Dental News - Arizona Dental Association honored for its efforts to reduce smoking

Arizona Dental Association

Tue. 28 December 2010

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The Arizona Dental Association (AzDA) received a Health Leadership Award on Nov. 18 from Arizonans Concerned About Smoking. The award recognizes the AzDA’s ongoing work in the fight against tobacco and its effort to promote a smoke-free environment. The AzDA was one of the first two organizations to announce support for the Smoke-Free Arizona initiative in 2005.

A year later, voters approved Proposition 201, which established a smoke-free workplace and public place law.

“On behalf of the entire Arizona Dental Association membership, we’re honored to receive this award,” said Mark Hughes, president of the AzDA board of trustees, who accepted the award at the ceremony. “As dentists we see first-hand the devastating impact tobacco products have on oral health. We’re proud to be a partner in the fight against the harmful effects of tobacco and smoking.”

The AzDA was established in 1909 and is a non-profit professional organization representing a large majority of the active licensed and practicing dentists in Arizona.

An affiliate of the American Dental Association, the AzDA’s goal is to establish the highest standard of care for the public and support members in the pursuit of professional excellence.

The Health Leadership Award was presented at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center as part of the Great American Smokeout event in Phoenix.

Arizonans Concerned About Smoking is a non-profit, pro-health, organization that aims to save lives through public awareness regarding the hazards of tobacco use and by advocating public policy that promotes a more healthy smoke-free society.

Established in 1909, the Arizona Dental Association is a nonprofit professional organization representing a large majority of the active licensed and practicing dentists in Arizona. Its component societies are the Central Arizona Dental Society, Northern Arizona Dental Society and Southern Arizona Dental Society.

As a constituent of the American Dental Association, AzDA encourages improvements in public oral health and promotes the art and science of dentistry through leadership, education and information.

Approximately 5,000 dental professionals attend AzDA’s annual Western Regional Dental Convention.

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