AADHA Announces Recipient of 2007 Irene Newman Professional Achievement Award

Chicago—July 12, 2007—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Heidi Philley, RDH, of Clinton, N.Y., as a recipient of the 2007 Irene Newman Professional Achievement Award. She was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 84th annual session in New Orleans, La., on June 22nd.

Sponsored by P&G Professional Oral Health – Crest Oral-B, the award recognizes a current ADHA member who has been involved with ADHA for at least 15 years and who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing the art and science of dental hygiene. The nominees well all active volunteers within their community or social service organization and were nominated by an active ADHA member.

Philley has served as president of the Mohawk Valley Dental Hygienists’ Association, as well as the New York Dental Hygienists’ Association. She received her Associate Degree in Applied Science in 1964 from Erie Community College in Buffalo, N.Y. For the past seven years, she has worked in clinical practice for Lisa Lester, DMD of Clinton. Clinton residents for nearly 30 years, She and her husband Jerry have three grown daughters, Jennifer, Jessica and Joanna Actively involved in her community, Philley attends St. James Church and has served on the Clinton Historical Society Board of Directors for many years. She is a regular volunteer for health fairs and dental health presentations given in local schools.

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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