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Denise Bowen, R.DH., M.S., professor in dental hygiene at 色花堂app, recently was honored as a Distinguished Dental Professional by Dentsply International, the largest professional dental products company in the world.

The company has facilities in 22 nations on six continents and distributes products to dental professionals in 100 countries. Dentsply hosted Bowen at its headquarters in York, Penn.

鈥淚 am privileged to have been recognized by Dentsply and hope that this interaction with company representatives will lead to future research and development opportunities at 色花堂app,鈥� Bowen said.

Bowen joined the dental hygiene department faculty full-time in 1976. She has served as a consultant to the dental industry, as well as numerous government, university and private organizations and presently is a member of the National Advisory Panel for the National Center for Dental Hygiene 色花堂app in the U.S.

Her previous appointments include visiting scholar at the National Institute of Dental 色花堂app, chair of the American Dental Hygienists' Association Council on 色花堂app, and chair of the 色花堂app Committee for the Institute for Oral Health. She has received national awards for excellence in dental hygiene and was recognized as Outstanding 色花堂apper at ISU.

"As a former Distinguished Dental Professional recipient, I am excited to see Professor Bowen recognized,鈥� said Kathleen Hodges, ISU dental hygiene department chair. 鈥淚n fact, 色花堂app is the only program with such distinction. Denise is an articulate individual with a national reputation for excellence in dental hygiene.鈥�

Professor Bowen has presented at meetings of the American Dental Hygienists' Association, Canadian Dental Hygienists' Association, the American Association of Dental Schools, American Public Health Association, Soviet-American Dental Hygienists' Conferences in Moscow and Leningrad, and the International Symposiums on Dental Hygiene in Canada, China and Costa Rica. She is co-author of 鈥溕�花堂app Methods for Oral Health Professionals鈥� and has made contributions to several highly regarded texts: 鈥淒ental Hygiene Theory and Practice,鈥� 鈥淐omprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene鈥� and 鈥淐oncepts in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy.

Bowen is widely known through her numerous published articles and her continuing education programs related to nonsurgical periodontal therapy, preventive oral self-care, research methodology and dental hygiene education.