Mission
TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S TOTAL HEALTH, THE MISSION OF THE IOWA DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION IS TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTAL HYGIENE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ORAL HEALTH CARE, INCREASING AWARENESS OF COST-EFFECTIVE BENEFITS OF PREVENTION, PROMOTING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION, LICENSURE, PRACTICE AND RESEARCH; AND REPRESENTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS.