Where the profession of dental hygiene began in 1913


Irene M. Newman (1875-1958)
The first dental hygienist.
The first President of the Connecticut Dental
Hygienists' Association in the early 1900's.

Kristin Minihan-Anderson, MSDH, RDH
Current President
of the Connecticut Dental Hygienists'
Association 2023
Central Dental Hygienists' Association
Upcoming Events
ADHA-CT: Central CT Dental Hygienists’ Association (CCDHA) meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from September 2016 - April 2017.
Contact: Linda Isis Primus, RDH BSDH MHS at BossyFlossy@sbcglobal.net
Component Officers
Office Name Email
President: Linda Isis Primus, RDH BSDH MHS BossyFlossy@sbcglobal.net
Vice President: Amy Mongillo, RDH MS MongilloAmy@GMail.com
Secretary: Donna L. Browning, RDH DCS416Donna@Gmail.com
Treasurer: Erica Meister, RDH, BS EMeister3@GMail.com
Trustee: Dana Northway, RDH DNorthway1@GMail.com