2006 Pfizer/ADHA Award Presented to Judy Harbrecht

Chicago—July 31, 2006—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Judy Harbrecht, RDH, of Billings, Mont., as a recipient of the 2006 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.

Harbrecht is a past Treasurer for ADHA, as well as District X Trustee. She has also served as either a Delegate or Alternate Delegate from her state association to ADHA more than 15 times, as well as a number of ADHA committee and council appointments during her tenure as an active member of the association.

The recipients were honored during a special luncheon at ADHA’s 83rd annual session in Orland, Fla., on June 25. 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 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 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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