Metrics details in partnership with the European Dental Hygienist Federation (EDHF) has announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the European Award of Distinction for Dental Hygienists aims to celebrate the achievements of European dental hygienists The 2023 Sunstar EDHF European Award of Distinction are: dental hygienist at Studio Tiozzi Ferroni in Cesenatico dental hygienist at Il Centro Dentale s.a.s dental hygienist and clinical epidemiologist at the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) author and owner of educational platform and book 'Små Bisser' dental hygienist at Colloseum Dental Benelux and lecturer at HAN University of Applied Sciences dental hygienist and Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome Award winner Lorella Mengaralli (pictured) has developed specialist experience and expertise on the oral health of Alzheimer's and dementia patients and educates family members and caregivers on how to manage the oral hygiene of loved ones at home She said: 'I'm honoured and grateful to have been chosen for such a prestigious award; this is a milestone that I'll never forget and will always be kept close to my heart.' an Italian dental hygienist who won the Full Time Clinician award Nominations were judged by an international committee of independent dental hygienists said: 'We are proud of all dental hygienists in Europe and the nominations were a great opportunity to bring attention to their achievements in different activities It also meant that judging was not an easy task there are six winners and EDHF congratulates these six excellent European dental hygienists.' acts as a 'qualification round' to the World Dental Hygienist Awards created in partnership by Sunstar and the International Federation of Dental Hygiene (IFDH) dental hygienists compete for global recognition Korea to be celebrated at the 2024 International Symposium on Dental Hygiene (ISDH) in July 2024 the Sunstar Foundation promotes other educational initiatives awards for professionals - the World Perio Research Award and the Perio Link Award - and research and innovation grants to raise awareness about the importance of oral care and support oral care professionals Dental hygienists can find more information about this award at: https://www.sunstar-foundation.org/en/awards/world-hygienist Reprints and permissions Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-023-1968-1 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Metrics details in partnership with the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) has announced the winners of the 6th edition of the World Dental Hygienist Awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of dental hygienists worldwide and were originally established in 2007 The 2024 Sunstar World Dental Hygienist Awards winners are: Dental Hygienist at II Centro Dentale s.a.s Dental Hygienist and Clinical Epidemiologist at the Academic Center for Dentistry Dental Hygienist at Studio Tiozzi Ferroni in Cesenatico Dental Hygienist and Associate Professor at Sapienza University Federica D'Anteo (pictured) wrote a book breaking down communication barriers between the dental team and patients who do not understand the language - a first in Italian dental publishing - and aims to spread the culture of oral health through dental professionals and strengthen the concept of community dentistry Federica said: ‘Winning this award means being able to communicate with everyone and treat everyone without language and racial barriers.' Brittany Glauz (pictured) has become an advocate for dental hygienists through her platform BrushwithBritt LLC Britt uses her knowledge and expertise to educate Brittany said: ‘To earn global recognition as a new RDH represents how unity in our field drives innovation and elevates the standard of oral health It represents not only a personal achievement but also the potential for every new hygienist to make significant contributions to dentistry and to inspire change and excellence in the profession.' Director of the Sunstar Foundation: ‘We want to congratulate all the winners We are extremely proud to see your work and impressive contributions to the profession We look forward to celebrating together at the International Symposium of Dental Hygiene in Seoul.' The World Dental Hygienist Award Ceremony will be hosted on 12 July 2024 during the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene (ISDH) and an all-paid expenses trip and registration to ISDH Seoul Besides the World Dental Hygienists Awards the Sunstar Foundation promotes other educational initiatives for professionals - the World Perio Research Awards and the Perio Link Award - and research and innovation grants to raise awareness about the importance of oral care and support oral care professionals Dental hygienists can find more information about the World Dental Hygienist award at https://www.sunstar-foundation.org/en/awards/world-hygienist Reprints and permissions Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41407-024-2668-1 THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared the Year of the Clergy and the Religious from December 03 This is to prepare the faithful for the March 16 2021 5th centenary or 500 years of the coming of Christianity in the Philippines We are now on the 6th year of the nine-year journey (Novena) to 2021 The first Mass in the Philippines was celebrated in Limasawa  on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521. It was also then when Rajah Humabon and his wife Hara Amihan were baptized and given the Christian name Carlos and Juana History stated that Ferdinand Magellan gifted these two first Catholics in the country with the image of Santo Niño de Cebu The year 2021 will be “a year of great jubilee for the Church in the Philippines.” Most Rev. Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia S.T.D., J.C.L, the new Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, has just arrived as of press time. On September 12, 2017, Archbishop Caccia was appointed by Pope Francis as the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines replacing Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Pinto who was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia on July 1 A research about him discloses that he was born on February 24 Italy but lived for many years in Cavaria con Premezzo Then he was sent to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome where he obtained a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) and a Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University Upon graduation in 1991 he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was appointed an attaché in the Apostolic Nunciature in Tanzania The Philippines bagged a back-to-back win in the international beauty contest where both beauty and brains of the candidates are considered Karen Ibasco and Reina Hispano-Americana 2017 Ms Ibasco won the country’s 4th Miss Earth title Earth winners in the past were Karla Henry (2008) Jamie Herrell (2014) and Angelia Ong (2015) Ibasco claimed that “it was not by my own abilities that made me standout during the coronation night; it was by the Spirit of God that led me through He was the One who gave me confidence and wisdom in presenting myself as a whole package in front of the whole world I am proud in raising our flag for the whole world to witness.” is the Philippines’ first candidate and the first Asian to join and win the Reina Hispano-Americana 2017 held in Bolivia thus also tagged “La Reina De Asia.” She studied Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Marquez wowed the audience on her answer to the question “How would you promote Hispanic Americana culture with language barriers?” She answered: “Language can be learned but the will and determination to contribute to the organization cannot I believe that kindness is a universal language that if you treat people with tolerance The Hispanic culture is not about language only love for history and culture and love for family