Wisconsin Dental Hygienists' Association (WDHA)
Overview:
Profession(s): Dental Hygiene
Member Type(s): Dental Hygienists and other dental professionals
Scope: Regional - Wisconsin
Formed: 1927
Members: 450
Address: 108 Summer Lane, Sparta, WI, 54656, USA
Website: www.rdhwdha.com
Description: Professional organization representing the interests of the dental hygienist in Wisconsin.
Mission/Aims: Advancing, Promoting and Protecting the Dental Hygiene Profession in Wisconsin.
Vision:
WDHA is respected and recognized as the professional dental hygiene organization in Wisconsin that partners with ADHA; informs, guides and assists its members in their efforts to achieve true and complete professional status through self-regulation, collaboration, life-long learning, community outreach and service and with a strong ethical foundation.
Mission:
To improve the public’s total health by increasing awareness of, and ensuring access to, quality oral health care.
To advance the art and science of dental hygiene through research.
To promote the highest standard of dental education, licensure and practice.
To represent the interests of the dental hygiene profession.
Key Strategic Values:
Professionalism
Service
Ethics
Goals:
Promote membership and participation.
Encourage public awareness of and access to services of dental hygiene professionals.
Serve as the authoritative resource for the profession of dental hygiene.
Principal Activities: Community Service
Increasing dental hygiene awareness
Member Benefits: National organization offers discounts on hotels, travel, credit cards, insurance.
Valuable networking opportunities.
Training/Licensing/Certification: We provide leadership training and continuing education.
Affiliations: Associations to which we are a member:
American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)
Verification Criteria: All dental hygienists are graduates of an accredited dental hygiene program and hold a state license to practice. These standards are the minimum and several hygienists hold higher degrees.
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