American Dental Hygienists’ Association – Sigma Phi Alpha
Journalism Award Competition
Generously sponsored by Johnson & Johnson*

To encourage dental hygiene research, ADHA, Sigma Phi Alpha and Johnson & Johnson will present an award to the outstanding manuscript submitted by a baccalaureate-, master- or doctoral-level degree completion candidate. The winning manuscript will be published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene (JDH).  Runner-up articles will have abstracts also published in JDH and Access. In addition, the author of the winning manuscript will receive a $1,000 award.

To be eligible, the author must be:
• A baccalaureate-, master- or doctoral-level
degree-completion candidate within one year of graduation.
• A current member of ADHA or SADHA

Download your application or contact
Jeff Mitchell, director of communications, at
jeffm@adha.net or 800/243-2342, ext. 223. Manuscripts
must be received at ADHA headquarters by March 31,
2009, to be eligible for the competition.

The recipient of the ADHA-Sigma Phi Alpha Journalism Award will be notified by letter in May of 2009. She or he will receive a cash award along with a plaque provided through the generosity of Johnson & Johnson. The ADHA Sigma Phi Alpha Journalism award will be
recognized at 2009 Annual Session in Washington, D.C.
The JDH Editorial Board will evaluate all entries.
This award is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.