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PDHA Website undergoing some exciting changes! |
In 2009, PDHA will be making some improvements with our website. These will include a members-only section, message boards, and more current up-to-date information. Please bear with us through the construction phase, and check back frequently for all the newest information! |
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Attention students:
Help advance your profession--become an ADHA Student Member!
You have taken a significant
step in your future and have chosen to enter an important role
in the oral health care profession. Whether you have just started
school, or are close to graduation, ADHA student membership is your critical link
to the dental hygiene profession. >Learn
more |
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To Our Internet Addicts: PDHA Needs Your Help
We are sending out the message about our newest fundraising venture, goodsearch. This is an internet search engine that will donate money to our organization every time it is used. Go to www.goodsearch.com today and enter Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association as your organization and start searching! There is even a downloadable toolbar that makes it easy to always use goodsearch. If you have any technical difficulties, please let us know at pdhawebmaster@yahoo.com |
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The PA Dental Hygiene Regulations are Changing ...
The State Board of Dentistry has approved
the proposed regulations in dental
hygiene at their March meeting. However, they still need to complete the review process in order to become finalized. The PDHA is proud to have supported and worked towards these actions from the beginning. We would like to thank our govermental relations consultant, Morgan Plant, for all of her hard work and tireless dedication for this very important cause.
>To read the regulations update, click here |
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Pay it Forward: Calling All Interested
RDHs to Help Promote Oral Health Awareness
Recipients: Nursing Home Staff and Residents
- Older adults experience new caries
at a rate of 1.3 DFS per person annually
- About 20% have untreated caries
- Depression, chronic disease, tobacco
use, medications and no dental insurance coverage increase
decay risk
- Fluoride is effective, reducing the
risk to 0.5 DFS per person annually
- Community programs that increased
use/access to Fluoride could reduce DFS by about 35%
For just an hour of your time, you could
change someone’s life
Oral Health Education
We know it
Let’s share it!
Please call: Laura DeHennis, RDH
Phone: 215-442-1515 or 267-738-2840
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