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CDHA is the collective national voice of more than 31,000 dental hygienists working in Canada, directly representing 21,000 individual members, including students. Since 1963, CDHA has worked to advance the profession and promote the importance of oral health.

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RDHs Are Essential Primary Health Care Professionals

Oral health is essential to overall health. It is well established that poor oral health is associated with a host of health conditions such as diabetes, aspiration pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease... Learn more

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Making Headlines....

Promoting Children’s Oral Health

CDHA works hard to raise public awareness of dental hygiene, oral health, and the essential role of dental hygienists, especially leading up to National Dental Hygienists Week^™ (NDHW™). This year, given the launch of the Canada Dental Benefit, our advertising has focused on children’s oral health, targeting the “Mom” demographic.

In January, our full-page ad and editorial in The Globe and Mail’s Family Oral Health supplement reached 714,000 readers and generated 250,000 web impressions. On March 26, we will have a full-page feature in Hello Canada magazine’s Oral Health supplement, reaching 832,000 people.

Our national television advertising campaign, airing on 7 networks (CTV News and Comedy, Series+, Slice, Food Network, OWN, and W) between April 4 and 10, along with a digital ad campaign on YouTube, will reach an estimated audience of 5.7 million. Our national digital billboard campaign, with 71 boards in 30 communities, will generate 17.6 million audience impressions. The list of billboard locations, along with our video and television broadcast schedule, is available here.

Will This Be the Year You Save a Life?

A call to action by the Chief Dental Officer of Canada validates the integral role dental hygienists play in early discovery of oral and oropharyngeal cancers through opportunistic screening. To support you in assessing, managing, and referring clients who may be at risk, we have updated our oral cancer screening online course and will be releasing it next month. Find out more about this potentially lifesaving offering from course developer, Jo-Anne Jones, RDH.

Guidance on COVID-19 Boosters

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has released their guidance on an additional COVID-19 booster for the spring for individuals at high risk of severe illness due to COVID-19. For details, read the full statement (English or French) or the summary (English or French).

Face Time with CDHA

CDHA staff enjoyed chatting with members at the recent Pacific Dental Conference. In the coming weeks, we will be attending other events across the country. On Friday, March 24, we will participate in the tradeshow at the SDHA Annual Conference in Saskatoon. In May, we’re heading to ODA’s Annual Spring Meeting and then in June, you’ll find us at the Alberta Wellness Summit. Stop by for a chat, pick up some new resources or just say hello!

News Releases

Dental Hygienists Take Your Oral Health to Heart
February 15, 2023 - February is Heart Month in Canada and a perfect opportunity to raise awareness of the risks of heart disease and stroke and the importance of making better lifestyle choices for optimal health.

Oral Health Deemed Essential to Quality of Life in Long-Term Care
February 1, 2023 - The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) applauds the release of the updated Long-Term Care Services standard by the Health Standards Organization (HSO).

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Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus – Updates and information for dental hygienists
September 15, 2022 - CDHA is actively reviewing and assessing relevant information for dental hygienists related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection.

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Safety Alerts

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.

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