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News of Maryland's Student American Dental Hygienists' Association





Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association is very proud of the three dental hygiene programs located in our state. We enjoy an even greater sense of pride in our student dental hygienists, who throughout their educational process, annually demonstrate their dedication to the tradition of service to the citizens of Maryland. We eagerly anticipate welcoming these wonderful young professionals into the folds of full membership upon completion of their studies and attaining of licensure. This section of our website is dedicated to publishing of school news from each of our SADHA chapters in Maryland.





Allegany College of Maryland
At Allegany College of Maryland, we strive to bring forth top quality hygienists with a strong educational background, impeccable clinical and laboratory skills, as well as a pleasing attitude and appearance. SADHA is an important part of our program at ACOM.
SADHA aids our students in a better understanding of the structure and purpose of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and the importance of being an ADHA member as part of our future in dental hygiene. Our SADHA members consist of 55 students who have attended monthly meetings, provided us with great ideas and input, have eagerly participated and assisted in fundraising activities and community service. We have had a lot of fun doing it. So far, this past year has been a busy one for all of us. We may not have reached all of our goals, but we still have time left, and we have had a lot of fun. We are very proud of what we have accomplished thus far.
Some of the Things We Have Accomplished

We structured our own local "hurricane Katrina" relief by collecting monetary donations and clothing for a hurricane victim family who were relocated to our Hometown of Cumberland. Some of the donation for this family included a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart and several bags of children's clothing.
Fundraising with Oral-B toothbrush sales and raffle for our annual SADHA Conference Meeting trip including involvement in the SADHA
Market Place









Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for all Hygiene students and faculty
Multiple bake sales
Secret Sister Month and Luncheon
Fundraising by selling T-shirts, license plate frames, and tooth fairy pillows
Preparing and selling cookbooks

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Special thanks to our freshman representatives: Ashleigh, Shannon, Kristen, and Kim for their involvement in all meetings, for their great ideas, and for keeping the freshman class informed. Thanks ladies!
 Some of our Future Goals

Annual SADHA Meeting trip including involvement in the SADHA
Market Place
Jackets with logo for all hygiene students
Additional bake sales
Car Wash
Community Service/Donation collections
Walkathon for the American Red Cross
Special Speakers including a speaker from the Hepatitis Clinic
Annual Banquet at the local Country Club
Possible end of the year Six Flags or Hershey Park trip

SADHA Officers






Baltimore City Community College



Our program at CCCB consists of 60 dental hygiene students (30 in each class). We are a two year program and offer the ability to matriculate to the University of Maryland for degree completion. Our SADHA program helps us to understand the role of being a health professional, teaches us the importance of ADHA membership throughout our professional lives, provides us with opportunities for leadership development, and aids us in understanding how our professional organization works for us.
Our 2005-2006 SADHA activities have focused on charitable and dental hygiene related community services as well as some general fundraising events to help defray expenses for our pinning ceremony as well as attendance and participation in various regional SADHA meetings.

Highlighted activities for this year include:

  • Participated in 2 health fairs on campus and at the St. Joseph Elementary School in Cockeysville, Md., educating kindergarteners and first graders on nutrition, brushing, and reading dental health stories to the children. We worked individually with the children and in small groups of 3 and 4 to demonstrate brushing with the use of dentoforms.
  • The dental hygiene program donated toothbrushes at each of these events.
  • We will continue the tradition of the annual food and clothing drives for the "House of Ruth" for the upcoming holiday season..
  • Fundraising to help defray pinning ceremony expenses.
  • Two of our sophomore students served as "pages" for the MDHA House of Delegates in October 2005 from 8am until 4 pm.
  • In Spring 2006, BCCC students and Faculty will be co-hostessing with MDHA "Sealant Saturday" to seal the teeth of indigent school children of Baltimore.





University of Maryland Dept. of Dental Hygiene

Our SADHA chapter has continued its service activities with the Ronald McDonald House here in Baltimore. On the first Saturday of each month, we cook and serve breakfast for the residents of the House. These residents are the families of children receiving treatment at the University of Maryland Hospital, Johns Hopkins, Kennedy Kreiger or Kernan's Hospitals. Many times, parents have so many decisions to make that trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast is oftentimes one more decision that is just too much--and they skip breakfast and go to the hospital for 12-14 hour days. These are primarily parents, grandparents and/or extended family members who are here for oftentimes many months while a sick child is being treated for serious illnesses, limb lengthening, LBW babies with multiple birth problems, and most recently, interacting with the family and the conjoined twins who were separated.

We are busily engaging in numerous fundraising activities which help to suppport our Saturday morning breakfasts. Other fundraising activities are planned for holiday baskets and canned goods for needy families in the community. The Junior class had a bake sale and contributed the proceeds to the Linda Devore Endowment Fund. We are truly fortunate to have such dedicated students.





If any members would like to honor Linda by contributing to the endowment fund, the address is as follows:

Linda E. Devore Endowment Fund
Dental School
University of Maryland
Office of Development 3-A-17
666 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(Checks should be made out as: UMBF/DeVore Endowment

ADHA's Virtual Mentoring Program for ADHA Members

ADHA is looking for current members to participate in this new program , which allows ADHA members to interact with SADHA members via e-mail. The virtual mentoring program allows ADHA members the opportunity to provide students with knowledge and advice based on first hand, "real world" experience.

As a mentor, you are able to provide insight and advice not found in a textbook or educational setting; as a licensed dental hygienist, you have the advantage of knowing and understanding the experiences of dental hygiene students. Based on your experiences you can lend support and encouragement during difficult times including clinics and Boards. Following graduation, you, as an active member, can assist in the transition from student to active membership.

To become actively involved in ADHA's virtual mentoring program, send an e-mail to Danielle Bright, Manager of Member Services at mentoring@adha.net. Please include your ADHA member ID, name and e-mail address.

. Questions regarding the virtual mentoring program should be directed to Danielle Bright, Manager of Member Services at danielleb@adha.net or phone 1-800-243-2342, ext. 247.

Sometimes Things Can Get A Little Confusing!

The terminology used to describe the things we do and sometimes cannot do as Registered Dental Hygienists can be very confusing. So to help you out, we are including the following list of ADHA recognized definitions. They are in pdf format and may be printed out for your use. (please click here.)