ADHA Announces Adoption of New Charter Agreement

ADHA Announces Adoption of New Charter Agreement 

Jacksonville, Fla., (June 20, 2017) – On June 16, 2017 at the 94th Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) signed charter agreements with the Florida Dental Hygienists’ Association and Minnesota Dental Hygienists’ Association who became the 48th and 49th chartered constituents. This signing is the culmination of the collaborative work between ADHA and its states. 

Charter agreements are a core component of ADHA’s new strategic plan that is anchored in the three pillars to Unite, Empower and Support dental hygienists at all stages of their careers. A charter agreement workgroup recently focused on streamlining and reducing reporting requirements, refining charter agreement key elements, developing a permanent Constituent Advisory Committee, and creating a resource guide to help state leaders execute the charter agreement requirements. 

“This is a significant milestone for our organization and profession,” said Ann Battrell, MSDH. “The charter workgroup used data and extensive member feedback as the foundation of its work and did everything in lockstep with our state component leaders to create a win-win agreement.”