ADHA Announces Recipient of 2010 Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Award for Excellence

CHICAGO, July 1—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Joanne C. Fletcher, RDH, MS, of McKinney, Tex., as the recipient of the Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Award for Excellence. She was honored during the J&J Award of Excellence and President’s Luncheon at ADHA’s 87th Annual Session in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 27.

Fletcher has been a member of ADHA for 50 years. She received her associate degree in dental hygiene from the University of Bridgeport. Then she went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in biology and a master’s degree in biology and nutrition at University of Bridgeport. Currently, Fletcher is professor of dental hygiene at Collin County Community College. She has also held a number of offices within her constituent and component dental hygiene associations.

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.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of more than 150,000 dental hygienists across the country. Dental hygienists are preventive oral health professionals, licensed in dental hygiene, who provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services that support total health through the promotion of optimal oral health. For more information about ADHA, dental hygiene or the link between oral health and general health, visit ADHA at www.adha.org.

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