Dental hygienists prevent more to treat less

Dental Hygienists Prevent More to Treat Less Promoting health and preventing disease by integrating dental hygienists, at their full scope of practice, into Nova Scotia’s primary health care system A White Paper commissioned by the College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia October 2014 Acknowledgements The College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia (CDHNS) is grateful to the many stakeholders w [...] Stakeholders included members of the College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia (CDHNS), Members of Council (CDHNS), the Primary Health Care Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, and the Dalhousie School of Dental Hygiene. [...] The CDHNS has representation on the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board, the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, the Canadian Federation of Dental Hygiene Regulatory Authorities, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, and the Nova Scotia Regulated Health Professions Network. [...] It also identifies the need to develop a compre- hensive oral health strategy for Nova Scotia that optimizes the scope of practice of dental hygienists, and to involve dental hygienists in the making and delivery of this strategy to the public. [...] The College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia (CDHNS) commissioned this White Paper to serve as a position paper and valuable reference document for the Minister of Health and Wellness, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Deputy Minister of Health, administrators and policymakers in the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Primary Health Care and Public Health Branches, as well as oth