Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS, is a practicing oral health professional of 13 years and an assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University in Pocatello. She teaches educational strategies, expanded functions restorative care, local anesthesia, dental materials, and preventive clinic. Lane is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, American Dental Education Association, Idaho Oral Health Alliance, and Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel.