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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 42
BY REPRESENTATIVE TEMPLET
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, May 24, 2011, as Dental Hygiene Day and to commend the
Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association and dental hygienists around the state for
their outstanding contributions to the oral health of the citizens of the state of
Louisiana.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize Tuesday, May 24, 2011, as Dental
Hygiene Day in the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, a dental hygienist is a preventive oral health professional licensed in
dental hygiene who provides educational, clinical, and therapeutic services to support total
health care through the promotion of optimal oral health; and
WHEREAS, the education of a dental hygienist emphasizes all of the basic sciences,
and eligibility for licensure is based upon successful completion of both a written National
Board Dental Hygiene Examination and a clinical state board examination; and
WHEREAS, dental hygienists are committed to maintaining the highest levels of
quality and to keeping abreast of the most advanced technology in their field, as they
advocate continuing education courses in oral health care to maintain their licenses and to
ensure that they provide state-of-the-art oral hygiene to their patients; and
WHEREAS, a dental hygienist is a vital member of a complete dental team who is
responsible for providing treatment that helps to prevent oral disease and for educating the
patient to maintain optimal oral health in order to prevent such oral diseases; and
WHEREAS, for more than eighty-eight years, registered dental hygienists have
provided quality preventive oral health care to millions of American adults and children; and
WHEREAS, dental hygienists have also established a record of excellence in
providing quality care for those patients with special needs; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 42
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WHEREAS, there are approximately one thousand six hundred licensed dental
hygienists serving the oral health care needs of the people of the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the month of October is recognized as Dental Hygienist Month,
focusing on the preventive benefits of good oral hygiene; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association, along with other dental
professions, celebrated Children's Dental Health Month in February, which focused on the
needs of dental care for the children of the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, dental hygienists merit a special measure of commendation for the
extraordinary service they provide to their communities and the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, May 24, 2011, as Dental Hygiene
Day, does hereby commend the Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association and dental
hygienists around the state for their outstanding contributions to the oral health of the
citizens of the state of Louisiana, and does hereby encourage citizens to become familiar
with and appreciative of the benefits of good dental hygiene.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES