Membership Benefits

As part of your annual membership investment, you will receive:

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 abreast of the issues that are important to dental hygiene.

Continuing Education - ADHA membership offers you a 25% discount on continuing education through self-study courses, the ADHA Annual Session, and Constituent and Component continuing education functions. Greater St. Louis Dental Hygienists' Association offers their monthly continuing education courses at no charge to members (a $120.00 value)

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 several types of insurance such as professional liability, disability, and major medical at competitive premiums.

Security - Through 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 the hygienist effectively.

Leadership Opportunities - Becoming active in the Association can give 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 you local association. Professional membership builds an identity for you and the dental hygiene profession. You can also become a role model for recruiting candidates into the dental hygiene profession.

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. Greater St. Louis Dental Hygienists' Association maintains a list of employment opportunities in the St. Louis area available only to members.

Discounts - Members are eligible for discounts on long distance telephone service and car rentals. Also, members are eligible for competitively priced credit card programs.