ADHA Announces Recipient of 2007 Discus Dental/ADHA Distinguished Service Award – Betty Dalton, RDH

Chicago, July 20 2007—The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has named Betty Dalton, RDH, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., as a recipient of the 2007 Discus Dental/ADHA Distinguished Service Award. She was honored during the opening ceremonies at ADHA’s 84th annual session in New Orleans, La., on June 22nd.

The award is presented to ADHA members who have provided exemplary service to ADHA, its constituents, and its components. Each winner has a minimum of 10 years of ADHA active membership and association leadership, has advanced the art and science of dental hygiene through service to the association, and was nominated by their constituent.

Dalton has been practicing clinical dental hygiene for 20 years. She was previously a dental hygiene instructor at Pensacola Junior College, where she earned her associate degree in dental hygiene in 1987. In 1992, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Teacher Education from the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

She is a past president of the Florida Dental Hygiene Association (FDHA), and has served as State Legislative Chair since 1998. Ensuring that all Florida citizens eventually receive dental care is both a passion for Dalton and a goal of FDHA. On the national level, Dalton serves as a delegate to the American Dental Hygienist's Association.

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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