Dental Hygiene Profession

The profession of dental hygiene is entering a truly exciting time. Peer professionals and patients alike are now understanding the preventive purpose of the dental hygienist.

In addition, the proven success of dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment planning as well as related preventive care is also now being recognized. Therefore, the emphasis must now be on preparing for these new horizons in dental hygiene programs and also maintaining continuing education (CE) throughout the professional lifetime of the dental hygienist. Also recognized is the importance of technology in the everyday lives our patients and ourselves.

This website by Margaret is for instructors, students, and practitioners of dental hygiene. She has dedicated it to enriching the careers of all dental hygiene professionals. The website contains information on (see Index to left of page):

• Patient FAQ: Dental Hygienists' Role in Oral Health and Link to Systemic Health

• Internet Guide for Dental Hygienists: Basic Information About Using the Web

• Dental Hygiene Links for Web Surfing

• Cases for Online Study by Student Dental Hygienists

• Link to ADHA Online and other career information

• Links to Dental Hygiene CE requirements

Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS
Dental Hygiene Educational Consultant
Dental Science Technical Writer

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This webpage and associated webpages are personal pages without intent to advertise and retrieve any personal information or statistics from those viewing it or sending email to its author.  There is no sponsorship or funding of the site. For further information on how this website handles visitor interaction, please browse the Patient FAQ page.  For further information on how this website handles external links, please browse the DH Links page.  Updated 3/2008