Dimensions Board Member Receives Award

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD, received the Alfred C. Fones Award at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association Annual Session in June in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Water Pik Inc, the award honors a dental hygienist who has made lasting contributions to the profession over the past 25 years.

Gadbury-Amyot is the associate dean of instructional technology and faculty development and a professor in the Division of Dental Hygiene at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry. She is experienced in a variety of academic roles and has contributed extensively to the scientific literature. A supporter of UMKC’s teledentistry program, Miles of Smiles— which provides preventive oral health services through mobile equipment at elementary schools with large populations of low-income students—Gadbury-Amyot is dedicated to improving access to care. She is also the 2013 Dimensions “Six Dental Hygienists You Want to Know” honoree in academia.

From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. August 2014;12(8):14.