ADHA Announces Recipient of 2006 Distinguished Service Award

Chicago—August 1, 2006—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Jackie S. Perry, RDH, MSDH, of Portsmouth, Va., as a recipient of the 2006 ADHA Distinguished Service Award.

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

Perry has received three degrees from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., her associate degree in dental hygiene, her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene and her Master of Science in dental hygiene. She is currently employed at the Norfolk Naval Dental Center/Portsmouth Naval Hospital Dental Clinic.

Perry has been actively involved with ADHA for a number of years serving as an ADHA delegate for 8 years, serving as both a constituent and component president for the Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association and the Tidewater Dental Hygienists’ Association. She has also been appointed to ADHA’s Ethics Committee.

Perry was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 83rd annual session in Orlando, Fla., on June 24.

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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