The Southwest Component includes the following counties:
Beaver, Washington, Greene, Butler, Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland, Fayette, Indiana, Cambria, Somerset, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, Fulton and Franklin.
Component News and Information
Upcoming
The Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association will be holding our Summer Board of Trustees meeting in Summer BoT at the Hilton Garden Inn State College on July 24-25, 2021. For more information, please contact Central Office at pdha@outlook.com.
Southwest Component Courses
Earn 2.0 CEUs
Speaker: Holly Farbo
Announcements
To All Southwest Component Members
The Southwest Component is in the process of organizing its committees and chair positions for the 2021 year. It is searching for any interested members to serve on its various committees and fill two vacant chair positions.
PDHA Advocacy
PDHA Lobby Day! Legislation is important. It provides a platform for the growth of our scope of practice and a means to protect our license. This is the invisible benefit of membership.
Email: heatherguido3@gmail.com
SECTOR 5: Colleen Kalp, RDH – representing Armstrong, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties
Email: cdkalp@gmail.com
SECTOR 6: Alyssa Stiles – representing Bedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton and Huntingtin Counties
Email: alyssamariestiles@gmail.com
Administrative Chair: Vacant
Membership Chair: Vacant
Legislative Chair: Vacant
Public Relations Chair: Andrea Popowski RDH apopowskirdh@gmail.com
Community Health Chair: Nora Lugalia RDH, PHDHP noralugaila@gmail.com
C.E. Co-chairs: Melissa Lucarelli BS, RDH, PHDHP mlucarellirdh@gmail.com
Hillary McClain BS, RDH, PHDHP him28@pitt.edu
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Reminder
REMEMBER to complete your mandatory continuing education requirements before you submit your license renewal form. The current cycle runs from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019.