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For Excellence in Dental Hygiene Advocacy – 2 awards of $500 each

A maximum of two (2) cash awards, valued at $500 each, will be given annually to recognize outstanding advocacy efforts locally or provincially. Examples of advocacy initiatives outside of curriculum requirements include lobbying MPPs, participating in oral health outreach, Gift From The Heart or Sharing Smiles. Candidates must be student members enrolled in the final year of an accredited dental hygiene program in Ontario. Each educational institution is allowed one nomination. Nominations must be submitted to the faculty in time for a collective decision to be made on the appropriate candidate to support. Click here for more information and click here for awards criteria. 

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2023 student award winners:

                    Hannah Lam                                                Alexandra Beck

ODHA  student award of Excellencein Dental Hygiene advocacy