HR 9059

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing March 17, 2005, as Florida Dental
3	Hygiene Association Smile Day.
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5	WHEREAS, the health and welfare of residents of this state
6	are of paramount concerns to the Legislature, and
7	WHEREAS, as licensed professionals, dental hygienists
8	complete extensive formal education and clinical preparation and
9	are essential to the pursuit of preventive oral health care, as
10	well as early detection of life-threatening diseases, and
11	WHEREAS, research studies reveal that poor oral health is a
12	risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, premature or low-birth
13	weight babies, respiratory ailments, and other conditions, and
14	WHEREAS, dental hygienists dedicate their time to providing
15	educational and preventive oral health care services to a
16	diverse group, including children, the economically
17	disadvantaged, the elderly, and the physically and mentally
18	disabled, and
19	WHEREAS, in providing the best possible preventive oral
20	health for all citizens, dental hygienists are essential in
21	dental offices, public health facilities, schools, private
22	organizations, and research facilities, and
23	WHEREAS, the Florida Dental Hygiene Association represents
24	the profession of dental hygiene, and
25	WHEREAS, members of the Florida Dental Hygiene Association
26	have traveled to Tallahassee on March 17, 2005, to sponsor Smile
27	Day, NOW, THEREFORE,
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29	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
30	Florida:
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32	That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes March
33	17, 2005, as Florida Dental Hygiene Association Smile Day.
34	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
35	presented to the Florida Dental Hygiene Association as a
36	tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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