Practice Matters
Supervision
Resources on supervision requirements; what those requirements mean for every day practice
General Supervision: The Simple Truth
Infection control practices
NYDHA is working with the NYS program of the One and Only professional and public information campaign to increase information about safe injection practices
Resources from NYS program, CDC including dental procedures
Use of xylitol
NYDHA’s House of Delegates, at its October 2010 meeting, approved a resolution advocating for the use of xylitol for its preventive benefits against oral disease.
NYDHA - position statement and backgrounder on xylitol
Endorsement of process of care for dental hygienists
In 2012, the DHASNY Board of Directors endorsed the process of care for dental hygienists
Advocacy for early childhood dental home
DHASNY's House of Delegates, approved a resolution at its November 2012 meeting for establishment of a dental home for children soon after the eruption of the first tooth or by age one,
DHASNY dental home campaign and related resource information
American Academy of Pediatrics statement on dental home
Right to Practice and Interact as a Profession
In November 2014, the DHASNY House of Delegates approved a resolution on the right to practice as a profession