November 2025
Our Time to Shine
Let me introduce myself-I am your newly elected President of IDHA. Below are the words I shared during my Presidents Address at our Annual General Assembly meeting on November 8th•
I am truly honored to serve in this role, and I look forward to representing you throughout the coming year. Please don't hesitate to contact ildha.president@gmail.com if I can support you.
I would like to extend a heartful thank-you to Beth Hartrich and her dental hygiene department at Lake Land College for all their help in making our conference a success, also the Lake Land Alumni Foundation for the venue they supplied.
It is an honor to stand before you this afternoon as we celebrate our theme "Our Time to Shine". These words are not just our Theme; these words are a reminder to us whether student, new graduate, or seasoned professional-that we have the power and the responsibility to make our light visible in the world of dental hygiene.
Everyday we bring compassion, skill and knowledge to our patients, but beyond the operatory, our light shines brighter when we support one another, mentor the next generation and stand united through our professional association.
To our Students- you are the future of this profession of Dental Hygiene. You are the foundation that allows us to advocate for our profession.
To our Members- thank you for keeping our organization strong. You are the foundation that allows us to advocate for our profession, elevate standards, and protect the integrity of dental hygiene.
But we can't do it alone. Each of us has the ability to invite one more colleague to join, to explain the "why" behind membership, and to show that our strength lies in our unity, our sorority.
This year, lets focus on connection, membership, and engagement. Let's reach out to those hygiene friends who haven't yet discovered the value of belonging. Let's continue to inspire our students and empower our members to step forward -to volunteer, to lead, and to SHINE.
Because together, we are not just individual lights-we are a constellation. And when we come together, we illuminate the path forward for our profession.
So, let's make this year our brightest year yet-because truly it is "Our Time to Shine". Thank You!
To view messages from past IDHA Presidents, please view the archive below:
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