Sigma Phi Alpha is a national dental hygiene honor society that was established in 1958. Comprised of dental hygiene educators and graduates from accredited programs in the United States and Canada, the society aims to promote, recognize, and honor scholarship, leadership, and service among dental hygiene graduates. Their vision is to enhance the role of the dental hygiene profession in providing quality healthcare to the public.
The society's insignia is a gold key with the letters SPA, symbolizing wisdom, human feeling and action, and valor and virtue, which collectively represent good character. Sigma Phi Alpha organizes annual meetings and offers various scholarships and resources for students and chapters, furthering their mission to support excellence in dental hygiene education and practice.
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