Chicago–July

12, 2011–Pamela

Quinones, RDH, BS, of Rockville, Md., was installed as the 2011-2012 president

of the Chicago-based American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) on June 21,

2011, at the association’s 88th Annual Session held in Nashville, Tenn.

“I am

honored to be able to serve as president of the American Dental Hygienists’

Association during such a critical juncture for oral health in America,” said

Quinones. “Right now there is a changing landscape for all oral health care

professionals, and dental hygienists will play a key role in shaping the future

of the industry and our profession. To be able to help oversee these

transformations is a unique and exciting opportunity.”

Quinones

has served in numerous positions within ADHA including president-elect, vice

president, as a delegate, a five-year term as district III trustee, and as a

member of the Committee on Procedure, HyPac, the Executive Committee and

numerous council advisor positions. She has served as president for the

Maryland Dental Hygienists’ Association (MDHA), a constituent of ADHA, as well

as president and vice president of her local component.

Quinones

has practiced clinical dental hygiene for more than 30 years and owns a dental

hygiene placement service, Hygiene Associates Inc. Hygiene Associates provides

full service placement with both permanent placement and a temporary referral

service.

For

several years Quinones worked with the Montgomery Volunteer Dental Clinic and

served as its president from 2002-2004. The clinic served people within reach

of the federal poverty level who had no access to dental care. Housed in an old

school in Colesville that belonged to the county, the program was funded by

private grants.

Quinones

earned her bachelor of science in dental hygiene degree from West Liberty State

College in West Liberty, W.Va. She is also a co-founder and charter member of

the Washington Metropolitan Dental Hygiene Council.  

Her

dedication to the profession of dental hygiene and to the excellence of patient

care has earned her a number of awards and recognitions, including the ADHA

Distinguished Service Award, the MDHA Symbol of Excellence, and recognition by

the Who’s Who of Women Executives.

Quinones

succeeds Caryn Solie, RDH, of Sparks Nev., as president. Solie remains an ADHA

officer as immediate past president, as well as the 2010-2011 chair of ADHA

Institute for Oral Health.

Additional ADHA officers installed at the annual session include: Susan

Savage, RDH, BSDH, of Ellensburg, Wash., president-elect; Denise E. Bowers,

RDH, MSEd, of Lima, Ohio, vice president; and Louann M. Goodnough, RDH, BSDH of

Apple Valley, Minn., treasurer. Remaining in her position as speaker of the

house is Carol Jo “CJ” Inman, RDH, BS, PRP of Ashland, Ore.

The

newly installed district trustees for 2011-2012 are as follows: Joan Kenney

Fitzgerald, RDH, BS, of Manchester, N.H., District I (Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I.,

Vt.); Kimberly Hickman-Bowen, RDH, BSDH, MA, of Middletown, Del., District III

(Del., District of Columbia., Md., Va., W.Va.); Beth Nicely, RDH, of Owensboro,

Ky.,  District V (Ind., Ky., Mich., Ohio); and Suzanne R. Luken, RDH, of

Summerset, S.D.,

District

VII (Minn., N.D., S.D., Wis.).

Re-elected

district trustees for 2011-2012 are as follows: Sandra L. Tesch, RDH, MSHP, of

Austin, Texas, District IX (N.M., Okla., Texas); Sharon Zastrow, RDH, of

Scottsdale, Ariz., District XI (Ariz., Calif.).

District

trustees continuing their term for 2011-2012 are as follows: Megan Brightbill,

RDH, BS, of Harrisburg, Penn., District II (Conn., N.J., N.Y., Pa.); Norine

Ryan Dowd, RDH, BHSc, of Lake Placid, Fla., District IV (Fla., Ga., N.C.,

S.C.); Victoria E. Richards, RDH, BS, of Nashville, Tenn., District VI (Ala., Ark.,

La., Miss., Tenn.); Carole F. Danielson, RDH, MPH, of Worth, Ill., District

VIII (Ill., Iowa, Kan., Mo., Neb.); Tonette Hollingsworth, RDH, of Butte,

Mont., District X (Colo. Mont., Utah, Wyo.); and Kelli Swanson Jaecks,

RDH, BSDH, MA, of Salem, Ore., District XII (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho,

Nev., Ore., Wash.).

ADHA

is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of

the more than 150,000 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 http://www.adha.org

<http://www.adha.org> .

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