Northwest Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association
Component 10 of the Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association
District III of the American Dental Hygienists' Association
About Us
2011 - 2012 Officers and Committee Chairs
- Pam Kitner, President- ftvlykit@shentel.net
- Linda Gill, Pres-Elect - lgill@lfcc.edu
- Tabatha Chandler, Vice President - tnchandler@gmail.com
- Helen Hatfield, Secretary - hhatfield@earthlink.com
- Julie Allen, Treasurer- 540-869-4819
- Maureen McCann, Trustee - McCannGlik@aol.com
- VDHA Delegates to the 2012 Annual Session - to be elected
- Kim May, Continuing Education- kimrdhwvu1@aol.com
- Karen Avey, Co-CE Chair - karenavey@comcast.net
- Maureen McCann, Regulation and Practice - McCannGlik@aol.com
- Janet Shanholtzer, Membership - RDHJanet@gmail.com
- Community and Professional Relations - POSITION IS VACANT
- Karen Avey, Web mistress - karenavey@comcast.net
- Julie Allen, Awards -540-869-4819
- Tabatha Chandler, Student Chapter Liaison - tnchandler@gmail.com
History of Component 10
The Northwest Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association was formed in 1977. Charter members included Diane Collis, Jan (Wahl) Miller, Donna Diamond, Jane Boyd and Betsy Conlon. We are a small but very active component and represent dental hygienists in the counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren and Rockingham as well as the cities of Winchester and Harrisonburg. We have had as few as six members and as many as forty members and we have always looked to new members for new experiences and ideas for development of the component.
Dental hygienists are very active participants in community events. We have taken part in the Winchester Community Wellness Festival, the Thomas Harrison Middle School Dental Health Fair in Harrisonburg, VA, Community Health and Wellness Fair for Shenandoah County, in-service education for nursing home employees, annual toothbrush drives for a selected area abused women’s shelter, contribution to Share the Cheer Foundation, provide dental hygiene services for the Free Medical Clinic in Winchester, VA, VDHA Rally Day at the capital in Richmond, VA as well as our individual efforts to schools and other organizations for dental health education.
