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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association Day
at the state capitol, to commend the Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association, and
to celebrate one hundred one years of the dental hygiene profession.
WHEREAS, 2014 marks the celebration of one hundred one years of the dental
hygiene profession with the opening of the first dental hygiene school by Dr. Alfred C.
Fones in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, a dental hygienist is a preventive oral health professional licensed in
dental hygiene who provides educational, clinical, and therapeutic services supporting total
oral 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 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 and attend 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 and 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 oral diseases; and
WHEREAS, for over ninety 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. 100
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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 alone;
and
WHEREAS, the month of October is designated as Dental Hygiene 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, it is appropriate to recognize dental hygienists and to encourage citizens
to become familiar with and appreciative of the benefits of good dental hygiene.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as Louisiana
Dental Hygienists' Association Day at the state capitol, commend the Louisiana Dental
Hygienists' Association and dental hygienists in Louisiana for their tireless efforts in
promoting good dental health for the citizens of the state, and celebrate one hundred one
years of the dental hygiene profession.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES