advancing and protecting the profession of dental hygiene in Michigan for over eighty years
advancing and protecting the profession of dental hygiene in Michigan for over eighty years
Dental Professional Resources
Currently MDHA has 1093 members. To continue to move the profession of dental hygiene forward we need to continue increasing our members. Learn more about the benefits of membership and join MDHA.
Contact the MDHA Officers
MDHA Component Contact Information [PDF]
Information on Component seminars and meetings for 2007-2008
Washtenaw District Dental Hygiene Society Winter 2007-2008 Newsletter [PDF]
Sub List for Mideast District Dental Hygiene Society [PDF]
Sub list South Central
Betsy Southern 517-563-8788
Pam Johanns 517-764-2440
The Michigan Dental Hygienists' Association has five Councils:
- Education Council
RDH Education (continuing education, continued competence), Leadership Conference/President's Summit - President Elect and Vice President of MDHA coordinate, and Scientific Session
- Finance Council
Financial responsibility, Budget development/Implementation, Association Fund Raising (Raffle and additional sales), ADHA Institute for Oral Health, Scholarship Development
- Legislative Council
MDHA Legislative Activities
- Marketing Council
Membership (recognition, recruitment and retention), Students (SADHA, member recruitment, mentoring), Public Relations, Publications: www.mdhatoday.org website, The Bulletin, and The Advisor, Communication Committee
- Research Council
Organizational research and survey of members/potential members
Michigan Board of Dentistry Web Site
CE Requirements [PDF] for Registered Dental Hygienists and Registered Dental AssistantsMichigan Board of Dentistry Administrative Rules
RESOURCES
Get your PA 161 program forms here Michigan Department of Community Health [PDF]
Michigan Department of Community Health
Oral Health Information from ADHA
Information from the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
EPI Insight Winter 2007 - ORAL HEALTH IN MICHIGAN THIRD GRADE CHILDREN By: Michael Paustian, M.S. [PDF]
Oral Health in Pregnancy
Burden of Oral Health Disease in Michigan 2006 [PDF]
Surveys from the MDCH for 2006
Complete Survey Results Count Your Smiles [PDF]
Healthcare workforce center
Dental Hygienist Results
Dentists Results
Center for Disease Control (CDC) newsletter for fluoridation Winter 2008 [PDF]
CDC reaffirms support for fluoridation By Christopher Eshleman, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, March 7, 2008 [PDF]
CDC Water Fluoridation Reporting System
The first ever Surgeon General's Report on oral health was released Thursday, May 25, 2000.
www.nidcr.nih.gov/AboutNIDCR/SurgeonGeneral/default.htmA National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health
Center For Disease Control Press Release Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise [PDF]
The CDC has released its latest position paper [PDF] on the therapeutic use of fluoride.
Smoking Cessation Information www.askadviserefer.org
Michigan Department of Community Health Tobacco Cessation
The National Spit Tobacco Education Program. A great resource for the consumer and professional alike.
www.nstep.org
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center's Web site.
www.mchoralhealth.org
MORE.....
The American Dental Hygienists' Association
www.adha.orgAmerican Academy of Periodontology
www.perio.org/The REAL Toothfairy
www.toothfairy.orgInternational Federation Of Dental Hygienists
www.ifdh.orgAmy's Hygiene Helper Page
www.amyrdh.com
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