2005 Pfizer/ADHA Award Presented to Gail B. Stoops

Chicago—June 27, 2005—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Gail B. Stoops, RDH, of Cornville, Ariz., as a recipient of the 2005 Pfizer/ADHA Excellence in Dental Hygiene Award.

The award, sponsored by Pfizer Inc, honors dental hygienists who exhibit excellence in dental hygiene through outstanding accomplishments that impact the practice and future of the dental hygiene profession. Winners must be active members of ADHA for a minimum of 10 years.

Stoops has served in many capacities at the national, state and local levels of ADHA. She is a past president of ADHA, been a district XII trustee, and been president of both her constituent and component organizations. An entrepreneur, she is the president and owner of G B Stoops Eterprises, Inc. Through this corporation she has been able to finance research for the development of products and machinery unique to the dental hygiene trade. She is also an adjunct member of the faculty within the Northern Arizona University, Dental Hygiene Program which allows her to mentor students in her course on career options. Stoops has served on a number of volunteer committees including many for the National Institute of Health.

The recipients were honored during a special luncheon at ADHA’s 82nd annual session in Las Vegas on June 26. They each received $2,500 and a commemorative award, as well as round trip transportation and lodging for 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.

Pfizer Inc is the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical company, providing a broad range of human and animal pharmaceuticals, as well as consumer products.

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