Program Reach
| Type of Activity (Conference,
Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or
Trained |
| OSHA and ADA Web page on OSHA's Web site |
4,649 |
| ADA's Web site |
Data Not Available |
SHA's Safety and Health Topics Pages
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
- Dentistry |
Data Not Available |
October 6, 2005, Alliance Program Update, 146th ADA
Annual Session, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Lee Anne Jillings, OSHA |
75 |
ADA's Success Practice Management Seminar
- Presented 12 times in dental schools |
1,300 |
| TOTAL |
1,300 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
In the coming year, OSHA and ADA will renew the Alliance agreement and continue to promote awareness
of the Program and ergonomics in the dental industry. The renewal agreement will revise the
Alliance's goals to more accurately reflect the organizations' areas of interest. The Alliance
implementation team members also are committed to maintaining and updating the OSHA and ADA Alliance
Web page on OSHA's Web site and ADA's Alliance-related Web page on the organization's Web site.
In addition, an ADA representative will continue to review and update OSHA's Safety and Health
Topics pages on Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention and Dentistry through their
participation on the pages' editorial boards. Representatives from OSHA and ADA will also promote
the Alliance through speeches at meetings such as the May 4, 2006, meeting of ADA's Council on
Dental Practice. In addition, the group will begin developing safety and health products on
ergonomics such as fact sheets and case studies.
Report prepared by: Elizabeth Sherfy, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, May 12, 2006.
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