Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, is a physiologist, independent research consultant, and national continuing education provider in Cave Creek, Ariz. She is also a visiting lecturer for the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research at University of Southern California , Los Angeles . She lectures extensively at professional meetings and universities both nationally and abroad. Winner of the 1997 Warner Lambert/American Dental Hygienists’ Association Award, Spolarich also received the Thomas Jefferson University Alumni Special Achievement Award in 1998 and the University of Pennsylvania Dental Hygiene Alumni Achievement Award in 2002.