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                           JeffNEWS, July 1, 1995
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Linda G. Kraemer, RDH, PhD, Receives National Dental Hygiene Award
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Linda G. Kraemer, RDH, PhD, senior associate dean, College of Allied 
Health Sciences (CAHS), received the Award for Excellence in Dental Hygiene, 
co-sponsored by the Warner-Lambert Company and the American Dental 
Hygienists' Association.

The award recognizes outstanding individuals in dental hygiene who have 
served as mentors, provided leadership and have been acknowledged as role 
models in the profession.  The award recognizes the diversity of 
professional roles assumed by dental hygienists, including:  
administrator/manager, change agent, clinician, consumer advocate, 
educator/health promoter, and researcher.

Dr. Kraemer, whose 23 years of experience in dental hygiene includes 
chairmanship of the CAHS department of dental hygiene from 1976 to 1989, has 
remained active in her field.  In recent years, she has been named to the 
Pew Health Professions Commission's Allied Health Advisory Panel and to the 
Institute of Medicine's study committee on the future of dental education.

Internationally, Dr. Kraemer has worked on the development of dental 
hygiene programs in China and the incorporation of research into the dental 
hygiene curriculum in The Netherlands.


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