We are a professional component of the New York Dental Hygienists' Association (NYDHA), and the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).  Our region covers the counties of Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster in New York State.  If you are a hygienist in these areas and would like to connect please email us or check us out on Facebook or Instagram.

Mission and Purpose

Purpose:

The purposes of the Association shall to improve the oral health of the public, and advance the art and science of dental hygiene; to maintain the highest standards of dental hygiene and practice, to represent and protect the interest of the dental hygiene profession, to improve the professional competence of the dental hygienist, to foster research in oral health research; to provide professional communications; and to conduct other activities as they may be permitted by the State of New York to carry out the purposes of the association.

Mission:

To improve the public’s total health, the mission of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association is to advance the art and science to quality oral health care, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene education, licensure, practice, and representing and promoting the interests of dental hygienists all in a manner consistent with the Code of Ethics of the ADHA.