News Archives - Vermont Dental Hygienists' Association (VDHA)

Update from President – July 2018

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

Greetings! Hope our newsletter finds you all well and enjoying the nice summer weather. Can you believe that the summer is half over? The VDHA has had a quiet year, we have been focusing our efforts on improving our organization through leadership training and...

Featured Hygienist: Barbara Hodgkins, RDH

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

Barbara attended the University of Vermont and graduated in 1982. She has been practicing as a dental hygienist for over 36 years and have been a member of the VDHA for over 25 of those years. She loved her career in private practice, especially the flexibility it...

Dental Therapist Update

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

We are pleased to announce that our developing dental therapy program is making great strides. Vermont Technical College Board of Trustees officially adopted our proposed program as a new program in March and we will be offering a Master’s Degree. The program is a 3...

VTC MEDLIFE Service Learning Trip: Cusco, Peru

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

During the first week in April, I, along with 3 second year dental hygiene students (Hannah Hayes, Jade Piette, and Hailey Sayles), 15 nursing students, and 2 nursing faculty members from VTC participated in a service learning trip in Cusco, Peru. The trip was...

ADHA Annual Conference 2018: Columbus, Ohio

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

Heather Blair, Carmen Negron-Dupee and I recently returned from a very successful ADHA 95th Annual Conference. It was such a privilege to serve as your Delegates & Alternate Delegate for Vermont. It was such an amazing experience and nice to meet with colleagues...

VDHA Public Relations – July 2018

by VDHA Staff | Jul 27, 2018 | Featured, News

In adhering to our goal to educate and motivate people to develop and maintain their optimal oral health the VDHA has had an adventurous year. In our usual fashion we began with the Annual Trick or Treat at the University Mall on 10/30/2017. We gave away toothbrushes...