The University of Minnesota Honors Dental Hygienist

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) in Minneapolis has honored Carol Dahlke, MDH, with its Alumni Service Award. She received the prestigious award due to her commitment to the university and her efforts to ensure patients with special needs receive quality oral health care.

A 1984 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Dahlke served as a guest lecturer in the Division of Dental Hygiene, helping to educate students about the needs and challenges of providing oral health to individuals with Down syndrome. She was the first graduate from the School of Dentistry’s Master of Dental Hygiene Program in 2010. A former member of the School of Dentistry Alumni Society Board, she was also its 2010 president. Dahlke served on three School of Dentistry search committees, is a volunteer affiliate faculty member in the Division of Periodontology, and is a member of the school’s Continuing Dental Education External Advisory Board. In 2008, the School of Dentistry Alumni Society named her its Distinguished Dental Hygiene Alumna of the Year. She has also been active with Special Olympics Minnesota.

From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. February 2018;16(2):14-15.