Lorie L. Jones Honored with 2006 ADHA/Oral-B Esther Wilkins Future Leader Award

Chicago—August 1, 2006—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Lorie L. Jones, RDH, BSDH, of Spring, Texas, as the recipient of the 2006 ADHA/Oral-B Esther Wilkins Future Leader Award.

The 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. Jones was nominated by her state organization, the Texas Dental Hygienists’ Association (TDHA).

Jones both her associate in dental hygiene degree in 2001 and her Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene degree in 2006 from the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. She is currently employed at a private practice specializing in pediatrics and orthodontics. Jones has served as both a delegate and alternate delegate to ADHA from her constituent association.

Jones was honored at the opening ceremonies of ADHA’s 83rd annual session in Orlando, Fla., on June 24th.

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.

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