Dental hygiene associations Question Title * 1. What is your age? Under 30 years old 30 to 39 years old 40 to 49 years old 50 to 59 years old 60 years old and over Question Title * 2. In what state is your primary dental hygiene practice? Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Question Title * 3. What is your current status as a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association? I belong I do not belong Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Please estimate what percentage of your career has been spent as a member of the ADHA tripartite system (component, state, national). Close to 100% 75% or so About half of my career 25% or so Little, if at all Question Title * 5. If you have contacted your dental hygiene association about any concern other than renewing membership, was the association's response satisfactory? If you have contacted an association multiple times, consider your most recent queries for this question. Yes No Not applicable (no contact made) Local (component society) Local (component society) Yes Local (component society) No Local (component society) Not applicable (no contact made) State (constituent society) State (constituent society) Yes State (constituent society) No State (constituent society) Not applicable (no contact made) National (ADHA) National (ADHA) Yes National (ADHA) No National (ADHA) Not applicable (no contact made) Question Title * 6. Do you feel like the issues publicly addressed by the ADHA are relevant to your career as a dental hygienist? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 7. Are there issues affecting your ability to practice as a dental hygienist that you wish the ADHA would address? If so, can you briefly explain here? Your comments can include, for example, work conditions, oral health trends, consumer perceptions about the dental hygiene profession, licensure issues, national clinical standards, etc.. Question Title * 8. If you are not a current member of your dental hygiene association, what is your primary reason for not joining? I do not perceive a value for joining the association. Dues are too high or pose a financial hardship due to my current situation. I do not support policies advocated by the association. Not applicable; currently a member Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. If you are a current member, what are the benefits of membership that you believe nonmembers should know? Question Title * 10. The state dental hygiene association for California recently declined to sign an agreement with the ADHA, and the state terminated its relationship with the ADHA. Do you support the move the state association took? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 11. We appreciate your time with this survey. We would like to hear any additional thoughts you have about dental hygiene associations, or even how you believe the profession should evolve during upcoming years. Done