PROFESSIONAL LINKS

Other CT State Dental Organizations
Connecticut Dental Hygiene Association (CDHA) www.cdha-rdh.com
Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) www.csda.com

Local Government and Regulatory
Connecticut Department of Public Health www.ct.gov/dph
Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) www.ctoralhealth.org
Connecticut State Dental Practice Act www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap379.htm

National Dental Organizations
Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) www.agd.org
American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) www.dentalassistant.org
American Dental Association (ADA) www.ada.org
American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) www.adha.org

Certification and Credentialing Organizations
American Dental Education Association (ADEA) www.adea.org
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) through the ADA www.ada.org
Dental Assistants National Board (DANB) www.danb.org

National Government and Regulatory
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) www.osha.gov
United States Department of Labor: Statistics on Dental Assisting www.bls.gov/oco/ocos163.htm

Public Health Resources
American Association of Public Health Dentistry www.aaphd.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov
Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) www.osap.org

ADAA District I States
Maine Dental Assistants Association
Massachusetts Dental Assistants Association www.massdentalassistants.org
New Hampshire Dental Assistants Association
Rhode Island Dental Assistants Association www.ridaa.com
Vermont Dental Assistants Association www.vtdaa.org

Other
Canadian Dental Assistants Association www.cdaa.ca