Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION WITH ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH BY ADVANCING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTAL HYGIENE, ENSURING ACCESS TO QUALITY ORAL HEALTH CARE, INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE COST-EFFECTIVE BENEFITS OF PREVENTION, PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION, LICENSURE, PRACTICE AND RESEARCH, AND REPRESENTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS. SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE INDIANA DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION ARE ALSO TO ACHIEVE SELF-REGULATION OF DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION, LICENSURE AND PRACTICE IN INDIANA, TO PROMOTE CONSUMER ADVOCACY IN ORAL HEALTH CARE AS A PART OF TOTAL HEALTH AND TO SERVE AS THE AUTHORITATIVE RESOURCE FOR THE PROFESSION OF DENTAL HYGIENE.
THE BIGGEST PROGRAM FOR THE LOCAL COMPONENTS WILL BE THEIR ABILITY TO CONDUCT CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES IN THE COMPONENT AREAS. WITH LAST YEAR'S STRUCTURAL CHANGES WITHIN IDHA, DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED FOR EACH COMPONENT AND THEY HAVE MANY NEW MEMBERS TO WHOM THE COMPONENT NEEDS TO REACH. ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATION FROM MEMBERS IS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MEMBERS, DEPENDING ON COMPONENT SIZE. MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT IS VITAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND ADDRESSED AT THESE COMPONENT MEETINGS BY INCLUDING NON-MEMBERS. COMPONENT LEADERSHIP MEET IN THE SUMMER TO PREPARE THEIR MEETING SCHEDULE. NOT ALL MEETINGS INCLUDE A CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY, BUT MANY DO. NON-MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS WITH CONTINUNING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES BUT PAY A SMALL FEE FOR CE CERTIFICATION.
COMPONENT PARTICIPATION AT THE INDIANA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS VITAL. THE LEADERSHIP OF IDHA AND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE PLAN TO INCLUDE MANY ACTIVITIES AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING WHICH WILL ENGAGE OUR GRASSROOTS MEMBERS AND CURRENT DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS. WITHOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT, OUR ORGANIZATION WILL NOT SURVIVE. WITH OUR NEW GENERAL ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE, EVERY MEMBER FROM EVERY COMPONENT CAN ATTEND AND VOICE THEIR CONCERN AND VOTE ON ISSUES.
ANOTHER PROGRAM AT THE COMPONENT LEVEL IS PARTICIPAITON IN CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH. INDIVIUAL COMPONENTS AND SOMETIMES INDIVIUAL MEMBERS HOLD EVENTS DURING THE MONTH ON FEBRUARY. EXPENSE INCLUDED TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTES, AND PRINTING EXPENSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paula Russell | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| East Central-Faith Hopkiins | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| East Central-Jill Dickey | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Northwest-Lynne Wiley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Northwest-Dawn Marciniak | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Northwest-Shirley Bootz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Knapp-Amber Sanchez | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Knapp-Alisa Reber | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ohio Valley-Donna Blythe | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ohio Valley-Cindy Goss | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ohio Valley-Katelyn Mahoney | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Central-Pam Rettig | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Central-Sharon Fenton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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