1960s

1966

  • 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

The journal celebrates 50 years!