The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association launches a national journal under the provisional title, Canadian
Dental
Hygienists Association Journal
1967
First issue using the official title, The Canadian Dental Hygienist/L'hygiéniste dentaire du Canada, is sent
to
all dental hygienists in Canada
1968
First appearance of commercial advertising in the journal
1970s
1973
First substantive Guidelines for contributors published
1974
Journal moves from 2 issues to 4 issues per year (March, June, September, December)
1977
The Canadian Dental Hygienist accorded an honorable mention in the Golden Pen Category of the 1977
International
College of Dentists Journalism Competition
Self-assessment tests published for the first time in the journal in recognition of the importance of continuing
education
1980s
1982
First journal readership survey conducted
1983
First student journalism competition launched
1985
Journal production moves to CDHA's national office in Ottawa
1986 (20th Anniversary of the Journal)
Journal publishes the seminal Summary and Recommendations of the Working Group on the Practice of Dental Hygiene
in Canada. Issue is distributed to all dental hygienists in Canada.
Position of journal editor retitled from "editor" to "scientific editor" in recognition of the need to focus on
strengthening the scientific sections of the journal
Journal undergoes a redesign and controversial name change to Probe
Abstracts to scientific articles published in English and French for the first time
1990s
1990
Journal publishes the proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Dental Hygiene, which took
place in Ottawa
(June 29-July 1, 1989)
First in-house managing editor hired
1993
Journal begins publishing 6 issues per year
Volunteer editorial director appointed to assist the scientific editor and managing editor in coordinating
journal
content
1998
Self-assessment tests now published in both English and French
1996
Launch of "Probing the Net" column to support self-directed online learning by dental hygienists
1999
Two issues of Probe per year now devoted to the publication of original dental hygiene research
First advisory group established to oversee the content of Probe Scientific issues
2000s
2000
International Association of Dental Research (IADR) Abstracts published for the first time in Probe
Scientific
2004
Journal renamed Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene/Journal canadien de l'hygiène
dentaire.
CDHA research advisory committee formed to assist the journal in its new focus on research and evidence-based practice, and to advise CDHA on research matters
2005
First issue of the journal published in print and online
2006
Position of acquisitions editor established to assist the managing editor and scientific editor
Journal now indexed by Thomson Gale (Cengage)
2007
Formal criteria established for manuscript reviewers (minimum of a master's degree in a field related
to dental hygiene, at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal)
CJDH now indexed by EBSCO and CINAHL
2008
Journal now indexed by ProQuest
2009
Journal begins publishing select bilingual Cochrane Review abstracts and summaries related to dental hygiene
Journal publishes the proceedings of the first North American Dental Hygiene Research Conference jointly with the Journal of Dental Hygiene
Launch of the "Research Corner" to highlight presentations given, awards and grants received, and other achievements of dental hygiene researchers in Canada
2010s
2010
Journal publishes the inaugural winner of its Outstanding Research Award, sponsored by P&G
2011
Journal reduces publication frequency to 4 issues per year (February, May, August,November)
Launch of a "Student Corner" for manuscript submissions by senior students in an undergraduate degree or diploma program
2013
Journal adopts an open access model, making its contents available to the world, free of charge, 30
days after publication
2014
Journal approves and publishes its ethics policy, in English and French
2015
Journal reduces publication frequency to 3 issues per year (February, June, October)
Journal now indexed in Scopus
CJDH Research Award now celebrates the best original research article and best literature review
published in the previous volume year
2016
Scientific Editor presents a webinar, "The Mysteries of the Peer-Review Process," for dental hygienists with an interest in publishing in the journal
Student essay award competition launched to encourage budding authors and researchers