ADHA Announces Partnership with Sunstar Americas Inc.
to Support Student Efforts

Chicago, December 15, 2008—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has partnered with Sunstar Americas in a multi-year sponsorship of ADHA’s student member outreach efforts. The partnership will greatly improve the student’s experience as ADHA student members and provide them with more ADHA resources and access to quality Sunstar products and educational materials.

ADHA and Sunstar know the importance of supporting students through their studies because they represent the future of the dental hygiene profession.  Each academic year the students will receive insightful professional information as well as products and tools that will complement their budding dental hygiene careers.

“ADHA is thrilled at the opportunity to work with Sunstar on our continued student outreach efforts,” said Diann Bomkamp, RDH, BSDH, ADHA President.  “We are confident that this collaboration will bring student dental hygienists a greater variety of resources which will help guide them through the early stages of their careers.”

“Supporting students and the profession in general is an important part of Sunstar’s mission,” said Ann Foppe, Professional Marketing Director at Sunstar.  Sunstar has always been, and will continue to be, a friend of dental professionals.  This program is the perfect way to expand our commitment to the profession and reach the next generation.”

Sunstar is a natural choice as ADHA’s partner in this endeavor because of its stature in the oral health community. Sunstar is one of the Top Ten oral-care companies in the world. Its products and services are distributed in more than 90 countries. For more information, visit http://www.sunstaramericas.com/.

ADHA and Sunstar look forward to continuing ADHA’s success in empowering, developing, and supporting dental hygiene students.

Sunstar was founded in Japan in 1941 and has worldwide sales of over $1 Billion.  The company has offices in 15 countries and four major geographic divisions including Chicago-based Sunstar Americas, Inc., which serves North and South America.  Sunstar’s mission is to enhance the health and well-being of people everywhere via its four business areas:  Mouth and Body; Health and Beauty; Healthy Home; and Safety and Technology.  The company is proud of its global partnership with dental professionals to develop a better understanding of the potential links between oral health, general health, and quality of life.  Sunstar’s well-known Butler® brand of professional dental products and GUM® brand of consumer oral hygiene products have been two of the dental profession’s most trusted and recommended brands for more than 80 years.  Butler® and GUM® products are designed in consultation with dental professionals and manufactured to the highest quality standards, assuring product excellence and patient satisfaction.  For additional information, please visit www.SunstarAmericas.com

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 http://www.adha.org.

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