January 30, 2016
Actions of the Board since election by the General Assembly: *Met by conference call on December 1 and January 13 Elected and installed officers from among the directors with these results: Susan Smedley, elected President (serving 2 more years) Mary Busch, elected Vice President (serving 2 more years) Laura Corbin,…
Day at the Capitol 2016
Day at the Capitol 2016 ASDHA will be hosting a Day at the Capitol on Thursday, February 25th at the Arizona State Capitol Complex. Join fellow dental hygienists and students to learn more about the legislative process and speak with legislators. Take this opportunity to educate lawmakers on the importance…
National Dental Hygiene Month
Updated National Dental Hygiene Month Page Features New Resources, Information. In advance of October’s National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) efforts and celebration, the ADHA’s NDHM website (http://www.adha.org/national-dental-hygiene-month) has been updated and improved. The new site is more mobile-friendly, with expandable menu items focused on resources and product samples, the…
Unleash Your Potential
All ADHA active members are eligible to apply to participate in this leadership weekend. Participants will be chosen by the ADHA Leadership Development Committee in consultation with ADHA’s President. Those chosen to participate in the weekend workshop should consider themselves scholarship recipients as there is no registration fee. Please read…
Mid-level Dental Providers
Have you heard all the talk about a “new mid-level dental provider”? The DHAT? The ADHP? The CDHC? What do all of those accronyms mean anyway? How do these very different roles relate to the profession of dental hygiene? Should you be concerned, or supportive of the changes? Maybe this…
AZ Voices
Other ways to have YOUR voice heard regarding legislation: AZVoices.gov is a website that tracks bills moving through the legislative process. The site allows you to express support or opposition and comment on the bill. Bills are listed by number for easy access. The information is reported in real time…
AZ Advocacy
State Advocacy The 52nd Session of the Arizona Legislature opened January 12, 2015. There are several Bills of interest to Arizona hygienists, following is information you need to keep abreast of legislative developments. ASDHA and AzDA have worked for several months to collaboratively develop an Omnibus Bill that covers Teledentistry,…
New Premed Guidelines
The American Dental Associaion recently published a new report to provide clarification on the ADA/AAOS recommendations for the use of antiobioti premedication in patients with prosthetic joints. Check out the link for the report and comment with your thoughts. ADAJointReplacementPremedpaperSollecito2015
2014 GA Election Results
First of all, I’d like to congratulate the membership of ASDHA for turning out in great numbers to vote in this year’s election! We were challenged to try something new and take advantage of the ability to use electronic means to vote. A “Survey Monkey” style ballot went out to…
E-cigarette Use on the Rise
E-Cigarette Use Jumps 60 Percent in One Year; No Progress in Reducing Cigarette and Cigar Use American Lung Association Urges FDA to Move Quickly to Finalize FDA Authority over All Tobacco Products WASHINGTON, D.C., (November 13, 2014) — Results from a new study released today by the Centers for Disease…