Advocacy

• IFDH Policy on Dental Hygienists

The IFDH supports Dental Hygienists as health care professionals who are key providers of primary oral health care preventive and maintenance services.

Dental Hygienists may work autonomously and participate with interdisciplinary health care teams to provide total health care to the public across the life span.

• IFDH Code of Ethics

• IFDH Policy on Social Responsibility

The IFDH policy on Social Responsibility is to promote access to quality preventive oral health services, increase public awareness that oral disease can be prevented through proven regimens and provide a forum for the understanding and discussion of issues pertaining to dental hygiene.