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Senior Mobile Dental has received recognition for their work with the elderly.
Dental Products Report
In 2000, the Surgeon General reported on Oral Health in America, finding that 'there are profound and consequential oral health disparities within the U.S. population'.
For years now, the elderly community has slowly become an invisible population; their position in the dental industry is no different. It's no secret that the majority of dental care providers are family practices and most public support programs are focused on children ages 18 and under. So how has a majority of our population failed to receive proper dental care? (Read more.)
American Red Cross Pikes Peak Region
It was a night for heroes in a ballroom filled with a plethora of them.
Lifesavers, volunteers who are called out for major crises across the globe, volunteers who do whatever is needed and those who raise the money to keep it all going were sprinkled throughout the 340 people at the Antlers Hilton on April 2 for the first American Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter Hometown Heroes salute.
The five named the 2010 Hometown Heroes had been been featured in Andrea Brown's Your Space column in The Gazette (gazette.com/yourspace) and were there with their families and co-workers. (Read more.)
American Dental Hygiene Association Access Magazine
Michelle Vacha, RDH, BS, was recently honored with the 2010 Hometown Community Service Hero award from the Pikes Peak chapter of the American Red Cross in Colorado.
"The great news of this award came after another stressful day of the rollercoaster ride I experience in developing this non-profit program and working in private practice," Vacha explained. "The reason this award has particular meaning is this quote in the notification: 'I am pleased to inform you that a committee of community leaders met this morning and although there were a lot of deserving nominees, they felt that you best exemplify an American Red Cross Hometown Hero for your wonderful work with seniors who need dental care.'
"To know community leaders are aware of and value our program is huge," she continued. "I am hoping the media exposure for this program will continue so we may bring attention to the needs of the elders in our community and the importance of good oral health. This is my opportunity to educate the public about needs of seniors and the relationship between oral/systemic diseases." (Read more.)
Hu Friedy Master Clinician Award Announcement
CHICAGO, July 1—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.(Read more.)