Our Focus

CDHA’s advocacy and government relations work for the dental hygiene profession and people in Canada addresses a range of important issues tied to improving access to preventive oral health care, promoting the importance of oral health for overall health, optimizing Canada’s health workforce capacity, informing government policies and spending, and more.

Explore our advocacy positions, recommendations, and perspectives on these issues. CDHA members and oral health champions can use the information and resources on these pages to cascade and amplify a common voice across the country.

Priorities

• New Federal Investments
• Seniors
• Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Rural and Remote Communities)

Featured Issues

• Universal Oral Health Care
• Indigenous Peoples
• Community Water Fluoridation
• Oral Health Practitioners
• Implications of Taxing Employer-Sponsored Health and Dental Benefits
• Orofacial Injuries in Sports (Mouthguards)
• Federal Election 2021