,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4    
,durb91 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,h>k91 ,mr4  
,k+1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! ,am]ican  
,d5tal ,hygi5i/s' ,association on !     
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! pr(ession ( d5tal   
hygi5e & comm5d+ its "w to improve !    
oral heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
,:]eas ! fir/ d5tal hygi5e education    
program 0 e/abli%$ 9 #aiac & e>ly       
graduates work$ 9 s*ools provid+ direct 
access to oral heal? c>e to s*ool       
*ildr52 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,d5tal        
,hygi5i/s' ,association is ! l>ge/      
national organization repres5t+ ! m ?an 
#aej1jjj lic5s$ d5tal hygi5i/s 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 ord] to become 
lic5s$ z a d5tal hygi5i/1 an individual 
mu/ graduate f "o ( ! #cce accr$it$     
d5tal hygi5e education programs 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & successfully complete a 

national writt5 exam & a ,/ate or       
regional cl9ical exam2 ,:]eas1 accord+  
to ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 ! d5tal
 hygi5e pr(ession is "o ( ! fa/e/ gr[+  
heal? c>e pr(essions1 ) employm5t (     
d5tal hygi5i/s expect$ to gr[ #ch p]c5t 
betwe5 #bjaj & #bjbj2 ,:]eas d5tal      
hygi5i/s are prev5tion speciali/s :o    
und]/& h[ ! connection betwe5 oral heal?
 & total heal? c prev5t disease1 treat  
problems :ile !y are /ill manageable1   
cons]ve critical heal? c>e doll>s1 &    
save lives2 ,:]eas new rese>* cont9ues  
to demon/rate t oral heal? is a vital   
elem5t ( ov]all heal?2 ,:]eas d5tal     
c>ies 7m commonly kn[n z too? decay7 are
 ! s+le mo/ common *ronic disease (     
*ildhood1 #e times m common ?an a/hma2  
,:]eas ne>ly #dh1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates live 9 areas )\t en\gh d5tal     
practition]s2 ,:]eas less ?an #dj p]c5t 
( *ildr5 enroll$ 9 ,m$icaid receive at  
lea/ "o prev5tive d5tal s]vice ea* ye> &
 ?is p]c5tage v>ies widely among !      
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &   

,human ,s]vices e/imates t m ?an #i1jjj 
new d5tal practition]s are ne$$ to      
address ! d5tal work=ce %ortage 9       
und]s]v$ areas2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,d5tal
 ,hygi5i/s' ,association repres5ts1     
emp[]s1 develops1 & supports d5tal      
hygi5i/s2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,d5tal      
,hygi5i/s' ,association works to improve
 access to oral heal? c>e s]vices1 :i*  
are ess5tial to ! heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t] = ,lifelong     
,le>n+ ( ! ,am]ican ,d5tal ,hygi5i/s'   
,association seeks to advance ! /udy (  
d5tal hygi5e ?r\gh educational          
opportunities2 & ,:]eas ! ,am]ican      
,d5tal ,hygi5i/s' ,association advocates
 9 support ( ,f$]al oral heal? programs1
 exp&+ access to c>e = und]s]v$         
populations1 optimiz+ ! d5tal work=ce1 &
 maximiz+ cov]age = oral heal? s]vices3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
congratulates ! ,am]ican ,d5tal         
,hygi5i/s' ,association on ! #ajj?      
anniv]s>y ( ! pr(ession ( d5tal hygi5e2 
7#b7 comm5ds ! ,am]ican ,d5tal          

,hygi5i/s' ,association = its "w to     
improve ! oral heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 a fundam5tal "p ( ov]all heal? &
 well-be+2  7#c7 recognizes d5tal       
hygi5i/s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o      
volunte] _! "t & res\rces to fur!r _!   
pr(ession & to increase access to oral  
heal? c>e s]vices2 &  7#d7 comm5ds !    
d5tal hygi5e pr(ession on its c5t5nial  
celebration4