ADHA Announces Recipient of 2007 Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award

Chicago—July 11, 2007—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named JoAnn Galliano, MEd., RDH, of Alameda, Calif., as a recipient of the 2007 Johnson & Johnson/ADHA Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award. She was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 84th annual session in New Orleans, La., on June 22nd.

The award recognizes outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession of dental hygiene. 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, demonstrate an active involvement in the association, and were nominated by a colleague for their outstanding accomplishments.

Galliano has been an active member of both the California Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) and ADHA for more than twenty years. During those years, she has served as a delegate to both the CDHA and the ADHA House of Delegates, as president of her Mount Diable Dental Hygiene Component and of CDHA, and as the Chair of the CDHA Government Relations Council (GRC).

Currently, Galliano is the Co-Chair of GRC for CDHA after having served for ten years as the Chair. She is also the Program Director for the Chabot College Dental Hygiene Program, as well as serving as the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association advisor. She continues to practice dental hygiene one day a month in a private practice in Alameda, Calif., where she has been employed for 15 years.

Award recipients received a $2,500 check, awarded at the President’s Luncheon in New Orleans, La., complimentary round trip coach airfare and meeting registration, two nights' lodging) at the Sheraton New Orleans, two days' per diem, and two complimentary tickets to the luncheon, which was held on Sunday, June 24, 2007. The gifts were provided through the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.

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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