News Archives - Vermont Dental Hygienists' Association (VDHA)

2019 Conference & Annual Meeting

by VDHA Staff | May 21, 2019 | Featured, News

The Vermont Dental Hygienists’ Association has had a stable year by continuing to support our professional advancement, growth and maintenance of our current scope of practice. We have tried to build on the feedback we heard at last year’s annu-al meeting and were...

Update from President – January 2019

by VDHA Staff | Feb 11, 2019 | Featured, News

Happy New Year! I cannot believe another year has come and gone. The VDHA wrapped up 2018 with another successful annual meeting in August and hosted its very first Calcutta. Hosting a Calcutta was an idea we had over two years ago and we worked hard to make it come...

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...