Alice C. Trail, RDH, BSDH(c), practices clinical dental hygiene full-time in a Princeton, WVa, general dental office, and is a student in the degree completion program at the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Va. Her research interests include the association between periodontal diseases and systemic health, and oral health disparities among older adults residing in long-term care facilities.