Missouri

Dental

Hygienists’

Association

Advancing the art and science of dental hygiene since 1958

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Membership

Do you work under general supervision while the boss is away?

Do you administer block anesthesia?

You are urged to join the professional organization that worked to make these privileges available for you!

 

 

The Missouri Dental Hygienists' Association has been advancing the art and science of dental hygiene sinice 1958.

MDHA works very hard to maintain the quality of the dental hygiene profession in the state of Missouri. Some of MDHA's accomplishments for the profession are listed below

 

· 1983 Addition of a dental hygienist member to the Missouri Dental        Board

· 1992 General Supervision rules adopted

· 1993 Dental Hygienists board member gets voting authority

· 1993 Mandatory Continuing Education

· 1995 Scope of practice protection

· 1996 Protection of educational standards

· 1997 Dental hygienists may be employed by entities other than        dentists, under the supervision of a dentist

· 1999 Medicaid policy changed to reflect current MDB supervision        policy

· 2000 Block anesthesia rule adopted and promulgated

· 2001 Legislation passed to create a five member Dental Hygiene        Advisory Commission to the MDB. The governor appointed        members in April 2002

· 2005  Legislation passed to establish distance dental hygiene        education             

· 2005 MDHA and MDA work together to establish distance dental        hygiene education

 

Don't Delay -- Join ADHA Today!!!!

 

Click on the ADHA logoto the side to join over 120,000 of your colleagues as a member of ADHA. By becoming a member,  you are helping to protect your profession at a critical time and helping to protect the health of the general public! Your future as a dental hygienist depends on it!

 

 

 

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