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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
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