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CDHA News Releases

CDHA strengthens partnership ties with dental industry
May 01, 2013 (Ottawa, ON) — With Oral Health Month 2013 behind us, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) continues to build on ... more

Putting More Bite into Injury Prevenion Dental Hygienists Prompt Athletes to Wear Protective Mouthguards
April 25, 2013 Today, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) is officially launching a public awareness campaign to encourage the ... more

ITK Identifies a Path Forward to Address the Disparities of Oral Health in Inuit Nunangat
April 23, 2013 “The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association is pleased to support the Healthy Teeth, Healthy Lives, Inuit Oral Health Action ... more

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Safety Alerts & Health News

The Public Health Agency of Canada: H7N9 avian flu in China
April 17, 2013

There are currently no cases of this flu in Canada, the agency is recommending that Canadians:

Wash hands frequently
Cover coughs and sneezes
Keep common surfaces clean
Stay home when sick

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Serving the profession since 1963, CDHA is the collective national voice of more than 24,000 dental hygienists working in Canada and we directly represent 16,500 individual members including dental hygienists and students.