018 Matt Talks with Cathy Draper Winner of the Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene!

Published: July 14, 2020, 4 a.m.

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This week Matt Crespin is joined by Cathy Draper, RDH, ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene Recipient. Matt and Cathy talk about Cathy\'s journey and experience with ADHA.\\xa0

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Episode Highlights

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  • Cathy\\u2019s Journey
  • ADHA Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene

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Quotes

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\\u201cI jumped at the opportunity to go and provide dental care within those cities\\u2026the world became a much bigger place\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cI went at night, 4 nights a week to complete my bachelors\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cNo he was wasn\\u2019t in the military, just a guy with a lot of wanderlust\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cIn 1975 infection control looked very different than years later\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cI\\u2019ve always been involved with the association as a member, and with my local component\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cWe help patients and their families access evidence based health information\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cI knew I was going to miss them, but I didn\\u2019t realize how much\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cThings are changing daily, we are on the third revision for ADHA Guidance\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cIf you are passionate about teaching it can be so fulfilling\\u201d\\xa0



Links

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ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports\\xa0

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The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

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Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/\\xa0

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Email for COVID Questions/Input: rdhcovidinfo@adha.net\\xa0

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Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19\\xa0

American Dental Hygienists\\u2019 Association homepage: \\xa0 https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page: \\xa0 https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/\\xa0



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