You’ve worked hard to earn your credentials as a registered dental hygienist. You are a clinical provider and a crucial member of a dental office team. It’s important that you find a dental office that complements your professional skills and personal needs.

Welcome to Masters & Mentors, a series designed to give you ideas, insights, and stories on practice and personal success. Hear from leading dental providers on how they expanded their clinical, leadership, and business skills – all for the benefit of their patients.

See why it’s great to be a hygienist. Whether you’re finishing high school or looking for a career change, dental hygiene offers an exciting path where you can make a real difference in people’s lives while enjoying great benefits.

Search licensure exams requirements by state to learn more about accepted clinical exams, CPR , jurisprudence exams, background checks and more to make sure youhave what you need to get started.

Recruitment of our future workforce is critical and ADHA is excited to partner with Delta Dental Foundation to announce a new ground-breaking project. Learn how ADHA, Delta Dental Foundation and hygienists across the country are teaming up to innovate dental hygiene recruiting chairside.

Join the movement to expand the workforce and access to both primary and preventive dental care. Achieving oral health equity will require new dental team members with appropriate clinical skills dedicated to reaching historically marginalized populations through intra and interprofessional practice.

Listen in as we focus on the theme of empowerment and continue the conversation with authors, entrepreneurs, direct access providers, practice movers and shakers, business managers, and then some! Leave feeling inspired and ready to shape the career path you envision for yourself.

Welcome to the profession! Step forward, advocate for yourself, and ensure that dental hygiene remains a strong and respected profession. We need your voice. We need your leadership. And we are excited to see all that you will accomplish.

Explore this overview of regional and state clinical examinations required for licensure for the practice of dental hygiene. All exams consist of skill-specific patient treatment in a clinical setting and are available at various times throughout the year.

Tune in for an illuminating discussion about the vital role of dental hygienists in ensuring patients’ oral and overall health. You’ll hear key insights into how ADSO and ADHA are teaming up to elevate the dental hygiene profession through legislative and regulatory advocacy.

Discover the treatment for the common code with accurate, evidence-based methods to determine an appropriate treatment plan. This includes selecting the correct CDT procedure codes for the treatment and more.

Get ready to inject some rare excitement into tax season with our one-hour crash course, “Tax Tips and Tricks for the Dental Hygienist”! Tailored for those who thrive on scaling teeth and saving smiles rather than sorting through tax forms, this session tackles the unique challenges of tax filing. Discover practical strategies for deductions, learn how to assert your rights, and safeguard yourself from financial mishaps.

Explore available ADHA scholarships for student and professional members.

Concerned about paying for your dental hygiene education? You’re not alone. Finances are a top consideration in choosing the right degree program. But you’ve got more options than you might think! Let’s break down the costs and explore ways to make it work for your budget.

All aspects of social and emotional awareness are integral to your ability to connect for career and self-fulfillment. Understand the importance of emotional intelligence as a dental hygienist, how to identify blind spots, and help understand how to rewrite feelings and reverse triggers, which will increase your impact personally and professionally.