Colorado Dental Hygienists' Association

🎉 Congratulations to Isabel Gregan on winning our Graduation Bag Giveaway 🎓

Thank you to everyone who participated in our I-Spy challenge, tagged businesses, commented, shared, and helped us spotlight the incredible companies supporting Colorado dental hygiene students and the future of our profession.

Isabel, please reach out to Jenn at [email protected] to coordinate receiving your graduation bag.

A huge thank you to all of our amazing donors and supporters who helped make these graduation bags possible.

The support from this community means so much to our students and future dental hygienists. We truly appreciate every business and individual who contributed.

🎓 Graduation Bag Giveaway + I-Spy Challenge 👀

Okay… let’s see who really pays attention to details.

These graduation bags are filled with products donated by some pretty incredible businesses that support Colorado dental hygiene students and the future of our profession.

Swipe through all 6 photos and comment or tag the donor/business names you spot from the products shown.

How to enter:
• Swipe through all 6 photos
• Comment or tag the donor/business names you recognize
• Every correct comment counts as an entry to win the grand prize graduation bag

Bonus points for supporting the businesses back by giving them a follow while you’re there 🤍

We wanted this to be more than just a giveaway. It’s also a chance to spotlight the businesses and people who showed up for our students in a big way.

Winner announced Tuesday night.

Save this post so you can come back and keep spotting names throughout the weekend 👏

🎓 GIVEAWAY TIME — The BIGGEST Graduation Bag of the Year! 💜

Think you can spot our amazing supporters? 👀

This Sunday, we’re turning our graduation giveaway into a fun I-Spy challenge to celebrate and thank the incredible businesses, sponsors, and donors who helped make these graduation bags possible for Colorado dental hygiene students!

✨ And yes — EVERYONE can play and enter to win… not just graduates!

Here’s how to enter:
🔎 We’ll post photos featuring items from the graduation bags
💬 Comment the names of 3 donors or businesses you spot in the pictures
🎁 One lucky participant will be randomly selected to win our GRAND PRIZE graduation bag!

We’ll also be highlighting and shouting out the amazing supporters who helped celebrate the future of dental hygiene in Colorado. 💜

📅 Winner announced Tuesday night!

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CODHA was proud to spend the day celebrating the next generation of dental hygienists — including the amazing graduating class from Community College of Denver! 🎉💜

Our leadership team had a full day making sure we could attend graduations in multiple parts of the state because supporting Colorado dental hygiene students matters deeply to us.

Congratulations to the CCD graduates on this huge accomplishment. We cannot wait to see where your careers take you and the impact you will make on patients, communities, and the future of our profession.

Today was a busy one for CODHA leadership as we made sure we could celebrate TWO graduating dental hygiene classes across Colorado! 🎓💜

We were honored to attend the graduation ceremony for the students at Pueblo Community College and celebrate this incredible milestone alongside family, faculty, friends, and supporters.

Congratulations to each and every graduate. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance brought you to this moment, and we are so excited to welcome you into the dental hygiene profession. Colorado’s future is bright because of you.

It's Graduation season! 🎉 CODHA celebrates the trailblazers of the first CMC Dental Hygiene Program graduation last week!! We're honored to hand out graduate goodie bags and awards, empowering the next generation of dental hygiene leaders! 💫

Beyond turf wars: What Colorado’s collaborative model can teach the dental profession
by Bethany Montoya RDH, MBA

"...collaboration does not require complete agreement. It requires a willingness to engage respectfully, maintain dialogue, and prioritize patient outcomes over professional politics."

"These laws did not emerge from professions working in isolation. They developed within an environment where organized dentistry and organized dental hygiene were willing to communicate and seek practical solutions together."

"As a result of these collaborative efforts, Colorado has nearly tripled the number of dental hygienists graduating within the state in just the past few years.

Equally important, Colorado’s professional organizations remained committed to maintaining educational quality while expanding workforce capacity. CDA and CODHA worked together to support requirements that all licensed dental professionals graduate from Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-accredited programs, reinforcing a shared commitment to patient safety, professional competency, and high standards of care."

"That may be one of Colorado’s greatest achievements: proving that professional collaboration is not weakness. It is leadership."

Read the full article here: https://www.dentistryiq.com/business-management-leadership/article/55376541/beyond-turf-wars-what-colorados-collaborative-model-can-teach-the-dental-profession

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