BCDHA is celebrating student dental hygienists hygiene students from across British Columbia whose academic achievement and dedication to the profession their studies have earned them recognition through the Association’s 2025–26 Student Awards.
Award of Excellence
The BCDHA Award of Excellence recognizes outstanding achievement among dental hygiene students graduating from a diploma program.
This year’s Award of Excellence recipients are:
- Nila Stinson — Camosun College
- Hailey McGill — College of New Caledonia
- Payton Sigouin — Vancouver Community College
- Gurleen Kaur Dhaliwal — Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene
- Yunwen Ma — Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene
- Ramanpreet Kaur — Vancouver Island University
First Year Achievement Award
This year’s First Year Achievement Award recipients announced to date are:
- Zhuojun (Sophie) Jiang — Camosun College
- Lama Khalil — Vancouver Community College
- Kimberley Joyce Field — Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene
- Harsimran Kaur — Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene
Joan Voris Award
Emma Westcott of the University of British Columbia is this year’s recipient of the Joan Voris Award, given to a University of British Columbia dental hygiene degree graduate.
Congratulations to all of this year’s recipients on their achievements and their commitment to the dental hygiene profession!