The Dental Hygiene Profession
Below is a list of resources with descriptions of the dental hygiene profession in Alberta. All resources are hyperlinked.
Websites
⇨ the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association ● CDHA's main page for dental hygienists nationally
⇨ the College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta ● CRDHA's main page for dental hygienists of Alberta
⇨ University of Alberta:
Dental Hygiene Program ● the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and Graduate Studies information page to start a professional career in dental hygiene
⇨ the Canadian Dental Association ● main page to Canada's dental regulatory authority
Associations
⇨ the College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta ● main page for dental hygienists of Alberta
● Health Professions Act: Dental Hygienists Profession Regulation. (2006). https://www.qp.alberta.ca/1266.cfm?page=2006_255.cfm&leg_type=Regs&isbncln=0779751108
● Code of Ethics (2018). https://www.crdha.ca/public/download/files/133146
● Code of Ethics. (2012) https://www.cdha.ca/pdfs/Profession/Resources/Code_of_Ethics_EN_web.pdf
● Continuing Competence Program and Rules. (2020). https://www.crdha.ca/public/download/files/177947
● Practice Standards. (2019). https://www.crdha.ca/public/download/files/133143
⇨ the Canadian Dental Hygiene Association ● main page for dental hygienists of Canada
Books
⇨ Darby, M. L., Walsh, M. M., Bowen, D. M., & Pieren, J. A. (2020). Dental hygiene: Theory and practice. Elsevier/Saunders. ● main textbook for learning about dental hygiene in Canada
Scholarly Articles
⇨ Howey, M. L., & Yoon, M. N. (2022). Insights in interprofessional education: Dental hygiene
students’ suggestions for collaboration. Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, 56(1), 9–
12. [Google Scholar]
● Article detailing the need for dental hygiene students to build a multidisciplinary perspective with dentists and other health care professions