Recipient of Prestigious Award to be Announced At ADHA

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, along with premier sponsor Colgate and supporting sponsors Patterson Dental and PDT Inc, will present the eighth annual The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award during the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s 94th Annual Session in Jacksonville, Florida. Presentation of this prestigious award—which recognizes an individual for his or her consistent and effective contributions to the enrichment of the dental hygiene profession—will take place at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel on June 16 during a reception in the winner’s honor.

A memorial tribute to honor the award’s namesake, Esther M. Wilkins, BS, RDH, DMD, who passed away late last year, will immediately precede the award presentation. Past recipients of The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award include the award’s namesake, the late Esther M. Wilkins; Maxine Alper Tishk, RDH, MS; Gail N. Cross- Poline, RDH, MS; Michele Leonardi Darby, BSDH, MS, and Margaret Walsh, RDH, MS, MA, EdD; Juanita S. Wallace, RDH, PhD; JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD; and Pamela R. Overman, RDH, MS, EdD.

From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. May 2017;15(4):10.