ADHA Announces Recipient of 2007 Crest/ADHA Award
for Clinical Dental Hygienists

Chicago—September 19, 2007—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Linda Bohacek, RDH, MA, CDHC, of Eau Claire, Wis., as a recipient of the 2007 Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists. She was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 83rd annual session in Orlando, Fla., on June 22nd. ADHA, in conjunction with Procter & Gamble/Crest, presented this award in recognition of clinical dental hygienists who made a difference in the lives of their patients/clients through management, education, care services, the use of technology, or other innovative methods.

Bohacek received her Associate Degree in Dental Hygiene from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Occupational Technology from the same university. Eventually she earned her Master of Arts degree in Higher and Adult Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York, N.Y. In 2003, she received a community Dental Health Certificate from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, Wis.

Bohacek has been a practicing dental hygienist for 36 years, including the last six years where she has served as the coordinator of the Eau Claire City-County Health Department school-based dental sealant program. In addition, she recently has served as the coordinator of the Head Start Early Childhood Oral Health Prevention Program. She is the Wisconsin Regional Oral Health Consultant for the Western Region of the state, and she has worked in in a variety of clinical environments including nursing homes, hospital dental clinics, private dental practices, veterinary practices, and public health settings. She has eight years of teaching experience, both in two-year and four-year dental hygiene programs.

She is currently practicing dental hygiene at Oakwood Hills Animal Hospital in Wisconsin.

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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