Meg D. Atwood Presented with 2005 ADHA Student Advisor Award

Chicago—June 27, 2005—Meg D. Atwood, RDH, MPS, of Slate Hill, N.Y., was recently named by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) as the winner of the 2005 ADHA Student Advisor Award.

The award program, 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.

Atwood received her associate of applied science degree in dental hygiene at Orange County Community College of Middletown, N.Y. in 1982. In 1986 she graduated from Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. with her bachelor of science in dental hygiene education studies followed by her master of professional studies in humanistic education in 1989 from the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz.

Atwood is an educator at SUNY Orange where she has received numerous awards for her mentorship and advisory roles within the college, including being a previous recipient of the ADHA Student Advisor Award earlier in her career.

Atwood was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 82nd annual session in Las Vegas on June 25. 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 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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