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Sealant Saturday events are currently being held throughout Pennsylvania.  For the last 9 years, the PDHA has worked to provide over $1 million in preventative sealants and fluoride varnishes to thousands of children across PA.  For more information, please visit the public health section of the site.  We look forward to seeing many of you as volunteers!

Do you work for a great doctor/office? Click here to read all about Hammerlee Dental Care, an office in Erie that knows how to give back!

Are you interested in working as a Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner (PHDHP)?  The PDHA is a great resource for all things public health.  Our public health and government relations councils have been working on a variety of resources to assist PHDHPs with their passion in working with the underserved. Click here to see PHDHP Trailblazers, a written interview with a PHDHP currently working in the field.  (Excerpt from the article)… Most recently I have been sitting down with other health care providers at these communities and we brainstorm on how to better serve the residents and communicate between ourselves. One of the major obstacles has been communication…Click on the link above to see the full article, recently added in Jan 2012!
Need information on the Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner (PHDHP)?

  • What are the qualifications?
  • How do you apply for the license?
  • What is the scope of practice?
  • Where can you practice?
    GO TO THE SOURCE: Email: st-dentistry@state.pa.us and request a copy of the Title 49: Professional and Vocational Standards, Chapter 33: State Board of Dentistry – or go online to view the regulations.

There is also new information available under the Web Resources section of the Public Health link to the left…

Member Referral Program – Click here to find out how to spread the word about PDHA membership and earn CASH at the same time!  Our third quarter referral drawing winner is…Christine Bennett from the Montgomery-Bucks component!  Christine, thanks for referring your colleagues to ADHA/PDHA membership – your check is in the mail!!!

Important News– The Pennsylvania DEP has new requirements for all dental radiographers…Do you have all your continuing education credits?  Please see our Hygienists In The Know page to find the details you need to stay updated.

Member Only pages: Our members can view the member only pages by using your ADHA ID number as your username and password.  Once you are signed in, please go to the forum pages and update your profile, including your email address.  This is a great way to ensure you are kept up-to-date on the latest from our organization.

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!

The ADHA Annual Session will be held in Phoenix, Arizona in June 2012.  For more information, please visit the ADHA website at www.adha.org.  We hope to see you there!

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