2008 ADHA awards presented at CLL at the 85th Annual Session.ADHA ADHA American Dental Hygienists' AssociationADHA Additional Duty Hour Allowance ADHA Australian Department of Health and Aging sponsors and cosponsors a variety of awards programs to recognize outstanding achievements in specific areas of dental hygiene dental hygiene n. The practice of keeping the mouth, teeth, and gums clean and healthy to prevent disease. Also called oral hygiene. . While awards are presented on an annual basis, with the winners recognized at annual session, it is often the case that the achievements honored represent efforts that reach beyond the previous year to involve the span of an entire dental hygiene career. At this year's annual session in Albuquerque, N.M., ADHA awards were presented to the following individuals, institutions, and programs. ADHA/Esther Wilkins Future Leader Award Sponsored by P&G Professional Oral Health--Crest Oral-B, this award was created to recognize dental hygienists who exhibit a strong commitment to the dental hygiene profession and have demonstrated leadership in ADHA within five years of graduation from an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. dental hygiene program. This year's winner is: Mina Nicolle Ulaszek Benjamin, BS, RDH RDH abbr. Registered Dental Hygienist RDH, n an abbreviation for registered dental hygienist. , Texas ADHA Procter & Gamble Dental Hygiene Educator of the Year Award This award recognizes excellence in teaching, mentoring and devotion to student achievement. This year's winner is: Mary Jacks, RDH, MS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio UTHSCSA is the largest comprehensive health sciences university in South Texas. Located in the South Texas Medical Center, it serves San Antonio and all of the 50,000 square mile (130,000 km²) area of central and south Texas. ADHA/Sigma Phi Alpha/Johnson & Johnson Journalism Award This award is intended to honor a student who has written a review or original research paper that contributes to the dental hygiene body of knowledge and is of the quality to be published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene. This year's winner is: Amy Neussl, Massachusetts, author of "Mouthguards in the American Hockey League
Alfred C. Fones Award This award recognizes a current ADHA member who has contributed significantly to the profession of dental hygiene. The nominees had 25 years of cumulative ADHA membership, dental hygiene association leadership experience, other dental hygiene awards, participation both in the community and with other allied health professions, authorship and political involvement. This year's winner is JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD, New Jersey Colgate/ADHA Community Outreach Award This award recognizes components that have implemented significant community outreach programs focusing on preventive oral health care. The winning component organizations demonstrated collaboration with appropriate nondental and dental partners, innovation and creativity in application of proven strategies, and a congruence con·gru·ence n. 1. a. Agreement, harmony, conformity, or correspondence. b. An instance of this: "What an extraordinary congruence of genius and era" of program strategies with established objectives. This year's winners are: South Central Kentucky South Central Kentucky is a cultural region of 22 Kentucky counties located roughly between I-65 in the Bowling Green area and I-75 around the London area, but within three counties of the Tennessee border and south of the "Golden Triangle" (the areas around Louisville, Lexington, Dental Hygiene Society, Kentucky Grand Rapids Dental Hygienists' Society, Michigan Acadiana District Dental Hygienists' Association, Louisiana East Central Dental Hygienists' Association, Indiana Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists This award recognizes clinical dental hygienists who made a difference in the lives of their patients/clients through one of a number of means including management, education or care services for patients/clients; the use of technology; or other innovative methods. This year's winner is: Jane S. Dehner, RDH, New Mexico Discus Dental/Distinguished Service Award The Discus Dental/ADHA Distinguished Service Awards recognize outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession of dental hygiene. The winners have contributed to the advancement of the association, held officer and council positions, contributed to a great deal of committee work and have been active in ADHA for the past 10+ years. They are: Caryn Solie, RDH, Nevada Sandra L. Tesch, RDH, Texas Lisa Esparza, RDH, BS, MSDH MSDH Mississippi State Department of Health , New Mexico Hu-Friedy/ADHA Master Clinician Award This award recognizes a clinical hygienist who demonstrates outstanding clinical expertise in relating the interdependence of clinical practice and patient education for the improvement of patient compliance. This year's winner is: Diane Brucato-Thomas, RDH, EF, BS, Hawaii HYGIENIST HERO[TM] Recognition Program ADHA and Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., are pleased to announce the honorees of this inaugural program designed to salute dental hygienists' outstanding commitment to promote oral hygiene Oral Hygiene Definition Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth decay and gum disease. in their local communities. To be considered for the HYGIENIST HERO[TM] Recognition Program, dental hygienists submitted essays describing inspirational activities they have developed and led to enhance oral health care in their communities. The 2008 HYGIENIST HERO[TM] Honorees are: Carrol M. Shuttle Bains, RDH, Tennessee Karen Essell, RDH, BSDH BSDH British Society for Disability and Oral Health (formerly: British Society of Dentistry for the Handicapped) BSDH Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene , Michigan Erika B. Feltham, RDH, California Michelle A. Frushour, RDH, Maryland Theresa M. Granatella, RDH, Florida Donna Marie Grzegorek, RDH, EC, Illinois Leslie Kahn, RDH, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Patricia Michelle Vacha, RDH, BS, Colorado Emma Violante, RDH, Arizona Irene Newman Award Sponsored by P&G Professional Oral Health--Crest Oral-B, this award recognizes a current ADHA member who has been involved with ADHA for at least 15 years and who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the art and science of dental hygiene. The recipient participated within her community or social service organization and was nominated by an active ADHA member. This year's winner is Jodi L. Olmsted, RDH, PhD, Wisconsin Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Awards for Excellence in Dental Hygiene With this award, ADHA and Johnson & Johnson recognize individual dental hygienists who have made "outstanding accomplishments that have a significant impact on the practice and future of the dental hygiene profession." The recipients have at least 10 years of membership in ADHA and its constituents, demonstrate an active involvement in the association, and were nominated by a colleague for their outstanding accomplishments. This year's winners are: Colleen Brickle, RDH, RF, EdD, Minnesota Irene Connolly, RDH, MS, Virginia Alisa Feugate, RDH, Arizona Kim Laudenslager, RDH, MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. , Colorado Christine Nathe, RDH, MS, New Mexico Mary Layher, RDH, BSDH, Michigan SADHA Community Service Award (Sponsored by Tom's of Maine Tom's of Maine is a maker of natural personal care products, such as toothpaste, soap and deodorant. Their products are made without artificial or animal ingredients and without animal testing. All products have been certified as Halal. ) Sponsored by Tom's of Maine, this award recognizes outstanding student chapters of ADHA that have made a significant contribution to the community. At least 90% of an institution's dental hygiene class must be student members of ADHA for the chapter to be eligible for consideration. This year's winners are Palm Beach Community College Locations Palm Beach Community College's main campus is located in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to the Lake Worth campus, the largest (114-acre/51 building complex) and longest established campus (1956), PBCC also serves students at full-service locations in Belle Glade Bluegrass Community and Technical College Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC), located in Lexington, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). SUNY SUNY - State University of New York Canton Dental Hygiene Program Student Advisor Award Sponsored by Waterpik, this award honors student advisors who exhibit excellence in both the encouragement of student involvement in the Student American Dental Hygienists' Association and their own involvement in ADHA. This year's winner is Kim Johnson, RDH, BS, University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. , Minneapolis Be sure to look for additional coverage of the Center for Lifelong Learning at ADHA's 85th Annual Session in the August and September-October issues of Access. |
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