Each year at the National Primary Oral Health Conference, NNOHA presents awards to those individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to high-quality oral health care for underserved populations.
The categories of awards include: Outstanding Leadership Award, Outstanding Clinician Award, Oral Health Champion Award and Lifetime Achievement Award. Presentation of these awards has been NNOHA's tradition since 2006.
2011 Awardees:
Sonia Reig, Dr. Shultz, Dr. McFarland, Franco Harris, Dr. Donigan, Dr. Burns, Dr. Waite
Lifetime Achievement Award: Sonia M. Leon Reig
Oral Health Champion Award: Dr. John Shultz
Outstanding Leadership Award: Dr. William R. Burns
Outstanding Clinician Award: Dr. William Donigan and Dr. Gregory Waite
Special Contribution Award: Dr. John McFarland
2010 Awardees:
Dr. Breese, Greg Nycz, Franco Harris, Dr. Salyk, Dr. Svarcbergs, Dr. Cottam
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Juris Svarcbergs
Oral Health Champion Award: Greg Nycz
Outstanding Leadership Award: Dr. Ronald Salyk
Outstanding Clinician Award: Dr. David Breese
2009 Awardees:
Dr. Francis, Dr. Souri, Dr. Demby, Ted Kay
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Neal Demby
Oral Health Champion Award: Erie Family Health Center (Accepted by Dr. Lee Francis, CEO, and Dr. Ghassan Souri, Dental Director
Outstanding Leadership Award: Ted A. Kay
Outstanding Clinician Award: Dr. Charles Connell (not pictured)
2008 Awardees:
Dr. Sappington, Kathleen Titus, Dr. Anderson, and Dr. Svarcbergs
Outstanding Leadership Award presented to Kathleen Titus, Henry Schein, Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. Jay Anderson
Outstanding Clinician Award presented to Dr. Juris Svarcbergs
Oral Health Champion Award presented to Dr. Bob Sappington
Oral Health Champion Award presented to Dr. Elizabeth Duke
2007 Awardees:
Dr. Geiermann, Dr. Le, and Dr. McFarland
Outstanding Leadership Award presented to Dr. Steve Geiermann
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. John McFarland
Outstanding Clinician Award presented to Dr. Huong Le
Outstanding Innovation Award presented to A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
2006 Awardees (Not pictured):
Outstanding Leadership Award presented to Mr. Hal Muller
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. David Rosenstein
Outstanding Clinician Award presented to Dr. Clifford Hames
