Montana Dental Hygienists’ Association with informational services to keep you smiling!

Welcome to the Montana Dental Hygienists’ Association
Membership Information

As we mentioned in our mission statement, our members are very active in promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice and research, and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists.

Goals
I. Promote Awareness of the Education, Professional Activites and the Roles of the Dental Hygienist.
II. Increase Access to and the Utilization of Services of the Dental Hygienist in the Interdisciplinary health Care Delivery Systems.

III. Achieve Optimal Membership Involvement and Foster Leader Development.
IV. Develop and Promote an Accredited Dental Hygiene Education Program to Maintain a High Standard of Professional Continuing Education.
V. Promote the Profession of Dental Hygiene Through the Regulatory Process.
VI. Provide a Viable Financial Base.

Membership Benefits and Services

  • Access to Information-
    MDHA members receive the all of the MDHA newsletter, Hygiene Bulletin. Within the pages of this newsletter you can access current information such as; employment, continuing education, and the oral health issues and trends in Montana. Members also receive a subscription to the Journal of Dental Hygiene, ADHA’s official publication that brings you scientific and technical articles on clinical practice, research, and education. In addition, members receive the association’s magazine, Access, that helps you stay abreast of the issues that are important to dental hygiene.
  • Continuing Education-
    MDHA members offers you a substantial reduction on all of the outstanding continuing educational courses offered in Montana. You also receive a 25% discount on the home study courses available through ADHA, and discounts at ADHA Annual session.
  • Security-
    Through membership, you can help to ensure a viable future for dental hygiene. MDHA has and continues to be an advocate for the advancement and improvement of the oral health services in Montana. MDHA continues to work to protect the value of your educational credentials and to preserve the integrity of your license. WE NEED YOU as a member for that will greatly help this process. There is strength and unity in numbers.
  • Professional Network-
    By participating at the local, state, and national level, you can make numerous professional contacts that can help you within your professional field as well as in many other areas of your life. In many instances, they become dear friends and advocates.
  • Insurance-
    Your membership will provide you with the opportunity to apply for several types of insurance such as professional liability, disability, and major medical at competitive premiums.
  • Leadership Opportunities-
    Becoming active within your professional organization can be an extremely awesome experience with unlimited potential. As a Montana hygienist we can work and practice within limited roles. However, leadership within MDHA and ADHA offers countless opportunities.

  • Recognition-
    You can make contributions to your community’s oral health standards through professional activities with your local association. Professional membership and activity within it, builds a positive identity for you and the dental hygiene professional. You can also become a role model for recruiting candidates into the dental hygiene professional.

  • Discounts-
    Members are eligible for discounts on long distance telephone service and car rentals. Also, members are eligible for competitively priced credit card programs.

MDHA WANTS YOU! For Membership information Call

If you are a dental hygienist in Montana, or plan to become one we urge you to join our association. You can learn more about becoming a member by contacting our Membership Committee Chair -

   
Or use the form found at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association website ADHA Application Form

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Montana Dental Hygienists’ Association, 1999 - 2007
Billings, MT 59101 - (406) 256-7384 Communications Center
Email: montanadha@msn.com