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Protect Your Future

Dental Hygiene is NOT just a job. It is a profession and as such requires lifelong commitments of several types. It is one of those few very select professions dedicated to treatment of living tissue and prevention of oral diseases. Registered Dental Hygienists by the very nature of their education, licensure, governing ethics and professional stature are committed, caring individuals who view the responsibilities of their chosen profession as very solemn and important. Completion of the dental hygiene education and earning of licensure is not the final step in what is required but is instead just the beginning. Keeping current with your profession, promoting your professional growth and advancement is still only just a part of the overall picture.

When as a graduate RDH, you join the American Dental Hygienists' Association and Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association, you are taking a very important step in the lifelong journey of your professional career. When you identify with ADHA's purpose and when you experience ownership in a shared vision for dental hygiene, you find yourself doing your life's work instead of just "doing a job." Your membership helps to assure your professional stature with representation on a national and state level. You can expect to enjoy extensive, ongoing tangible and intangible benefits and an invaluable resource in a multitude of areas both professionally and personally.

The American Dental Hygienists' Association is the largest professional organization representing the interests of Registered Dental Hygienists. It has been working with state dental hygiene organizations to fight the legislative and regulatory threats which allow preceptorship, de-value the RDH credential and endanger the future of the dental hygiene profession. By uniting and working together, the dental hygiene profession can speak with one strong voice to protect and to enhance the scope of practice and professional status you have worked so hard to achieve. Your ADHA membership and active participation denote your involvement as a steward of the profession. Your stewardship is your insurance for a rewarding career in dental hygiene. Your membership dues will help us to protect your livelihood and professional status. The Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association's ability to impact upon the dental hygiene scope of practice as well as the legislative processes as they apply to the profession of dental hygiene is contingent upon your membership. Your dues dollars and membership voice does indeed make a difference. The benefits of membership in ADHA/MDHA are limited only by the extent of your involvement.

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand."
Chinese Proverb

For detailed information regarding ADHA and benefits of the ADHA membership package:
Organization Profile
Membership Privileges
Frequently Asked Membership Questions
Code of Ethics

MDHA MEMBER BENEFITS

Membership benefits through ADHA are only a part of what your membership dues provide. As a member of Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association you will also enjoy additional benefits to enhance the package. These are listed below:

Quality continuing education courses offered at the national, state and local levels
are discounted for members. (Since CEU's are required for licensure renewal, your CE member savings can more than pay for your annual dues.)

A two day State Annual Session combining association business, leadership development, a products showcase, national and internationally known speakers providing CE courses, luncheons and fellowship with colleagues each day of the meeting.

A two day Spring Scientific Session which follows the same format as the State Annual Session.

Subscriptions to the state newsletter Newsletter of the Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association,
component newsletters, access to website password protected areas, legislative alerts.

Access to MDHA website for online information and Members Only password protected areas.

MDHA marketplace items that identify you as a member.

Opportunities for scholarships for postgraduate education.

Estate and retirement planning available.

MDHA Wellbeing / Rehabilitation Committee

For FREE confidential assistance call: 1-800-974-0068
Robin Swope RDH. MSW Chairperson

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FULL AND COMPLETE DETAILS

Membership Applications

Potential members who wish apply for membership may print out the ADHA / MDHA application form from the PDF below or may use the on-line application by clicking on the link provided.

The form you will acess on the ADHA / MDHA link will be a "PDF" file. In order to print or view it, you must have Adobe Acrobat resident on your computer. If you do not have it, you may download a free copy here:

MDHA / ADHA FORM (print out)

http://members.adha.org/source/members/rsignup.cfm