ADHA Announces Recipient of 2007 Colgate Community Outreach Award

Chicago—July 12, 2007—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named the South Florida Dental Hygiene Association (SFDHA) as a recipient of the 2007 Colgate Community Outreach Award. The SFDHA was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 84th annual session in New Orleans, La., on June 22nd.

ADHA, in conjunction with Colgate, presented this award in recognition of the volunteer efforts of ADHA component associations and individual members who have conducted significant outreach programs that focus on preventive oral health care. The winning component associations demonstrated collaboration with appropriate non-dental and dental partners, innovation and creativity in application of proven strategies, and a congruence of program strategies with established objectives.

The SFDHA was chosen for its commitment to the “His House Children’s Home” project. According to their web site “His House Children’s Home is a private, non-profit, faith-based social services agency, whose mission is to fulfill God’s directive to defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless, by providing excellent residential, case management, foster care, adoption and counseling services to children, transitioning youth in crisis and support of their families.”

A number of SFDHA members combined their volunteer efforts and community service hours to provide basic dental hygiene care. The members of recognition are Lillian Mancebo, MS, BS, RDH, Karen Mattox, MS, BS, RDH, Rebecca Smith, MS, BS, RDH, Kate Perez, RDH, Betty Meador, BS, RDH, Martha Torres, RDH, and Nanette Hornberger, BS, RDH.

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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