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Escape to Long Beach for a quick recharge with Hygiene Weekend and Daily passes. Your adventure awaits!

New white paper! Data and evidence supporting expanded dental hygienist scope nationwide.

The Hygienist Inspired chairside recruitment program is designed to address workforce shortages, increase diversity and improve access to care.

NEW! Navigate initial licensure & renewal. Get requirements, scope of practice, and compact status state by state!

Get the newly revised Standards. Dental hygiene's defining framework for professional excellence.

We’re passionate about creating and curating the best evidence-based CE courses and learning opportunities.

ADHA advocacy efforts elevate the voices of dental hygienists at the federal, state and local levels.

Our community of dental hygienists across the practice spectrum find career support, expertise and connections at every stage of the journey.

Membership in ADHA

Joining the largest and oldest association exclusively for the dental hygiene profession has its perks.

The people I’ve met and the amazing education have made all the difference in my career. I’m a better dental hygienist because of ADHA.

ADHA is your education partner from the moment you decide to become a dental hygienist all the way through your oral health career.

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