HR1043: HR1043 Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; February 5, 2026; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes February 5, 2026, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day in Georgia. It highlights the work dental hygienists have done for more than 75 years to promote oral health and prevent disease, including volunteer work serving elderly people, people with disabilities, and underprivileged groups. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. It formally encourages Georgia citizens to honor dental hygienists for their work in dental offices, public health facilities, schools, and research settings, and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Dental Hygienists' Association.

• Formally designates February 5, 2026, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day in the State of Georgia.
• Encourages Georgia citizens to recognize and honor dental hygienists for their role in oral health care.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Dental Hygienists' Association.

The resolution most directly concerns dental hygienists licensed and working in Georgia, including those in private dental offices, public health facilities, schools, and research settings, as well as the Georgia Dental Hygienists' Association, which will receive a copy of the resolution.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight: it does not change any law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment of dental hygienists' work, which may raise public awareness of oral health care and preventive services.

• The resolving clause recognizes February 5, 2026, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day in Georgia and encourages citizens to honor dental hygienists.
• A further resolution clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to the Georgia Dental Hygienists' Association.
• The whereas clauses describe dental hygienists' preventive care work, including voluntary services to elderly, disabled, and underprivileged groups, as background rather than binding provisions.

1. 2026-01-16House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-16House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-16House Hopper (House)

• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)Primary sponsor
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)
• Reynaldo Martinez (R, HD-111)

• dental hygienists
• oral health
• commemorative resolution
• public health