Judy Yamamoto, RDH, MS, is associate clinical professor and the interim director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and a contributing author to Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice by Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, and Margaret M. Walsh, RDH, MS, EdD. She is also a member of the licensing board for dental hygienists in the state of California.