2004 Student Advisor Award Presented to Frances McConaughy

Chicago-August 10, 2004 – The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has named Frances McConaughy, of Salt Lake City, Utah, as the winner of the 2004 ADHA Student Advisor Award.

The award, sponsored by Waterpik Technologies, honors student advisors who exhibit excellence in both the encouragement of student involvement in the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association and their involvement with ADHA.

McConaughy is a professor at Weber State University in Salt Lake City, and has served in numerous positions with ADHA including serving on the Council on Education and Research and the Institute for Oral Health scholarship committee. She has also served as a district trustee.

McConaughy received her bachelor of science degree from Weber State University. She is currently enrolled in a doctorate program at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she also earned her master’s degree.

McConaughy was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA's 81st annual session in Dallas on June 23. She received $1,000 and a commemorative award, as well as round-trip transportation and lodging for two nights at the session.

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 the 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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