Thursday, February 8, 2007

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A New Controller Joins 1-800-DENTIST®

April Hawkinson joins 1-800-DENTIST as Corporate Controller. She formerly served as senior auditor at Ernst & Young.

(PRWEB) December 10, 2004

April Hawkinson has joined Futuredontics, Inc., operator of the highly recognizable 1-800-DENTIST® dental referral service, as corporate controller. In this role, her primary responsibilities will include monthly financials, financial analysis and serving as an active member of the company’s executive management team.

Prior to joining Futuredontics, Hawkinson was a senior auditor at the international public accounting firm of Ernst & Young in Los Angeles. In the assurance and advisory business services division at Ernst & Young, she performed audits of a variety on companies including internet, retail and manufacturing firms. Her significant clients included Futuredontics, Homestore®, Overture Services, Inc. (prior to the Yahoo!® acquisition) and Ticketmaster.

A California-certified public accountant, Hawkinson received a bachelorÂ’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from Boston College and a masterÂ’s degree in accountancy from the University of Virginia.

Founded in 1986, 1-800-DENTIST is a free national dental referral service that provides consumers with valuable information to make an informed decision when searching for a dentist in their area. 1-800-DENTIST commercials promoting the importance of regular dental office visits can be seen on television 4,000 times a month as well as in the Yellow Pages and on the Web. The company actively supports and promotes the importance of including regular dental office visits as a part of every consumerÂ’s health care regimen.

For more information, visit www.1800dentist. com.

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