Jane S. Dehner Honored with Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists

Chicago—August 11, 2008—Jane S. Denher, RDH, of Albuquerque, N.M., was named by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) as a recipient of the 2008 Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists.

The award program, co-sponsored by ADHA and Procter & Gamble, the makers of Crest® toothpaste, honors clinical dental hygienists who make distinctive differences in the lives of their patients.
Each winner received $2,000, as well as a commemorative award. In addition, the winners received expense-free trips to Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, and ADHA headquarters in Chicago, as well as the association’s annual session in Albuquerque, N.M., where they were honored.

Dehner was recognized for her work at the Los Lunas Community Program Special Needs Dental Clinic, where she is the primary dental hygienist providing oral health care to children and adults with mild and severe developmental disabilities.  The clinic is located in a rural community in New Mexico, but patients travel long distances to visit the clinic to obtain comprehensive dental care as access to this type of care is limited not only in New Mexico, but nationally.  As part of their efforts in the clinic the employees including Dehner provide a training program for dental professionals which allow practitioners to provide these services to those with disabilities in their practices.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of more than 150,000 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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