Debra J. Sidd, RDH, RF, MEd, is a dental hygiene instructor at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the chair and online course instructor for the Metropolitan State University Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene program in St. Paul, Minnesota. After years of teaching ethics, pain management, and pharmacology, she now facilitates learning in evidence-based decision making and effective teaming. Sidd strives to ensure innovative academic opportunities for today's students to seamlessly advance their dental hygiene education, while expanding options for personal growth and professional fulfillment.