| ADHA Appoints Association’s
2003-2004 Leadership
Chicago—July 7, 2003
- Tammi O. Byrd, RDH, of Columbia, S.C., was appointed the 2003-2004
president of the Chicago-based American Dental Hygienists’
Association (ADHA) July 1, 2003, at the association’s 80th
annual session held in New York City.
“It’s an honor to be appointed
president of ADHA,” said Byrd. “I’m looking forward
to using my leadership position to advance the key public health
messages of dental hygienists across the United States.”
Byrd, an active ADHA member since 1977, has served nationally as
president-elect, vice president and district trustee, and has held
numerous positions on councils and committees. She succeeds Kimberly
Benkert, RDH, MPH, COM, as president.
Other top ADHA officials installed at the
association’s convention include: Helena Gallant Tripp, RDH,
Malden, Mass., as president-elect; Katie Dawson, RDH, BS, Oakland,
Calif., as vice president; and Carol Jahn, RDH, MS, Warrenville,
Ill., as treasurer.
Newly installed district trustees for 2003-2004
are as follows: Lynn Ramer, LDH, of Logansport, Ind., District V
(Ind., Ky., Mich. and Ohio); S. Kaye Adams, GDH, of Bloomington,
Minn., District VII (Minn., N.D., S.D. and Texas); Esperanza “Hope”
Garza, RDH, of Houston, Texas, District IX (Okla., N.M. and Texas);
and Sharon Zastrow, RDH, of Scottsdale, Ariz., District XI (Ariz.
and Calif.).
ADHA is the largest national organization
representing the professional interests of the 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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