Annette Lincicome Honored by National Association

Chicago—August 1, 2006—Annette Lincicome, BS, RDH, of Las Vegas was named by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) as one of two recipients of the 2006 Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists.

The award program, co-sponsored by ADHA and Procter & Gamble, the makers of Crest® toothpaste, honors clinical dental hygienists who make distinctive differences in the lives of their patients.

Each winner received $2,000, as well as a commemorative award. In addition, the winners received expense-free trips to Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, and ADHA headquarters in Chicago, as well as the association’s annual session in Las Vegas where they were honored.

Lincicome works as a public health dental hygienist at the Huntridge Teen Clinic in Las Vegas, a non-profit medical and dental clinic which provides access to care for teenagers, ages 12-18, who have no dental insurance. As well as providing care as a clinical dental hygienist Lincicome also oversees the entire dental program for the clinic.

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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