President's Message

Welcome members and guests to the VDHA website.  This website serves as a resource for you with regard to your professional association and the practice of dental hygiene in Vermont.  New links to the site have recently been added that give information about SADHA, the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association in Vermont, and a Hardship Program that was established to request donations for hygienists with serious illness in need of financial support.

It is a privilege to serve as President of the VDHA during 2007-2008.  My theme for the Association and the practice of dental hygiene in Vermont this year is “outreach.”   I envision dental hygiene professionals providing oral health care to more Vermonters throughout the state outside of the traditional dental office setting with the implementation of public health supervision.  Whether dental hygiene care is provided in nursing homes, schools, clinics or in collaboration with other health professionals, the oral health care needs of more Vermonters will be addressed.

The theme of outreach also applies to you, as a member of your professional association, and to those who are considering membership. The VDHA represents the professional interests of all dental hygienists in Vermont.  As a VDHA/ADHA member, you have a voice in the future of dental hygiene practice in the state of Vermont and at the national level.  How can the VDHA better serve you to advance your interests and satisfaction as dental hygiene professionals?

As President I welcome your thoughts, concerns, interests and ideas.  Please feel free to contact me at any time.  Thank you for your support, and I look forward to seeing you at upcoming continuing education courses and the Vermont Oral Health Conference in September.

Tina M. Marshall, RDH, M.Ed.