Jessica Thomas

Feb 7, 2024 | dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com | Jessica Thomas |JoAnn R. Gurenlian |Joann Gurenlian

License portability is important to many professionals, including dental hygienists. Crossing state lines to obtain employment and improve access to oral healthcare is an obstacle many dental hygienists have faced. Finding solutions to these issues is imperative to successfully address workforce shortages and improve public health.

Jan 11, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Jackie Sanders |Jessica Thomas |Elizabeth S. Leaver |Amanda Hill

RDH is building on the success of the RCC program by concentrating on all community connections—not limiting the focus to social media. You, the readers, let us know we needed to broaden the vision, so we listened and changed. The RCC program will now embrace all the communities where an RDH may build a professional connection. Whether this is in a study club, a public health program, locally, or your personal network, dental hygienists are champions at building communities.

Jan 9, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Jessica Thomas |Amanda Hill |Barbara K. Tritz

The Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact (DDH Compact) is a policy that supports license mobility across state lines for dentists and dental hygienists through license reciprocity among member states. Licensure portability is a policy prioritized by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), and activating the DDH Compact in 2024 is high on their list of goals.

Jul 12, 2023 | ysnews.com | Jessica Thomas

Jun 30, 2023 | ysnews.com | Jessica Thomas