CONFEDERATION COLLEGE
Dental Hygiene Students Hold Virtual Graduation and Awards Ceremony

The Dental Hygiene program recently held a virtual graduation celebration for its Class of 2020. Special guests included President Kathleen Lynch, Vice President, Academic Neil Cooke, Dean Shane Strickland, and representatives from local dental and dental hygiene organizations. Congratulations to the Dental Hygiene class of 2020!

Watch the video prepared by students of the program.

The awards and corresponding recipients of the virtual celebration included:

• Thunder Bay Dental Hygienist's Society Award - Radha Patel
  Awarded to a graduate who has consistently displayed empathy and adaptability while incorporating the process of care into comprehensive oral delivery
• Henry Schein Award - Het Patel
  Awarded to a graduate who has exhibited excellence in dental hygiene interpretation of oral disease and radiographic technique 
• Sunstar Butler Award - Deavah Muanza
  Awarded to a graduate for outstanding achievement in preventive dental hygiene who exhibits a creative approach to oral hygiene instruction with the ability to individualize a client's home care program; applies behaviour modification teaching principles and effective communication skills
• Hu Friedy Golden Scaler Award - John Binguis
  Awarded to a graduate who has achieved academic excellence in clinical studies
• Sue Raynak Pinnacle Award - Gaurav Ganjoo
  Awarded to the student who has demonstrated professional growth through self-reflection, a sense of community, character and leadership throughout their course of study
• Thunder Bay Dental Association Award - Lyndsi Wilson
  Awarded to a graduate who has excelled in the combination of academic and clinical skills
• Laurie Magill Community Health Award - Deavah Muanza, Bhageshree Daya
  Awarded to the students who developed and implemented an original community health program that demonstrated an exemplary range of oral health care interventions. These interventions included, research of a specific target population, needs assessment, program implementation and evaluation in an inter professional collaboration within the community setting. 
• Vera Bodnarchuk Exceptional Student Award - Het Patel
  Awarded to the Dental Hygiene student who demonstrates a competent and caring attitude with positivity, flexibility and accountability to their clients, society and their profession while displaying professional conduct and ethical behaviour.