Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS, is editor in chief emerita of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and an internationally known expert on instrumentation. She teaches in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry. In 2010, Pattison was inducted into the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry's Hall of Fame. She also offers Web-based instrumentation instruction for both schools and clinicians at pattisoninstitute.com.
At Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, we consistently strive to better serve our readers. This issue is no exception with the introduction of the Annual Purchasing Guide; a comprehensive directory of the product manufacturers, distributors, and…