Cindy Schroeder-Drucks, MA, RDH, CDA, is an assistant professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–School of Health Related Professions (UMDNJ-SHRP), Newark, in the Department of Allied Dental Education. A practicing dental hygienist for the past 13 years, Schroeder-Drucks has been teaching at the university since 1998. She is also the academic advisor to the baccalaureate program at UMDNJ-SHRP.