2004 Pfizer/ADHA Award Presented to Kathleen G. Griffin

Chicago—July 14, 2004—The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has named Kathleen G. Griffin, RDH, BS, MEd, of Duluth, Minnesota, as one of six winners of the 2004 Pfizer/ADHA Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award.

The award, sponsored by Pfizer Inc, honors dental hygienists who exhibit excellence in dental hygiene through outstanding accomplishments that impact the practice and future of the dental hygiene profession. Winners must be active members of ADHA for a minimum of 10 years.

Griffin, an active member of ADHA since 1970, was recognized for her work, both in clinical and educational settings, to advance the profession of dental hygiene. Currently, she is the director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Lake Superior College. She has also serves on ADHA’s Council on Education, as well as being a past-president of the Minnesota Dental Hygiene Educators’ Association.

The recipients were honored during a special luncheon at ADHA's 81st annual session in Dallas on June 27. They each received $2,500 and a commemorative award, as well as round-trip transportation and lodging for the session.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of the more than 120,000 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 the 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.

Pfizer Inc is the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical company, providing a broad range of human and animal pharmaceuticals, as well as consumer products.

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