Jane C. Cotter, RDH, MS, CTTS, is an assistant professor in the Caruth School of Dental Hygiene at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. In 2017, she received the Crest Oral- B/American Dental Hygienists’ Association Clinical Dental Hygienist Award.
The American Academy of Periodontology’s 2017 classification system presents a step forward in the quest for more accurate and timely periodontal assessment, care, and referral.