North Carolina Dental Hygiene Association (NCDHA)

Description

NCDHA promotes the interests of all dental hygienists in North Carolina and works with component dental hygiene associations on issues that are important to you as a dental professional.

Member benefits

Security—Through ADHA membership, you will help to secure a future for dental hygiene. ADHA is working to protect the value of your educational credentials and to preserve the integrity of your license. Only through uniting in one voice can ADHA continue to represent dental hygienists successfully.

Access to Information—Members receive a subscription to the Journal of Dental Hygiene, ADHA’s official publication that brings you scientific and technical articles on clinical practice, research, and education. In addition, members receive the association’s magazine, Access, that helps you stay on top of the issues that are critical to the dental hygiene profession.

Continuing Education— ADHA membership offers you a discount on continuing education through self-study courses, courses the ADHA offers at annual session, and constituent and component continuing education events.

Employment Assistance— Members benefit from state employment job referral services, national classified advertising, and employment reference materials. ADHA is your professional partner, supplying you with foreign employment contacts, information on state licensing authorities, lists of accredited dental hygiene programs, and details on research grants and scholarships.

Professional Contacts—As part of your dues, you automatically become a member of your state constituent and local component organizations. These groups sponsor meetings and activities for your personal and professional benefit. By attending local, state, and national membership functions, you have the opportunity to form new friendships and develop professional contacts.

Insurance—Your membership will provide you with the opportunity to apply for various types of insurance—professional liability, disability, and major medical—at competitive premiums.

ADHA Credit Card Program—Offers members competitive interest rates and the opportunity to earn points toward travel with every purchase when combined with the mileage program. The program also offers members financial planning tools.

Leadership Opportunities—Becoming active in ADHA gives you the opportunity to acquire and develop new skills and interests, such as leadership and public speaking.

Recognition—You can make contributions to your community’s oral health standards through professional activities with your local association. Professional membership builds an identity for you and the dental hygiene field. You can also become a role model for recruiting candidates into the dental hygiene profession.

Discounted Hotel Rates—Members may take advantage of discounted hotel rates at over 4,000 hotels across the nation.