Awards

Senior Mobile Dental, it's staff and Board of Directors who's mission and efforts of addressing the oral health needs and access to care issues of the older adult population has received the following awards and recognition:

2011 Colorado Springs Business Journal Women of Influence

The Colorado Springs Business Journal's Women of Influence is an annual salute to those who have made significant professional and community contributions in the Pikes Peak region. Honorees are selected based on professional accomplishments and community involvement.

CSBJ's recognition of Michelle's representation of Senior Mobile Dental's mission and purpose is a great honor to be classified among such prestigious women of our community.

2011 Young Dental Caring Clinician

Greetings,

Thank you to everyone who entered Young Dental's inaugural Caring Clinician Award. The response was overwhelming with so many deserving entries!

We are pleased to announce that Michelle Vacha RDH of Colorado Springs, CO is this year's winner. Michelle has proven that she goes above and beyond in caring for her patients through the nonprofit she founded, Senior Mobile Dental. We invite you to experience her story and network with other dental professionals during Young's Friday Night Party during the 2011 RDH UOR.

We appreciate your support and encourage you all to apply next year. Keep up the good work!

Best, Young Dental

2011 Shils Fund/ADA Foundation Special Recognition Award

2011 Design with Heart Award

In Colorado, we have selected Senior Mobile Dental. Senior Mobile Dental of Colorado Springs provides on-site dental hygiene care to nursing home residents and the vulnerable adult population (cleanings, assessments, varnishes, consults and dental referrals). They have gone from serving one location and 70 seniors in 2008, to serving 12 locations and 489 seniors in 2010! With the proper design and marketing tools in place, they have the ability to serve exponentially more with a unique and necessary service to a growing population. Our tentative project with them includes marketing materials, a new website and a direct mail campaign. SW Creatives, LLC

2010 National Dental Hygiene Month Youtube Video 2nd Place

2010 Dental Products Report Top 25 Women of Dentistry

2010 ADA Evidence Based Dentistry Conference Champion

2010 RDH/Sunstar Americas Award of Distinction

Innovation, tireless advocacy, and selfless service are just a few of the words used to describe the recipients of the 2010 Sunstar Americas/RDH magazine Award of Distinction. These eight deserving professionals were recognized in August 2010 at the RDH Under One Roof conference in Orlando, FL.

Nominations from throughout the United States and Canada were reviewed, and the following outstanding dental hygienists were selected to be honored with the ninth annual award for making a positive difference in their patients' lives as well as in their communities. An individual can indeed change the world!

2010 Hu Friedy/ADHA Master Clinician Award

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has named Michelle Noblet-Vacha, RDH, of Colorado Springs, Colo., as the recipient of the Hu-Friedy Master Clinician Award. She was honored during the Saturday Plenary Session and Awards Presentation at ADHA's 87th Annual Session in Las Vegas on June 26.

Noblet-Vacha received her Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1989. She is the founder and executive director of Senior Mobile Dental, a nonprofit dedicated to providing oral health care for elderly adults.

This award recognizes a clinical hygienist who demonstrates outstanding clinical expertise in relating the interdependence of clinical practice and patient education for the improvement of patient compliance.

ADHA is the largest national organization representing the professional interests of 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 ADHA at www.adha.org.

For her nonprofit work, she was chosen a Hometown Hero by the Pikes Peak Chapter of American Red Cross. Read more.

2010 American Red Cross Pikes Peak Region Community Service Award

2009 Colorado Dental Hygiene Association Outstanding Contribution Award

2009 Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Hygienists

ADHA in conjunction with Crest Oral-B is pleased to announce the Crest/ADHA Award for Clinical Dental Hygienists. This program recognizes and honors clinical dental hygienists that make a difference in the lives of their patients/clients.

2009 Colgate/ADHA Community Outreach Award

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) in conjunction with Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive Company, has established the ADHA/Colgate Community Outreach Award. This program recognizes ADHA components and individuals who have created and/or implemented significant community outreach programs that focus on preventive oral healthcare. To learn more about this award, contact the ADHA.