Newswise — CHICAGO, July 25, 2024 – On July 24, the 2024 ADHA Annual Conference kicked off at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. with the ceremonial installation of the new American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA ® ) Board of Directors, along with ADHA’s slate of new and re-elected leaders for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. President, Erin Haley-Hitz, RDH, BSDH, MS, FADHA, MAADH, who was officially installed at the ADHA’s virtual House of Delegates on June 30, 2024, spoke to the national and state leaders who attended the ceremony, calling for steadfast progress and reminding the group that elevating the profession is their common goal.

On July 24, the 2024 ADHA Annual Conference kicked off at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. with the ceremonial installation of the new American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA ® ) Board of Directors, along with ADHA’s slate of new and re-elected leaders for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. President, Erin Haley-Hitz, RDH, BSDH, MS, FADHA, MAADH, who was officially installed at the ADHA’s virtual House of Delegates on June 30, 2024, spoke to the national and state leaders who attended the ceremony, calling for steadfast progress and reminding the group that elevating the profession is their common goal.

Haley-Hitz, a Norfolk, Neb. native, has long served the ADHA in various capacities on the national, state and local levels. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene fr.