ADHA Announces Recipient of 2005 Distinguished Service Award

Chicago—June 27, 2005—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Stephanie Bossenberger-James, RDH, MS, of Salt Lake City, Utah, as a recipient of the 2005 ADHA Distinguished Service Award.

The award recognizes outstanding achievement and dedication to the profession of dental hygiene.

Bossenberger-James received two degrees from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah; an associate of science in dental hygiene (1978) and a bachelor of science in psychology (1981), as well as a master of science in health education from the University of Utah (1987), where she is now a professor and the department chair of the dental hygiene program.

An ADHA member since her 1978 graduation, Bossenberger-James has served in many capacities within the association. She served as the president of the Utah Dental Hygienists’ Association in 1989, a district X trustee from 1996 to 2000 and is a current member of the finance committee.

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

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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