Mission and Goals

Mission Statement

To improve the public's total health, the mission of the Iowa Dental Hygienists' Association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to high-quality oral health care, increasing awareness of 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.

GOAL 1: MEMBERSHIP

The dental hygiene community will understand the value of membership and choose to belong.

GOAL 2: THE PROFESSION

IDHA will lead progressive change and growth of the dental hygiene profession

GOAL 3: EDUCATION

IDHA will promote lifelong learning.

GOAL 4: INFRASTRUCTURE

IDHA will be a data driven, fiscally sound, effectively governed organization.