IFDH Awards Announced in Seoul

Impact Awards

The 2023 IFDH Impact Awards for national association programs that made the most impact on the improvement of oral health, and based on the quality of the program, were awarded, based on size of the national associations. Top to bottom are 2 of the 3 winning national associations’ representatives (Australia and USA) with IFDH President Jill Rethman. Click to see the winners and their projects.

Innovation Awards

The IFDH Innovation Awards program, sponsored by Haleon, recognizes innovative Dental Hygienists with a focus on technology and treatment. The awards will recognize you, or someone you know, who is currently in the process of developing, or already developed (in the past 5-6 years):

• New equipment for achieving optimal oral health; or
• New treatments or oral health products for the oral health community to enable our colleagues to help their clients achieve a healthy mouth.

Click to see the winners.

Research Grants

The IFDH Research Grants program for students enrolled in dental hygiene graduate programs conducting thesis research were awarded. Click to see the winners.

Social Responsibility Awards

The 2026 Social Responsibility Awards were announced and presented during a Workshop for ISDH attendees in Milan. The theme of the projects was “Improving Oral Health for Elderly Populations.” Click to see the awardees.

World Dental Hygienist Awards

Since 2007, IFDH and the Sunstar Foundation have joined forces to present the World Dental Hygienist Awards to recognize Dental Hygienists who have made significant contributions to dental hygiene science, or to patients, the community and the general public. The winners participated in a panel discussion in front of a large audience at ISDH. Click to see the winners.