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Helen Hawkey, RDH, PHDHP

Executive Director
Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health

Helen Hawkey, BSDH, PHDHP, currently serves as the Executive Director for the PA Coalition for Oral Health, a statewide and community non-profit coalition.
For over 20 years, Helen Hawkey has worked in clinical dentistry and served as an oral health advocate across Pennsylvania. She previously worked as a research coordinator with the Centers for Oral Health Research in Appalachia on a childhood caries study through the University of Pittsburgh. Helen also managed a successful prenatal and pediatric consulting business, where she taught oral health information to childcare providers and dental providers all over the state, as well as parents of young children. She has worked as a trainer with the PA Head Start Association and the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Prior to 2013, Helen worked full-time as a clinician in a family dental practice for 12 years.

Helen's current leadership roles include serving as the Board of Directors for the American Network of Oral Health Coalitions and for the PA Rural Health Association. She also served previously in various roles with the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists' Association as website manager, state trustee, government relations chair, and public relations chair.

Additionally, Helen belongs to the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, the Medicaid/Medicare/CHIP Services Dental Association, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and served as the inaugural National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness Dental Hygiene Liaison (DHL) for PA. She is licensed as a PA Registered Dental Hygienist and certified as a Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner.

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