Upon completion of this course, the dental healthcare professional (DHCP) will be able to: 1  1. Follow an appropriate process for the segregation, cleaning and sterilization of re-usable items, and for the appropriate disposal of single-use items.
Instead, on September 28, Congress directed the state legislatures to call ratification conventions in each state. Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. Beyond the legal requirements for ratification, the state conventions fulfilled other purposes.
On December 16, 1777, Virginia was the first state to ratify. Other states ratified during the early months of 1778. When Congress reconvened in June of 1778, the delegates learned that Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey refused to ratify the Articles. The Articles required unanimous approval from the states.