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- CALL TO ACTION- July 22, 2021 Update: Help urge ALL Congressional Representatives to put teeth in Medicare. Thank you to all who have participated in ADHA’s latest advocacy campaign to add an oral health benefit to Medicare Part B and provide coverage to the millions of seniors without access to routine preventive and restorative oral health care. We have reached 320 congressional representatives so far and we need your help to get to all 435 offices. Taking action is easy! Just click to send a message here.
- List: States that allow Direct Access to Care from Dental Hygienists
- CALL TO ACTION- April 13, 2021 Update
- CALL TO ACTION- March 8, 2021 Update
- July 13, 2019 Update
SB2631 EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANT COURSE WORK
Dec 1, 2020
Update: Please watch this video to understand the law for the EFDA Coronal Scaling Law: Watch here on YouTube
Tobacco 21
On Sunday April 7, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation, that raises the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. Read the bulletin here!
House Bill 345 takes effect July 1, 2019. It aims to reduce tobacco use among teens and young adults by preventing them from starting.
The Illinois Dental Hygienists’ Association was a proud supporter of House Bill 345, also known as Tobacco 21
Public Act 100-0829 - January 1, 2019
Public Act 100-0829
Please be advised as of January 1, 2019:
All children in kindergarten and the second, sixth, and NINTH grades of any public, private or parochial school shall have a dental examination.
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