Collection: Western District Dental Hygienist's Society Collection

Scope and Contents

The collection includes the history and photos from the early organization, scrapbooks and awards. There are minutes from meetings, annual reports, financial statements, annual reports, membership rosters, newsletters, and journals from the executive and local boards. There are also miscellaneous educational and historical materials.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1988
Creation: Date Materials were donated

Biographical / Historical

The Dental Hygienist Society of Columbus was organized in May of 1969. At a luncheon at the Martinique Hotel in Columbus, Georgia on May 25, 1969, Mrs. Ennis Walter of Richland, Georgia was installed as president of the new organization. The Dental Hygienist Society of Georgia presented Mrs. Walter with a Charter, formally incorporating the local chapter into the state organization. Other officers were then installed.

The goals of the society were to unite all those in the profession of Dental Hygiene and to educate the public. In October of 1974 the Dental Hygienist' Society of Georgia became a component of the American Dental Hygienist's Association.