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Oh Canada! issue thumbnail We are looking for interesting and informative material to publish in Oh Canada! and are seeking authors to submit short articles. Articles are accepted from members, dental industry partners, interprofessional partners, and others. Each issue will feature a special FOCUS section on a specific topic (see below) as well as regular columns:

  • Dental Hygiene at Home and Away
  • Workplace Wellness
  • Professional Practice
  • Talking Ethics
  • Advocacy in Action
  • Student Scene
  • Member Moments
  • Research & Resources
  • Provincial Post
  • Lighter Side

And special features on any topic you feel will be of interest to your fellow dental hygienists.

Submissions should be 150-800 words (including references) with photos and/or video clips.CDHA reserves the right to edit for length and clarity.

Future FOCUS topic areas

Upcoming Topics for 2025

  • Spring 2025: Anticariogenic Agents to Reduce Caries Risk - Deadline March 1
  • Fall 2025: Different Business Models in Independent Dental Hygiene - Deadline September 1

Please submit questions or content to Angie D'Aoust.

Contributor checklist for authors

Have you ensured the following:

  • Deadlines:

    • Spring: March 1

    • Fall: September 1

  • Word count: 400-800 words, including references (in Microsoft word .doc or .docx format) proofed. CDHA uses CP style for this publication.
  • Statements of fact or directly quoted material must be supported by citing references.
  • References must be formatted in Vancouver style. Number your references at the end of the document in the order in which they appear in the text (citation sequence) and use superscript numbers within the text to refer to your end references.
  • Images: photo/graphics/tables and/or video clip of suitable size and resolution with cutlines/captions.
  • Author photo provided: minimum 1" x 1" individual head and shoulders snapshot. Images should be in .jpg or .tiff format (not embedded in a Word .doc) and be 300dpi at a minimum
  • Photo release form completed. PDF icon Download document
  • Copyright check. If you use photos/graphics/images/graphs/illustrations that do not belong to you, you must have permission and credit the source.
  • Interesting title for your article provided.
  • Author credentials included at top of article
  • Author email address/website address that may be published included at top of article
  • Acknowledge that CDHA reserves the right to edit/alter articles for length or clarity without re-submitting to author.

Word count guidelines for dental industry sponsored feature articles
(including references)

One page sponsored article: A maximum of 500 words (including references) plus one small to medium size image. If more than a single image is required or the image is large or a table, the word count will need to be reduced.

Two page sponsored article: A maximum of 1000 words (including references) plus two small to medium size images. If more than the allowable number of images is required or the image is large or a table, the word count will need to be reduced.

Four page sponsored article: A maximum of 2000 words (including references) plus up to four small to medium size images. If more than the allowable number of images is required or the image is large or a table, the word count will need to be reduced.