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Esther Wilkins Named Winner of the William J. Gies Award for Achievement by a Dental Educator  $ Darby, center, with full-time faculty. Clockwise from bottom left: Ann P. Bruhn, BSDH, MS, assistant professor and continuing education coordinator; Margaret Lemaster, BSDH, MS, assistant professor and clinical coordinator for junior year; Sharon Stull, BSDH, MS, lecturer, BSDH-degree completion program director, community outreach coordinator and chief academic advisor; Tara G. Newcomb, BSDH, MS, assistant professor and BSDH-entry level program director; W. Lee Melvin, DMD, lecturer and assessment coordinator; Joyce Downs, BSDH, MS, assistant professor; and Gayle McCombs, RDH, MS, professor, dental hygiene research center director and graduate program director. Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS, professor and director of clinical affairs is not pictured. Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Honored by Business Journal O ld Dominion University’s Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene recently was recognized as a 2012 Health Care Hero by INSIDE BUSINESS, the Hampton Roads Business Journal. The school was recognized for its community out-reach efforts in and around Norfolk, Va., including the donation of $65,480 in free dental hygiene services and education at schools, churches, senior centers, social service agencies and community events. “The people who need dental hygiene care the most are not those in our private practices, but rather those who do not see a regular dentist because of economic, cultural or geographic barriers,” Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, eminent scholar, university professor and chair told INSIDE BUSINESS in an article an-nouncing the award. The article also acknowledged the school’s service on a global level, including its partnership with dental hygiene and dental programs in Germany, Jordan and Nicara-gua, and its partnership with Physicians for Peace to build the ¿UVW&HQWUDO$PHULFDQGHQWDOK\JLHQHVFKRROLQ1LFDUDJXD '+$ZRXOGOLNHWRFRQJUDWXODWH Esther Wilkins, BS, RDH, DMD, for winning the 2012 William J. Gies $ZDUGIRU$FKLHYHPHQWE\D'HQWDO (GXFDWRU&#0f;DZDUGHGE\WKH$PHULFDQ 'HQWDO(GXFDWLRQ$VVRFLDWLRQ&#0b;$'($&#0c; 7KH*LHV$ZDUGV&#0f;QDPHGDIWHUGHQWDO education pioneer William J. Gies, PhD, honor individuals and organiza-Esther M. Wilkins, BS, tions exemplifying dedication to the RDH, DMD highest standards of vision, innovation and achievement in dental educa-tion, research and leadership. The awards will be conferred on 0DUFK&#1c;&#0f;LQFRQMXQFWLRQZLWKWKH$'($$QQXDO6HVVLRQ  Exhibition, which will be held March 17-21 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. The 2012 honorees were selected by a GLVWLQJXLVKHGSDQHORIMXGJHVFRQVLVWLQJRIWKH$'($*LHV)RXQ -dation Board of Trustees. “It is truly an honor which is very special, and I am humbled as I think of all the great educators in dentistry and dental hy-giene who have received [this award] before me,” Wilkins said. ³7KDQN\RXIRUUHFRJQL]LQJPHLQ$'+$¶V Access .” Wilkins, 95, has taught at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for over 45 years and has conducted over 800 con-tinuing education classes throughout her career. She wrote WKH¿UVWFRPSUHKHQVLYHWH[WERRNRQGHQWDOK\JLHQH&#0b;QRZRQ LWVWKHGLWLRQ&#0c;&#0f;DQGKDVDGHQWDOLQVWUXPHQW²WKH:LONLQV 7XIWV([SORUHU²QDPHGDIWHUKHU$VIDUDVFHOHEULWLHVJRLQ dental hygiene, they don’t get much bigger than Wilkins, evidenced by the following she has gained among students. Though she only practiced as a hygienist for six years before going on to dental school, Wilkins continues to be a champion for the dental hygiene profession. Her enthusiasm for educat-LQJSHRSOH²LQFOXGLQJGHQWDOSURIHVVLRQDOVDQGRWKHUKHDOWK FDUHSURYLGHUV²DERXWSUHYHQWLYHKHDOWKTXDOL¿HVKHUIRUWKLV prestigious award. ³2QEHKDOIRI$'+$&#0f;,ZDQWWRFRQJUDWXODWH(VWKHURQZLQ -QLQJWKH*LHV$ZDUGIRU$FKLHYHPHQWE\D'HQWDO(GXFDWRU&#0f;´ VDLG3DP4XLQRQHV&#0f;5'+&#0f;%6&#0f;$'+$SUHVLGHQW³7KLVUHFRJQL -tion honors her continued efforts to highlight the importance of education in preventive health and in moving the dental hygiene profession forward. I can think of no one more de-serving.” Source: now.tufts.edu U.S. Ethnic Dental Organizations to Host Joint Convention 7KH1DWLRQDO'HQWDO$VVRFLDWLRQ&#0b;1'$&#0c;&#0f;+LVSDQLF'HQWDO$V -VRFLDWLRQ&#0b;+'$&#0c;DQG6RFLHW\RI$PHULFDQ,QGLDQ'HQWLVWV&#0b;6$,'&#0c; will host a historic joint annual convention July 20-24, 2012, LQ%RFD5DWRQ&#0f;)OD7KHWKHPHRIWKHFRQIHUHQFH²ELOOHGDVWKH µ0XOWL
&XOWXUDO2UDO+HDOWK6XPPLW¶LV²³&ROOHFWLYHO\0HHWLQJWKH Needs of a Diverse Population to Improve Oral Health.” $WWHQGHHVZLOOLQFOXGHGHQWLVWV&#0f;GHQWDOK\JLHQLVWV&#0f;GHQWDODV -sistants, dental school faculty and administrators, public sector leaders, other associations, technical exhibitors and corpora-tions who are stakeholders in oral health. For more information, YLVLWWKH+LVSDQLF'HQWDO$VVRFLDWLRQDWZZZKGDVVRFRUJDQG WKH1DWLRQDO'HQWDO$VVRFLDWLRQDWZZZQGDRQOLQHRUJ Source: PR Newswire ■ Source: Old Dominion University In the March 2012 lead article, “Demystifying Research for the Clinical Dental Hygiene Practitioner,” the academic credentials for author Katy Battani, RDH, MS were listed incorrectly in the byline. Access regrets the error. access APR 2012 11

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Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Honored by Business Journal Old Dominion University’s Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene recently was recognized as a 2012 Health Care Hero by INSIDE BUSINESS, the Hampton Roads Business Journal. The school was recognized for its community outreach efforts in and around Norfolk, Va., including the donation of $65,480 in free dental hygiene services and education at schools, churches, senior centers, social service agencies and community events. “The people who need dental hygiene care the most are not those in our private practices, but rather those who do not see a regular dentist because of economic, cultural or geographic barriers,” Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, eminent scholar, university professor and chair told INSIDE BUSINESS in an article announcing the award. The article also acknowledged the school’s service on a global level, including its partnership with dental hygiene and dental programs in Germany, Jordan and Nicaragua, and its partnership with Physicians for Peace to build the first Central American dental hygiene school in Nicaragua. Source: Old Dominion University Esther Wilkins Named Winner of the William J. Gies Award for Achievement by a Dental Educator ADHA would like to congratulate Esther Wilkins, BS, RDH, DMD, for winning the 2012 William J. Gies Award for Achievement by a Dental Educator, awarded by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The Gies Awards, named after dental education pioneer William J. Gies, PhD, honor individuals and organizations exemplifying dedication to the highest standards of vision, innovation and achievement in dental education, research and leadership. The awards will be conferred on March 19, in conjunction with the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, which will be held March 17-21 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Fla. The 2012 honorees were selected by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees. “It is truly an honor which is very special, and I am humbled as I think of all the great educators in dentistry and dental hygiene who have received [this award] before me,” Wilkins said. “Thank you for recognizing me in ADHA’s Access.” Wilkins, 95, has taught at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine for over 45 years and has conducted over 800 continuing education classes throughout her career. She wrote the first comprehensive textbook on dental hygiene (now on its 11th edition), and has a dental instrument—the Wilkins/ Tufts Explorer—named after her. As far as celebrities go in dental hygiene, they don’t get much bigger than Wilkins, evidenced by the following she has gained among students. Though she only practiced as a hygienist for six years before going on to dental school, Wilkins continues to be a champion for the dental hygiene profession. Her enthusiasm for educating people—including dental professionals and other health care providers—about preventive health qualifies her for this prestigious award. “On behalf of ADHA, I want to congratulate Esther on winning the Gies Award for Achievement by a Dental Educator,” said Pam Quinones, RDH, BS, ADHA president. “This recognition honors her continued efforts to highlight the importance of education in preventive health and in moving the dental hygiene profession forward. I can think of no one more deserving.” Source: now.tufts.edu U. S. Ethnic Dental Organizations to Host Joint Convention The National Dental Association (NDA), Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) and Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID) will host a historic joint annual convention July 20-24, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. The theme of the conference—billed as the ‘Multi-Cultural Oral Health Summit’ is—“Collectively Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Population to Improve Oral Health.” Attendees will include dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental school faculty and administrators, public sector leaders, other associations, technical exhibitors and corporations who are stakeholders in oral health. For more information, visit the Hispanic Dental Association at www.hdassoc.org/ and the National Dental Association at www.ndaonline.org/. Source: PR Newswire Correction In the March 2012 lead article, “Demystifying Research for the Clinical Dental Hygiene Practitioner,” the academic credentials for author Katy Battani, RDH, MS were listed incorrectly in the byline. Access regrets the error.

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