TRISHA E. O’HEHIR, RDH, BS
Oral Health Detective Ms.
O'Hehir attended the University of Minnesota
where she received degrees in Dental Hygiene
and Higher Education. Nearly four decades
as a dental hygienist has included private
practice in the United States and Zurich,
Switzerland and faculty positions at the
Universities of Minnesota, Washington and
Arizona. She pioneered the position of Periodontal
Therapist in Arizona, and worked for several
years teaching local anesthesia and providing
local anesthesia in an oral surgery practice.
In addition to extensive clinical practice
experience, she is an international speaker,
Editorial Director for Hygienetown Magazine,
and President of Perio Reports Press.
She has authored the textbook Compendium
of Current Research, contributed to the
texts Comprehensive Dental Hygiene Care,
by Irene Woodall, and Comprehensive Periodontics
for the Dental Hygienist by Dr. Mea Weinberg.
Her articles have appeared in RDH, JDH,
JPH, Access, and JADA. She is a member of
many North American professional organizations,
as well as the International Academy of
Periodontology, International Federation
of Dental Hygienists, and the International
Association for Dental Research.
Her awards include the 1991, Distinguished
Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota,
School of Dental Hygiene and the Warner-Lambert/ADHA
Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award. Trisha
currently lives and works in Arizona, where
she is a Past-President of the Arizona State
Dental Hygienists' Association.
Trisha is considered a future-focused thinker
who presents thought provoking programs
combining current research, practical applications,
and alternatives for the future. Her next
goal is getting a dental book on the New
York Times Best Sellers List.
Learn more about Trisha
-- view her Lecture
Schedule
and Speaker
Info (PDF).
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