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ADHA-Transforming Dental Hygiene Education and the Profession for the 21st Century

ADHA-Transforming Dental Hygiene Education and the Profession for the 21st Century

  ADHA’s “Transforming Dental Hygiene Education and the Profession for the 21st Century” showcases the evolution of the dental hygiene profession, the need to enhance and refocus the dental hygiene curriculum to help address the public’s changing health care needs — and the critical role dental hygienists […]

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National Dental Health Month-Daily 4

National Dental Health Month-Daily 4

Welcome October!!!  Its National Dental Hygiene Month! The American Dental Hygiene Association has focused on the Daily 4.   Find more information at ADHA.org

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2014 Dental Hygienist Salary Survey Results

2014 Dental Hygienist Salary Survey Results

Interesting Facts from 2014 Dental Hygienist Salary Survey from Dentistry IQ See the original article by Mark Hartley at this link. How Difficult is it to find a job as a dental hygienist in Tennessee? Observation: The percentage of Tennessee hygienists who believe it is “very” difficult […]

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4th District Membership Initiative

4th District Membership Initiative

TDHA Membership Initiative Visits Roane State Community College Hygiene Students 4th District representatives visit Roane State hygiene students to discuss the benefits of transitioning from student to active ADHA membership. TDHA  4th District Trustee, Karen Duke, TDHA Secretary, Brittney Gibson, and 4th District Vice President, Sallie Benedict […]

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House Bill 0976 Voted Down in Tennessee House

House Bill 0976 Voted Down in Tennessee House

Disappointing Vote on House Bill 0976 Denies Poor and Disadvantaged Patients Preventive Dental Hygiene House Floor and Committee Votes HB0976 by Hill M – HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee 3/24/2015 Failed Ayes…………………………………………5 Noes…………………………………………5 Representatives voting aye were: Clemmons, Faison, Hill M, Kumar, Sexton […]

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TNDHA Special Service Award in Memory of Evleyn Edwards

TNDHA Special Service Award in Memory of Evleyn Edwards

TDHA Special Service Award in Memory of Evelyn Edwards- On November 19, 2012 we lost a great friend, dental hygienist and significant contributor to both the dental hygiene profession and to this organization. Evelyn Edwards passed away after a brief battle with diabetes and a stroke A […]

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