Mission Statement

To improve the public’s total health, the mission of the Nebraska Dental Hygienists’ Association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by 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.

NDHA Goals

(updated 4/08)

• Be the recognized authority of dental hygiene education, licensure and practice.
• Ensure the public’s direct access to a dental hygienist.
• Promote professional membership, recognition and lifelong learning.