IFDH President’s Report – January 2025
IFDH President’s Report: January 2025 Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, FADHA IFDH is Moving Fast! “The secret of making progress is to get started.” Mark Twain Greetings, IFDH Members! And…we’re off!! It’s only been 5 months and your IFDH team has hit the ground running. Actually, sprinting is more like it! Let’s go! Welcome New Members […]
IFDH President’s Report – September 2024
IFDH President’s Report: September 2024 Greetings, IFDH Members! “If we are to prosper together in our increasingly small world, we must listen to and learn from each other’s stories” ~ Queen Noor of Jordan Where to begin? As I write my first President’s Report to you, I can only think how humbled and honored I […]
IFDH President’s Report – March 2024
IFDH President’s Report: April 2024 IFDH Recognized Worldwide Via Our People & Programs International Symposium on Dental Hygiene: Waiting for You! The excitement is building for our 2024 International Symposium on Dental Hygiene. The Local Organizing Committee with Jeongran Park, as Chair, is planning a memorable event. The Scientific Committee under the leadership of Kyung-hee […]
IFDH President’s Report – December 2023
IFDH President’s Report: December 2023 Leadership, Collaboration and Prevention: Following our Mission! Hello My Fellow Colleagues; The fall of 2023 has been very busy and successful. Here, in eastern Canada, our leaves turn to bright shades of yellow, red and orange. The view is amazing and we become filled with a renewed sense of purpose […]
IFDH President’s Report – September 2023
IFDH President’s Report: September 2023 A Lot is Happening with IFDH! Hello to Everyone;It has been a busy few months since I wrote last. I have traversed the globe, physically, so my news will be from in person events rather than via my mouse. HoD Interim Meeting: September 9th I am looking very forward to […]
IFDH President’s Report – June 2023
IFDH President’s Report: June 2023 Be the Dental Hygienist You Know You are! As summer in the northern hemisphere approaches, here in Atlantic Canada, the trees are in full foliage and flowers are bursting with color. It is so welcome after months of grey and white. It’s Conference Season for Many A lot of our […]
IFDH President’s Report – April 2023
IFDH President’s Report: December 2023 A Talented & Dedicated Board Working Together to Strengthen Our Role in the Oral Health Community 2023 has arrived with many opportunities and as a federation, it is a time to allow those opportunities to guide us. The Board of Directors has celebrated 6 months of working together and we […]
IFDH President’s Report – December 2022
IFDH President’s Report: December 2022 Reflections and Wishes As we approach the end of 2022, we find ourselves reflecting on the successes and challenges of the past year. We had hoped to see the Covid virus put to rest, but unfortunately, we are still faced with the day to day reality of providing oral health […]
IFDH President’s Report – September 2022
IFDH President’s Report: September 2022 IFDH: Helping You Be the Dental Hygienist You Know You Are Hello from Cape Breton Island on the east coast of Canada. I have returned from a successful ISDH, House of Delegates Business Meeting and Board meeting in Ireland and I am looking forward to a life-altering term as President […]
IFDH President’s Report – June 2022
IFDH President’s Report: June 2022 The Future in Our Hands International Symposium on Dental Hygiene: ISDH2022 Finally, a Meeting in Person!After two years full of challenges and not being able to meet in person, we are all very much looking forward to gathering and catching up with colleagues and friends during the International Symposium on […]