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Serving the profession since 1963, CDHA is the collective national voice of more than 29,246 dental hygienists working in Canada and we directly represent 19,000 individual members including dental hygienists and students.
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Successful advocacy depends on local efforts by members to deliver a strong message to their elected representatives on issues affecting their community. To prepare dental hygienists for this advocacy work, CDHA has developed a new advocacy toolkit.
Our annual Put Your Purple On #DHpurplepride photo contest, powered by Philips Sonicare and Philips Zoom! was a great success again this year receiving yet another record breaking 674 entries. View the winners
Our competition grand prize winner and Canada’s dental hygiene superhero is Donna Lee! She is joined by two deserving honourable mentions: Mary Ito and Lisa Chovin. The summer issue of Oh Canada! magazine will feature the names of our finalists and excerpts of their inspiring stories. Over the coming months we will continue sharing many of the amazing stories we received.
Join us this fall in Charlottetown, PEI, for the next CDHA summit. The leadership session on October 12, sponsored by PHILIPS, will feature presentations on respectful workplace culture, common and costly leadership blunders, how to use social media, and advocacy. During the professional development session on October 13, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, learn more about respectful workplace culture and alternative dental hygiene practices, and then enjoy lunch along with CDHA’s annual general meeting.
CDHA is looking for a dental hygiene educator to join our staff team in Ottawa as manager of professional development. This member must have a sound knowledge of adult education principles, experience in project management, and the ability to strategically plan a suite of professional development offerings to meet the needs of CDHA’s national membership. Could this person be you? For more information, please review the detailed job description. The application deadline is July 4.
We also recognize some of our outstanding CDHA members who went above and beyond in their enthusiastic and creative support of National Dental Hygienists Week™ (NDHW™). Norfolk Dental Hygiene, Georgian College, Blooming Smiles Dental Hygiene (Michelle Worton), Dental Hygiene with Dezarae (Dezarae Aldridge-Earl), and Christine Chore are our 2018 Show Us Your NDHW™ prize winners.
Canada’s Dental Hygiene Superhero Unmasked June 22, 2018 - From an impressive field of 818 deserving nominees, representing every province and territory in Canada, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) is thrilled to reveal the winner of its inaugural dental hygiene superhero competition.
Dental Hygienists: Your Oral Health Care Superheroes in April & Always! March 27, 2018 - National Dental Hygienists Week™ (NDHW™) takes place April 7‒13 as part of oral health month in Canada. During the week, which emphasizes “Oral Health for Total Health,” dental hygienists remind us that taking care of our mouth ...
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Charac and Charac-Tol activated charcoal products January 24, 2017 - Health Canada follows up with Canadians concerning the recent warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding possible safety issues involving homeopathic teething products in the United States.