Membership

There are various forms of memebership to IFDH, please see below the various options and the application forms.

1. Association Membership

Financial

Full Association Member

A Full Association Member shall be a dental hygienist, and/or a dental therapist/oral therapist/ oral health therapist organization. Any one country may have organizations representing each of those professions. Each Full Association Member must have a written constitution or articles of incorporation, or the equivalent thereof, which is consistent with the Federation’s purpose as outlined in the IFDH Bylaws. Each Full Association Member must be comprised of members recognized by the Federation as representing qualified registered/licensed dental hygienists, dental therapists, and/or oral therapists and/or oral health therapists in that country. A Full Association Member must demonstrate support for the Federation’s policies.

Affiliated Association Member

Where an IFDH Full Association Member currently exists in a country, an Affiliated Association Member shall be a subsequent Dental Hygienist, Dental Therapist, Oral Therapist, or Oral Health Therapist organization representing the same nation that meets the IFDH membership criteria. Each member must represent qualified registered/licensed practitioners. Affiliated Association Members do not have the right to vote at the HoD meetings, or by mail, or email ballot.

Non-Financial

Any national association whose members represent a substantial proportion of the qualified registered/ licensed Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Oral Therapists, or Oral Health Therapists in a country that meets the criteria of the United Nations as a Least Developed Country may apply for this category. Non-Financial Association Members do not have the right to vote at the HOD meetings, or by mail or email ballot.

2. Individual Membership

Any Dental Hygienist, Dental Therapist, Oral Therapist, or Oral Health Therapist who is a member in good standing of a national association that is an IFDH association member, OR is a graduate of an accredited 2-year educational program in their field, may apply.

Individual member benefits:

Annual subscription to the International Journal of Dental Hygiene
Receive the eNews via email 4 times per year
Reduced fees to IFDH activities
Reduced registration to ISDH
Reduced fees to IFDH Education Academy seminars and events
A certificate confirming your individual membership of IFDH
Advice on international issues concerning oral health & dental hygienists
IFDH branded promotional item

Step 1

Apply Online

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Step 2

Then scan your accredited Training Program certificate or Association Member Card and email to membership@IFDH.org

3. Honorary Life Membership

Honorary-Life Members shall be individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of dental hygiene and to the Federation.

4. Student Membership

Students who support the Federation’s policies and who show written proof of enrolment in an accredited minimum two-year program in Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy, Oral Therapy, or Oral Health Therapy can join the IFDH at a reduced annual fee.

Annual subscription to the International Journal of Dental Hygiene
Receive the eNews via email 4 times per year
Reduced fees to IFDH activities
Reduced registration to ISDH
Reduced fees to IFDH Education Academy seminars and events
A certificate confirming your individual membership of IFDH
Advice on international issues concerning oral health & dental hygienists
IFDH branded promotional item

5. Allied Supporter

Allied Supporters shall be institutions, federations, organizations or groups who promote wellness and prevention and who demonstrate support for the policies of the Federation.