Welcome
Welcome to the Mid-Hudson Dental Hygienists' Association Page
NYDHA Call for Awards Nominations
Shine the spotlight on a colleague Due September 13. See criteria and forms
Information on COVID-19
COVID-19: MHDHA continues to monitor COVID-19 situation and government actions and advocate for NYS RDHs. NYS: As of February 10, 2022, NYS Governor lifted mandate to wear masks in all indoor places unless the business has a vaccine requirement; mask mandate remains in place for state regulated hospitals, nursing homes and other such settings; remains in place at this time for school - https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/020922_COVID_Deck.pdf
NYS quarantine guidance https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/new-york-state-contact-tracing
NYS HERO Act expended to March 17 (COVID-19 designated as airborne infectious disease, requiring all employers to implement safety plans). https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/docs/hero_act_designation_extension_5.pdf
See also: NYS Health Dept., NYS Labor Dept., NYS emergency paid sick leave law, NYS Office of the Professions on continuing education provisions and other procedures in light of COVID-19
MORE RESOURCES:
CDC, NIH, OSHA; New York State Dental Association; American Dental Association; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
About Us, Mission and Purpose
Who are we?
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
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.