The Association of Dental hygienists of the Czech Republic (ADH CR)

ADH CR is a non-profit organization, a non-governmental organization, free from any political ties. ADH CR was founded in May 2000 in Prague. ADH CR is a professional organization uniting dental hygienists from the whole Czech Republic in their common cause of promoting dental health.

The stated purposes of ADH CR are to:

• Safeguard and defend the interests of the profession of dental hygiene hygienists, and represent and advance the profession.
• Cooperate with the Czech Dental Chamber, with the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, with the Government of the Czech Republic and with international professional organizations.
• Support the development of the dental hygiene profession.
• Promote and coordinate the exchange of knowledge and information about the profession, its education, evidence-based research, and best practice.
• Promote access to quality preventive oral health services and foster social responsibility programmes to enhance oral health.
• Increase public awareness that oral disease can be prevented through proven regimens and can have significant impact on general health.
• Promote the highest standards in education, research, and the practice of dental hygiene.
• Promote and encourage professional advancement of members.
• Enhance professional proficiency as well as personal relationships of colleagues with common professional interest and duty requirements.