Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA, is a clinical professor of dental hygiene and dental assisting at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, where she has taught for the past 18 years. She currently teaches oral pathology, special needs, periodontology, pain management, board review, and periodontal clinic. Holt also practices dental hygiene in Evansville, Indiana. She is also a consultant member of the CDCA-WREB-CITA dental hygiene ADEX examination team and a member of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s Peer Review Panel. Holt can be reached at erholt@usi.edu.