About the PEIDHA
The PEIDHA promotes and increases awareness of our profession and advocates for optimal dental hygiene care.
PEIDHA vision statements
External Vision
Islanders have optimal oral health, recognize and understand the connection to overall health, without barriers to care.
Internal Vision
The PEIDHA is recognized as a self-regulated, active professional association committed to our community and our members.
Values and principles for association work
Council Member and Association volunteers accept shared values and principles in their work for the Association. When we work together, these values and principles are primary in how we interact with each other, how we plan, and how we implement. Our shared Values and Principles include:
- Demonstrate Pride of Profession
- Provide Ongoing Professional Communication
- Maintain Professional Quality in All We Do
- Demonstrate Leadership
- Work as a Collaborative Team
- Be Actively Committed
- Be Organized
- Be Member Focused
History
Dental hygienists have been recognized as health care professionals in Canada for more than 50 years. Dental hygiene was legally recognized in PEI as a health occupation in 1950. Today there are over 100 dental hygienists registered in the province of PEI and about 22,000 Registered Dental Hygienists across Canada.
In 1963, several alumnae of the school of dental hygiene started an organization at the national level to organize graduate dental hygienists in Canada. They formed the Canadian Dental Hygiene Association (CDHA). Nine years later in 1973, PEI dental hygienists became the 8th constituent association of the CDHA. Over time, our associations have promoted quality dental hygiene research and advocated with the Canadian government to ensure oral health care gets the recognition it deserves.
About us
As dental hygienists, we strive to help all our clients have optimal oral health, recognize and understand the connection to overall health, without any barriers to care. The PEIDHA’s goal is to be remain an active professional association committed to our community and our members.
The PEIDHA is an incorporated non-profit association working to promote and increase awareness of our profession and advocate for optimal dental hygiene care. Our council and volunteers collaborate to develop our membership, our association and our profession.
The PEIDHA is not a regulatory body. We are a group of volunteers who give a small portion of our own time to serve. We have no physical office or staff members.
PEIDHA is an active dental hygiene association that hosts an Annual General Meeting each May and a Semi Annual General Meeting in November. The council operates based on the policies defined in it’s Policy and Procedures Manual. The PEIDHA is always open to new members and anyone wishing to help the council achieve these objectives and support the dental hygiene profession is welcome to join. At any time, nominees can put their name forward by completing the nominee form.
