Foothills Dental Hygienists' Society
Dear Members,
I recently received my ADHA/GDHA renewal notice for dues. It
made me reflect on how much I value my membership in our
professional association. Our association provides a community
that supports me personally, my profession, and directs my
career advancement for the future, as well as, yours.
I love dental hygiene and my career is important and so is my
membership. Membership provides me with job security,
protection of my education, and the right to maintain my
investment in being a dental hygienists. Along with that, I am
given the right to vote to make changes within our profession.
I am also entitled to the right to voice my opinion on practice
standards and policies, program development, legislation, scope
of practice changes and share the opportunity to be with
colleagues who understand what my daily practice is.
Forty three states already have general supervision and local
anesthesia. In Georgia, within the GDHA, there are hygienists
who want legislative changes to raise our practice standards to
this level of care for the public. During the last legislative
session, GDHA supported a bill that allowed access to oral
health care for disabled persons. It is likely to return with
the next legislative session. ADHA is in the process of
developing curriculum for the creation of an Advanced Dental
Hygiene Practioner. I find this forward thinking exciting!
As American citizens, we register to vote so that we have a
voice in who runs our government, votes on law changes, and
other items that affect our lives. Our taxes are our dues which
pay for our roads, schools, medical, the military, police, and
firefighters. Without these things our country would be in
total chaos. Often, I hear concerns about the cost of our
dues. The cost is $18.75 a month, a mere $225.00 a year for
security, protection, and the right to maintain our chosen
profession. It is cheaper than our taxes and provides us a more
direct benefit.
Please take a moment to reflect on what is important to you
within your profession. I would hope you would enjoy the same
benefits I am and decide to support our profession and our
association with your time, talents, and finances. I would
encourage each of you to speak with colleagues who don't belong
and invite them to join us. Together we can make a difference.
Debbie Hough, RDH, President
Foothills Dental Hygienists' Society
debbie48RDH@bellsouth.net
Meetings:
We meet the first Thursday
of each month at 6:30 at the Gainesville Library,
127 Main St., NW,
Gainesville, Ga., 770-532-3311 unless
otherwise noted. A $10/credit hour fee is charged to non-GDHA/ADHA
members.
Meeting
Schedule
|
Date |
Sponsor |
Location |
Speaker/Topic |
|
October 4
6:30 pm
COST: Members-$40
Non-Members--$45
Contact: Donna Shewbert
(H) 770-967-1319
(W) 770-297-0401 |
Foothills DHS
Contact: Debbie
Hough |
Chicopee Baptist Church |
CPR |
February 7, 2008
6:30 pm |
Foothills DHS
Contact: Debbie
Hough |
Gainesville Library |
Dr. Baughman will speak on oral pathology |
Thursday, May 1
6:30 pm |
Foothills DHS
Contact: Debbie
Hough |
Gainesville Library |
|
