Dental News - Olga Torres, RDH, named as recipient of Pros in the Profession award

Dental Tribune USA

Tue. 3 July 2012

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NEW YORK, NY, USA: Crest Oral-B congratulates Olga Torres, RDH, of Clewiston, Fla., as the fifth winner of the brands’ second Pros in the Profession award program, which honors registered dental hygienists who go above and beyond the call of duty every day. Torres has been practicing dental hygiene for five years, holding a dental hygiene degree from Palm Beach Community College and working as the sole hygienist at the Florida Community Health Center.

Torres frequently works with pediatric patients, sometimes seeing up to 15 children a day for dental cleanings. She said she has a passion for these patients and dedicates much of her free time to giving presentations to both kids and their parents to teach them about the importance of oral health. She also utilizes her bilingual skills to communicate with migrant patients facing language barriers in her community.

When Torres is not working or volunteering, she is in school part-time pursuing a bachelor’s degree or spending time with her 16-year-old daughter. She also guest-hosts a local radio show a few times a year, covering a variety of dental health and hygiene topics.

Torres said she relies on Crest and Oral-B products for maintaining her own oral hygiene as well as her patients’. Among her favorite products, she said, is the Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health For Me Collection for her pre-teen patients.

Throughout the year, a total of six professionals will be named this year’s Crest Oral-B Pros in the Profession winners. Winners will receive a $1,000 monetary prize, recognition at a special award cocktail reception at RDH’s Under One Roof 2012 in Las Vegas, a plaque, a tribute in dental trade media news announcements and on dentalcare.com and an exclusive trip to P&G headquarters.

(Source: Crest Oral-B)

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